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The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.
News
08. October 2025
Popakademie lecturer Anika Nilles plays drums for Rush
Mannheim-based drummer and Popakademie lecturer Anika Nilles will be touring with legendary Canadian rock band Rush in 2026. The band made a surprise announcement on October 6 that they were _ _ _
01. October 2025
Popakademie alumnus provides sound for the TECHNOarena
The TECHNOSEUM now offers a new, innovative format for science communication that takes visitors behind the scenes of research and development: the specially designed TECHNOarena regularly hosts _ _ _
29. September 2025
Start of the semester at the Popakademie
Today marks the start of the winter semester at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. With the official start of the semester, we welcome around 100 new students to our various degree programs _ _ _
