Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung

HfGG operates rolling admissions with no numerus clausus (NC). Applications are accepted year-round; earlier applications are encouraged as places are allocated on a first-come basis. Intake is once per year at the start of the winter semester (October). For the Bachelor of Arts (Social Design: Next Economy), a general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or equivalent) is required. For the Master of Arts (Social Design), a first university degree plus at least 30 ECTS of economics-related coursework are required; interdisciplinary backgrounds are considered individually, and a bridging module (15 ECTS) is available in the first semester. For the MBA (Social Design), relevant professional experience is required. The institution does not publish specific German-language certificate thresholds on its website, but all programmes are taught in German, making a strong command of German (typically C1) essential in practice. Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese applicants require an APS certificate before applying for a German student visa.

Rolling admissions - no fixed deadline. Enrolment for WS 2025/26 is open. Study start is winter semester only (October). Early application recommended to secure a place.

Not documented; direct application. The private Cusanus Hochschule fuer Gesellschaftsgestaltung collects applications via its own TraiNex campus-management system (rolling admission rounds closing 20 May / 15 June / 15 July / 15 August, winter-semester start on 1 October) followed by a two-stage process: written application plus a personal admissions interview. International applicants additionally upload an officially certified translation of their higher-education entrance certificates when these are not in German, English or French, plus proof of German language proficiency. No uni-assist or VPD procedure is mentioned on the official application pages.

German (primary language of instruction for all programmes). No English-taught programmes offered.