Steinbeis Hochschule GmbH

For bachelor's admission, a valid higher education entrance qualification is required - this includes the German Abitur, Fachhochschulreife, equivalent foreign school-leaving certificates, or completion of at least two years of vocational training in a related field plus three years of professional experience. For master's admission, a first university or higher education degree is required (minimum 180 ECTS for bachelor's route); continuing-education master's programmes additionally require at least one year of relevant professional experience. Where language proficiency is required for a specific programme, an internationally recognised certificate (IELTS, TOEFL, or Cambridge) must be provided - specific score thresholds are set at programme level by the individual partner schools. No centralised APS requirement is mentioned on the university's website; Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese applicants should nonetheless confirm APS obligations with the German consulate and the relevant partner school before applying, as this is a German statutory requirement independent of the university. Applications are submitted directly to the responsible partner school, not to Steinbeis Hochschule GmbH centrally.

Applications are not handled centrally: applicants choose their programme and apply directly to the Steinbeis partner school (Hochschulpartner) responsible for it, each of which sets its own admission criteria and process. No central application deadlines are published on the university website.

NO uni-assist - dual/partner-school model. There is no central application procedure: applicants pick their programme and then contact and apply DIRECTLY to the Steinbeis partner school (Hochschulpartner, e.g. SIBE, SBA, SMT, ADG Business School, SREM) that runs it; each partner school sets its own admission criteria, process and deadlines. Admission requirements likewise vary per partner school. No uni-assist, VPD or hochschulstart route is documented anywhere on the official 'Wie bewerbe ich mich?' pages.

German-taught bachelor's programmes and English-taught master's programmes are both available, depending on the partner school and specific programme. The Berlin-based Steinbeis University - Schools of Next Practices explicitly offers German-language bachelor's and English-language master's programmes. Other partner schools vary; applicants should verify the language of instruction with the relevant partner.