ISM International School of Management GmbH

Applicants require a general qualification for German university admission (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) for bachelor's entry, or a bachelor's degree of approximately 180 ECTS for master's entry. ISM does not apply a Numerus Clausus (NC) cut-off. The admission process includes document review, a personal consultation, and an online admission test/interview. For English-taught programmes, proof of English proficiency at B2 level is recommended for bachelor's; IELTS 6.0, TOEFL, or equivalent is required for master's if the prior degree was not taught in English. APS certificate: Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese applicants must hold a valid APS certificate before a German student visa can be issued (consulate requirement), though ISM's own application pages do not explicitly reference APS. Applicants from those countries should obtain APS independently before or in parallel with the ISM application.

Specific intake deadlines are not published on the public website. ISM operates rolling admissions with intakes typically in autumn (winter semester, October) and spring (summer semester, April). Prospective students are advised to contact the admissions office directly for current deadline information.

Not documented - direct application. ISM evaluates foreign qualifications itself within its four-step online application: own application form, document review (CV, transcripts, school or bachelor certificates, language proof), structured online selection interview with presentation, then study contract and enrolment. Its FAQ states that with an international school-leaving certificate or a foreign bachelor's degree ISM checks whether the qualification entitles the applicant to study in Germany at the time of application. uni-assist is not mentioned on ISM's admission pages and ISM does not appear on uni-assist's official member list (checked against the complete official list); third-party aggregator pages claiming ISM membership are contradicted by both official sources.

Most on-campus bachelor's and master's programmes are taught in English. A selection of bachelor's programmes is taught 70% in German with some English-language modules. Two on-campus master's programmes (Real Estate Management; Strategic Sports Management) are German-taught. Online distance-learning programmes are available in both English and German.