Established in 2013, VWA-Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes Studium (VWA Academy of occupational studies) is a private higher-education institution located in the large city of Stuttgart (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Baden-Wurttemberg. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Ulm. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg), VWA-Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes Studium is a very small coeducational German higher education institution. VWA-Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes Studium offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. VWA-Hochschule für berufsbegleitendes Studium also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.