16.1 What is the legal basis for checking the "dual" profile feature? (§ 12 para. 6 MRVO)

Dual study programmes are so-called study programmes with a special profile. According to § 12 para. 6 MRVO, study programmes with a special profile claim “have a self-contained study programme concept that adequately represents the special characteristics of the profile”. The “special characteristics” of the profile feature “dual” are described in the explanatory memorandum to Section 12 (6).   It states: “A study programme may be described and advertised as ‘dual’ if the learning locations (at least the college of cooperative education/vocational academy and the company) are systematically interlinked in terms of content, organization and contract”.

It is possible that the respective state higher education act provides specific regulations for dual studies.