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The National Vocational School for Hearing Aid Acousticians and the Academy for Hearing Aid Acoustics are situated on the Audiology Campus in Lübeck (in Northern Germany, on the Baltic coast).
They are in same building complex. The Academy for Hearing Aid Acoustics is the owner of the buildings.
 Both institutions work closely together within the framework of local learning co-operation, co-ordinating contents and structures. Constant co-ordination between teachers at the vocational school and lecturers at the academy guarantees that supply of training materials is always fast and unbureaucratically adapted to the state of the art and the latest findings in audiology.
Furthermore, the German Hearing Aids Institute (Deutsches Hörgeräteinstitut) and the office of the examination boards are also situated on the Audiology Campus; the University of Applied Sciences with its special branch of audiology is a direct neighbour.
The institutions on the Audiology Campus have different responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Lessons of vocational training in the following fields:
Medical and social focus
- Anatomy, physiology and pathology of the ear
- Psychology and communication
- Advice to and care of persons with
hearing impairments
- Advice on paedo-audiological care
(provision of hearing aids for children)
Natural science and technology focus
- Basics of physics and acoustics
- Measurement of noise and hearing protection
- Production of casts of the outer ear
- Production of otoplastics and ITE hearing systems
- Structure, functioning and repair of hearing systems
- Measurement of acoustic parameters
- Adjustment and adaptation of hearing systems
- Technical accessories for hearing systems
Economic focus 
- Business management
- Marketing
- Customer service
- Politics
Responsibilities
- Practical additional training in the course of vocational training (level 1) in audiometrics, hearing system adaptation, otoplastic and repair methods
- Master craftsman studies within the framework of vocational training (level 2)
- Further education after completed vocational training
- Operation of the halls of residence with more than 380 beds
Responsibilities
Organisation and administration of the mandatory exams (official supervision) Lübeck College of Higher Educ
Responsibilities
Academic studies in audiology in co-operation with Lübeck University and the Academy for Hearing Aid Acoustics (Bachelor of Science)
German Hearing Aids Institute (Deutsches Hörgeräteinstitut – DHI)
Responsibilities
The "Deutsches Hörgeräteinstitut" (DHI) is the central examiner for all licensed systems on the German hearing aid market. The institute is independent and headed by a sworn expert. It is an accredited inspection authority for hearing aids/hearing technology for the German, European and global markets.
All institutions on the campus share resources in many respects, such as classrooms, specialised technical equipment and human resources. This leads to a variety of synergies in economic terms as well as in terms of know-how. Staff and students know one another and only have short distances to walk to learn and work together.
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