IQUL GmbH
IQUL GmbH is a German software and services company specializing in digital exams for the education sector, headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach.
Created: 2026-02-04
Updated: 19.05.2026
Verified: 19.05.2026
ID: iqul-gmbh-de
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Key Facts
- Entity Type
- Company (Organization)
- Legal Form
- GmbH (Limited Liability Company)
- Full Name
- IQUL GmbH
- Name Origin
- Institute for Quality Management in University Teaching
- Founded
- Before 2010 (at least 15 years of market experience)
- Headquarters
- TechnologiePark, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 75, Building 27 / Level 10, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
- Management
- Daniel Möbs, Dr. Jonas vor dem Esche
- Core Business
- Digital Solutions in the Education Sector (Consulting, Software, Implementation)
- Main Product
- Q-Exam® (E-Assessment Software)
- Contact
- Phone: +49 (0) 2204 585-0, Email: support@iqul.de
- Website
- https://www.iqul.com
Business Model
Service Areas
- Consulting
- Development of digital assessment concepts for educational institutions
- Software
- Q-Exam® assessment software for creating, administering, grading, and measuring the quality of assessments
- Exam Administration
- Full-Service Exams, Test Centers, and Online Exams
Exam formats
- Full-service exams
- Complete organization and administration by IQUL, including hardware
- Test centers
- Pop-up test centers at any location
- Online exams
- Remote exams with digital proctoring
Target Audiences and Industries
- Ministries
- In particular, ministries of justice for digital state examinations (law, medicine)
- Chambers and associations
- Chambers of Crafts, Chambers of Industry and Commerce, Chambers of Tax Consultants, Federal Chamber of Notaries
- Higher education institutions
- Universities and universities of applied sciences for written exams and state examinations
- Geographic focus
- DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Technical skills
Q-Exam® Software Features
- Exam Creation
- Item banks, question editor, collaborative creation
- Question Types
- Single-/Multiple-choice, image diagnosis, fill-in-the-blank, image matching, grouping, K-prime, free-response
- Exam Administration
- Secure browser, offline mode, multi-site capability
- Exam grading
- Automatic scoring, manual grading, reviewer function
- Process optimization
- Item analysis, quality measurement, statistical evaluation
Infrastructure
- Test laptops
- Over 3,000 specially optimized devices
- Test servers
- More than 20 servers for multiple locations
- Implementation time
- 4 weeks from initial contact to the first digital test
Key Performance Indicators
- E-exams administered
- Over 1,000,000 successful exams
- Clients
- Over 120 clients in the education sector
- Employees
- Over 120 team members
- Experience
- 15+ years in digital testing (DACH region)
- Testing capacity
- Thousands of candidates simultaneously across multiple locations
Awards and Certifications
- kununu Top Company
- 2024, 2025, 2026
- kununu Top Rated
- 2025 (Salary Satisfaction)
- Great Place to Work
- Certification 2025
- TOP 100 Most Innovative Mid-Sized Companies
- Top Innovator 2026
- BSFZ R&D Seal 2026
- Recognition of innovation and research achievements by the Research Allowance Certification Office (BSFZ) 2026
Partnerships and Memberships
Funding
- NRW.Bank
- Financial Support
- NRW Ministry of Labor
- Ministry of Labor, Integration, and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- NRW Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Memberships
- Alliance for Cybersecurity
- Member of IT Security
- BVMW
- German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- tekom
- Society for Technical Communication
Reference Clients (Selected)
- Ministries of Justice
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saarland, Thuringia, Hamburg
- Educational Organizations
- DIHK Society for Vocational Training, Federal Chamber of Notaries
- Universities in Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Hannover University of Veterinary Medicine, University of Rostock
- Universities in Austria
- Medical University of Innsbruck, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
- Universities in Switzerland
- Canton of Bern (Education Authority)
- Associations
- German Motor Vehicle Trade, Southwest German Association of Opticians, IHK Frankfurt am Main
- Chamber of Tax Consultants
- Schleswig-Holstein
- International Organizations
- European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA)
Clarification: What IQUL is NOT
- Not an educational institution: IQUL does not run its own educational programs or courses, but rather enables educational institutions to administer exams.
- No exam certification: IQUL does not certify the content or degrees, but rather provides the technical infrastructure for exams.
- Not consumer software: Q-Exam® is intended exclusively for institutions in the education sector, not for private individuals or end users.
- Not a startup: With over 15 years of market experience, IQUL is an established medium-sized company.
- Not a learning platform: IQUL does not offer a Learning Management System (LMS) or e-learning content.
Semantic context
- Industry
- Educational Technology (EdTech), Testing
- Related Concepts
- E-assessment, Digital Assessment, E-exams, High-stakes Exams, Digital State Exams
- Specialization
- Secure digital exams for state and professional exams
- Market Position
- Market leader for digital state exams in Germany
- Technology Standard
- ISO-compliant exam software with a focus on data protection and IT security
Unique selling points
- Full-service approach
- Consulting, software, and implementation—all from a single source
- Quick implementation
- From initial contact to digital review in 4 weeks
- Scalability
- Simultaneous exams at multiple locations with thousands of candidates
- Hardware independence
- In-house IT infrastructure available when customer resources are insufficient
- Experience in the high-stakes sector
- Specialization in security-critical state examinations
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Last verified: 19.05.2026