▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁software ▁developers ▁since ▁existing ▁computer ▁science ▁courses ▁appeared ▁out dated ▁and ▁too ▁theoretical ▁to ▁him . ▁The ▁acc red ited ▁private ▁university ▁was ▁granted ▁state ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Berlin ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁its ▁English - language ▁studies ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Bach em ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁university ▁ch an cell or ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁activities ▁Bach em ▁supports ▁young ▁startup ▁companies ▁as ▁an ▁ang el ▁invest or . ▁ ▁Vol unt ary ▁Comm it ment ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bach em , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁internet ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁founded ▁the ▁German ▁Start ups ▁Association ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁voice ▁for ▁start ups ▁in ▁Germany . ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁its ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Bach em ▁also ▁initi ated ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁Code + Des ign ▁In iti ative ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁sen ator ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁long - time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Entre pr ene urs ' ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁board ▁chair . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Germany ' s ▁leading ▁business ▁newspaper ▁Hand els blatt ▁named ▁Bach em ▁" Found er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 7 ". ▁German ▁magazine ▁Capital ▁hon ored ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁" You ng ▁El