International Business and Management (M.A.)

The Master program is a consecutive program, which buillds up directly on the Business and Management know-how gained in your previous studies. Therefore, your Bachelor should have at least 80% of subjects related to Business Administration, Management and/or Economics in order to fulfill the admission requirements. For the conversion of foreign degrees, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences generally applies the Modified Bavarian Formula. You can find information on the German grading system here: Information on the German grading system

If you have not yet completed your Bachelor studies at the application deadline (April 15th or July 15th respectively), you can still apply to the Master program. However, you need to have completed at least 80% of the necessary credits of your Bachelor program at the time of your application. In this case, please make sure your application includes

- an official and current transcript of records showing all your completed courses, including grades

- the total number of Credits of your Bachelor program and the percentage of Credits / courses you have completed at the time of your application

- your current, preliminary average grade. This grade will be used for evaluating your application during the selection process, no matter if your final grade later differs from the preliminary grade. 

Please note: It is strongly recommended to complete all courses including the bachelor thesis by the beginning of the first semester in the master´s programme. 

The lectures of the Master program International Business and Management at University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück are taught in English language. Your language proficiency in English is therefore a crucial factor to the success of your studies and one of our admission requirements.

Your English language proficiency needs to meet the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Information regarding the accepted language certificates can be found under Language requirements English and German. 

We accept the following test certificates:

English language proficiency:

If English is not your mother tongue, your study competence has to be proven by one of the following language tests:

Please note:

- The test result submitted mustn't be older than three years at the time your Master studies begin.

- The above mentioned scores are minimum scores, i.e. we do not accept any scores below these.

In individual cases, other than the certificates mentioned above can be accepted as a proof of your study competence in English:

    - If your Bachelor program was instructed entirely in English, you do not need to submit further proof of your language proficiency. Please ensure that the application you submit provides us with sufficient proof from your home university that your Bachelor was lectured completely in English language.

    - Relevant study or working periods in English speaking countries (only UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) may be recognized, too.

    - If you have studied at a German university: A certificate or other proof from your university clearly stating your English proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (min. C1) or a DAAD language certificate from the university can be accepted.

    - Applicants from Hochschule Osnabrück: Your successful attendance of the course English 4, shown on your transcript of records, is sufficient.

Please contact us if you have doubts or questions regarding your proof of your English language proficiency.

For international students, a basic proficiency in German is necessary for mastering daily life on and off campus more easily. This will also contribute positively to your overall study success and is therefore also part of our admission criteria. 

If German is not your mother tongue, your German language proficiency needs to meet the level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). A proof of basic German proficiency (min. A1 level CEFR) is mandatory and needs to be submitted within your application documents.

We do accept official test certificates from various institutions and universities. If you do not hold a certificate at the time the application period ends, i.e. 15.4. (Non-EU) or 15.7. (EU), but are currently taking a German language course, you can still apply. In such a case, please make sure to submit a proof that you are currently enrolled in a relevant course and please indicate when the certificate will be available. We will then be able to consider your application in the process.

You can improve your German skills during your studies by participating in a German classes at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. These classes are offered by our university and are free for our international students. However, please note that they are additional courses and you will not earn credits for your Master's degree. 

Moreover, you have the possibility to participate in the International German Language School prior to the start of the first semester to bring your German level of A1 to the next stage.

The application period for non-EU citizens starts on February 1st and ends on April 15th. All applicants holding a passport from a non-EU country must apply during this period.

The program starts once a year in the winter semester, with lectures beginning in late September.

Applications must be uploaded online directly in the application portal of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. Additionally, all documents need to be sent by post as soon as possible after your online application has been completed. The hardcopy documents you send by post must be the same as the ones you uploaded in our online portal. Only copies (non-notarized) are needed for your application, you do not have to send originals (exemption: APS certificates need to be handed in as originals). In case you are admitted to the Master program, we will ask you for original or notarized documents, then.

Please note that you can only apply for one Master program at Hochschule Osnabrück. Therefore, please choose your program carefully and read through the relevant information on the homepages.

Checklist Application Documents

Please note that we can only evaluate complete applications (online and hardcopy) in the selection process, incomplete applications cannot be considered and will be rejected. In the following you can therefore find a checklist to make sure that you have all necessary documents on hand for submitting your application online and per post. You will be transferred to the application guide and the application portal at the end of this list:

Please note that all above mentioned application documents have to be saved in one pdf file (maximum size 50 MB) to be uploaded in the online application portal. The hardcopy documents you send by post must be the same as the ones you uploaded online.

If you wish to start your application now, you can proceed to

How does the online application work?

The application period for EU-citizens starts on May 1st and ends on July 15th. All applicants holding a EU-passport must apply during this period.

The program starts once a year in the winter semester, with lectures beginning in late September.

Applications are uploaded online directly in the application portal of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. Additionally, all documents need to be sent by post as soon as possible after your online application has been completed. The hardcopy documents you send by post must be the same as the ones you uploaded in our online portal. Only copies (non-notarized) are needed for your application, you do not have to send originals (exemption: APS certificates need to be handed in as originals). In case you are admitted to the Master program, we will ask you for original or notarized documents, then.

Please note that you can only apply for one Master program at Hochschule Osnabrück. Therefore, please choose your program carefully and read through the relevant information on the homepages.

Checklist Application Documents

Please note that we can only evaluate complete applications (online and hardcopy) in the selection process, incomplete applications cannot be considered and will be rejected. In the following you can therefore find a checklist to make sure that you have all necessary documents on hand for submitting your application online and per post. You will be transferred to the application guide and the application portal at the end of this list:

Please note that all above mentioned application documents have to be saved in one pdf file (maximum size 50 MB) to be uploaded in the online application portal.

If you wish to start your application now, you can proceed to

How does the online application work?

First of all you need to register in our online application portal with your personal data and your email adress and open an account. You will receive your login details via email. When you log in for the first time, you need to change your password.

Note: If you already have an OSCA account from Hochschule Osnabrück, please use that one for your online application.

You are now set up to start your online application in the application portal of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.

Please proceed with Step 2.

Once you have logged into the online application portal, you can choose the study program you want to apply for and then start your online application.

Further personal data with respect to your application will be asked for while going through the online application process. Please make sure to have your application documents ready and saved as one pdf file (maximum size 50 MB), as you will be asked to upload it during the online application process.

Within the application process you can save your data any time and continue, change or correct them at a later time. Only once the application has been submitted, changes cannot be made any more.

Once you have submitted your application online, please proceed with Step 3.

Once you have submitted your online application, please note that you also need to hand in a full set of your application documents by post. The evaluation of your application can only be completed once we have received your online application and hardcopy documents. The hardcopy documents you send by post must be the same as the ones you uploaded online and they should be sent as soon as possible after you completed your online application. Please use following address:

Hochschule Osnabrück

Master International Business and Management

Attn. Gita Lestari-Kötting
Albrechtstrasse 30
49076 Osnabrück, Germany

Only copies (non-notarized) are needed for your application, you do not have to send originals (exemption: APS certificates need to be handed in as originals). In case you are admitted to the Master program, we will ask you for original or notarized documents, then. Your hardcopy application documents will remain at Hochschule Osnabrück and will not be returned to you.* 

_{* Hardcopy application documents will be kept for a maximum period of 18 months and destroyed afterwards.}

Please mind the deadlines:

Online application (cut-off periods (the application portal closes at 23:59 p.m. German time)): April 15th for Non-European applicants (passport holders of Non-EU countries), July 15th for EU applicants (EU-passport holders).

Hardcopy application documents by post: as soon as possible after completion of online application and not later than April 20th (receipt of documents at Hochschule Osnabrück) for Non-EU applicants, not later than July 18th (receipt of documents at Hochschule Osnabrück) for EU applicants.

If you are now ready to start your application, please click on

Link to the online application process

If you have further questions, please refer to the respective chapters of the homepage or contact us: ibm-ma@hs-osnabrueck.de