Have a look here with the references to "wissenschaftliche Hochschule" and some differences between between degrees/needs: https://www.bva.bund.de/SharedDocs/Do

Have a look here with the references to "wissenschaftliche Hochschule" and some differences between between degrees/needs: https://www.bva.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Behoerden/Beratung/Dialogforum/191114_1400Uhr_Eingruppierung_Master_Bachelor_Sonstigen_Beschaeftigten.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 https://www.bva.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Behoerden/Be... (Slide 9, for example). Edit: you are right that the difference might not always apply, but they are not always identical by default as far as I understand it.