Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management gGmbH
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Founded
- 2011
- Students
- 195
- International
- 26%
- Programmes
- 8
- Taught in English
- 1
About Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management
Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management gGmbH (HdWM) is a state-approved private university of applied sciences located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 2011, it specialises exclusively in management education and offers bachelor's, master's, and MBA programmes with a strong practical orientation and close ties to partner companies such as Allianz, Daimler, Roche, and John Deere.
HdWM received its third consecutive institutional accreditation from the German Science Council (Wissenschaftsrat) on 25 January 2021 for a further five-year period. Programmes are additionally accredited by AHPGS, FIBAA, and EVALAG. The university is majority-owned by the Internationaler Bund (IB) and is registered at Amtsgericht Mannheim (HRB 710025).
The institution deliberately keeps study groups small and schedules lectures on only two days per week for master's students, targeting working professionals and career-changers. Two fully English-taught degree tracks - the BA Management in International Business and the MA Business Management (EN) - are available for international applicants without German language skills.
State-accredited private business university, third Wissenschaftsrat accreditation in 2021
English-taught BA, MA, and MBA tracks - no German required for international applicants
Non-EU bachelor's tuition €764/month; no Baden-Württemberg public non-EU surcharge (private institution)
Two-day-per-week lecture format for master's, designed for working professionals
50+ corporate partners including Allianz, Daimler, Roche, and John Deere
Dedicated Country Manager for South Asia (India/Bangladesh/Nepal/Sri Lanka) in the International Office
Key facts
- Type
- Fachhochschulen / HAW
- Founded
- 2011
- Students
- 195
- International
- ~26%
- Programmes
- 8
Study programmes
8 accredited degrees at Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management, 1 of them taught in English.
Showing 1–8 of 8 programmes
Admissions & fees
What it costs
HdWM is a private institution - tuition is charged for all programmes. BA Management in International Business: €590/month for EU students; €764/month for non-EU students. MA Business Management: approximately €690/month (confirm current rate directly). MBA International Business: €15,000 total (12 months; merit scholarships of up to 40% available). Baden-Württemberg's €1,500/semester non-EU surcharge applicable to state public universities does NOT apply here as HdWM is a private gGmbH. A solidarity contribution (Solidarbeitrag) of €22.80/semester applies to all students. One-time enrolment fee of €390.
Admission requirements
Bachelor's applicants need the German Fachhochschulreife or an equivalent school-leaving qualification (e.g. International Baccalaureate, A-levels, Indian Class XII - typically 12-13 years of schooling). The English-track BA requires upper B2 English proficiency; all common language certificates are accepted, including school medium-of-instruction letters. There is no fixed application deadline - intakes open on 1 April (summer) and 1 October (winter); early applications are recommended for visa processing. Master's programmes require a first degree in a relevant field. Indian/Chinese/Vietnamese applicants must additionally hold an APS certificate before applying for a German student visa. Applications are submitted by email with CV, diploma, ID copy, and language certificate to the admissions office.
Application deadlines
No fixed deadline. Intakes start 1 April (summer semester) and 1 October (winter semester). Applications are accepted up to 12 months in advance. Early application strongly recommended for non-EU applicants who need a student visa.
How international applicants apply
Not used. HdWM is a private, state-recognised university and does not appear on the official uni-assist member list for Baden-Wuerttemberg; its application pages never mention uni-assist or a VPD. Applications run exclusively through the university's own online portal bewerbung.hdwm.de (German/English), with rolling admission - there is no NC and no fixed deadline, applications are possible up to shortly before semester start (intake both winter and summer semester). The documented process is: online registration and document upload, review by the admissions office, an aptitude interview where needed (Aufnahmeinterview), signing a study contract within 14 days, then enrolment; preparatory German courses are offered to international students before study start. English-taught options (B.A. Management in International Business, MBA International Business) make it accessible without German at application time.
Languages of instruction
English (BA Management in International Business; MA Business Management EN; MBA) and German (MA Business Management DE; MA Business Management und Wirtschaftspsychologie; M.Sc. Wirtschaftspsychologie). Programmes are either fully English or fully German-taught; no bilingual tracks.
Entry requirements, intake dates and language levels differ for every degree.
Scholarships at Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management
2 schemes run or administered by the university. Always confirm current amounts and deadlines on the official page.
Deutschlandstipendium (HdWM)
Awarded to particularly high-performing, socially engaged students or students in special life circumstances; EUR 150 per month fr...
Amount: EUR 300 per month
Deadline: Announced per semester by e-mail (rolling calls at semester start)
bachelor, master
Social Leadership Stipendium
Scholarship line honouring strongly socially engaged students; offered alongside the Deutschlandstipendium within the HdWM scholar...
bachelor, master
Campuses & locations
Oskar-Meixner-Str. 4-6, 68163 Mannheim - single campus
Living in Mannheim
Mannheim is a major commercial and cultural city in the northern Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region of Baden-Württemberg, with approximately 320,000 inhabitants. It is home to the University of Mannheim (one of Germany's leading business schools), Heidelberg University Hospital, and a dense cluster of logistics, pharma, and engineering firms. The city is 15 minutes by rail from Heidelberg and 1 hour from Frankfurt am Main. Mannheim has a notably international population and a lively student scene, with affordable rents compared to Munich or Frankfurt.
Student life & support
HdWM runs a Welcome Week for new international students each semester and organises buddy, tandem, and mentoring programmes to support cultural integration. German language classes are offered from beginner level each semester. The International Office coordinates Erasmus+ exchanges and semester-abroad placements at partner universities worldwide. A careers office facilitates company visits, internship placements, and graduate recruitment events with the university's 50+ corporate partners. The small cohort sizes and two-day lecture schedule make the institution well-suited to students who wish to work part-time or complete concurrent (dual) study programmes.
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