Application requirements

Successful candidates are required to demonstrate the following abilities through their application documents and a compulsory interviews with interviewers of the IBR Institute of International Business Relations.

Intellectual Capacity

Typically, applicants from the United States are required to have completed a high school degree or its equivalent with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Furthermore, typically they have successfully finished 16 academic units during their high school years (grades 9-12) in:

  • English (4 units), including English IV or Honors or AP English with minimum grade C
  • A second language (1 or 2 units)
  • Social studies (3 units)
  • Mathematics (2 or 3 units) including Algebra II OR Trigonometry (11th class) and Precalculus (12th class) with minimum grade C
  • Science (2 or 3 units) in either biology, chemistry, or physic with minimum grade C
  • Electives (2 units)

Note: Typically, applicants have successfully completed a minimum of 5 units in mathematics and science combined.

Our local service staff will provide assistance in evaluating your high school diploma.
In addition to the US High School Diploma, applicants must submit a SAT test score.

Personal Motivation & Maturity

IBRs European Bachelor Studies are demanding learning experiences, which are aimed to prepare you for successful start into your vocational career. In this respect, we will seek candidates who are reflective, energetic, mature, and realistic, as well as ambitious and highly motivated.

Vocational Potential

We seek candidates for IBRs European Bachelor Studies who demonstrate their potential to assume leadership roles. The university is focused to draw candidates, who in the first instance wish to gain a practical orientation to an academic discipline of their personal choice, with majors in management, technology or engineering, or a combination. Typically, candidates are curious about a global working environment, different cultures and approaches to university education.

Language Ability

IBRs European Bachelor Studies are taught in English. If English is not your first language, we need to make sure your English skills are good enough for you to succeed.

To make your study experience in Europe even better, we include German language lessons in the first two years of the programme. You don't need to know German to apply, but learning it while you study will add a lot of value, especially if you plan to do your internship in Germany or choose the option to earn two degrees, one of them in Germany.