Winter Party & DAAD Prize for Tom Shaked
On December 6, the BI community came together on campus just before the Winter break to enjoy the holiday spirit.
Students and staff mingled alongside festive treats and music. The highlight of the party was the award ceremony for the 2025 DAAD Prize, which was awarded to Tom Shaked, BA Business Administration. Tom's dedication and academic achievement is recognized with this one-time scholarship of 1,000€. We are proud to have him at BI!
BI awards the DAAD Prize, on behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), for the outstanding achievements of international students studying at German universities. BI thanks DAAD for this opportunity to support excellent students!
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Start into Fall Semester 2025-26:
1st December 2024 until 30th June 2025 for International Students
1st December 2024 until 31st August 2025 for EU Students
New students may start into fall semester only. Transfers into a higher academic semester may start into a spring semester depending on the compatibility of previous studies with our curriculum. BI offers courses on an annual basis.
To see all dates within the academic year, please view the Academic Calendar.
You will complete your application electronically through our online portal. You will first register, then enter your personal details, and finally upload the required documents. These are:
For all BA programs:
- Passport
- Official Senior High School diploma with transcript (German Abitur / Fachabitur or equivalent)
- Official University certificates and transcript of grades - if applicable
- English Language Test (CEFR level B2 or above)
- Portfolio with a minimum of 10 works - for Design and Architecture programs only
- Certification of the Academic Evaluation Center (APS) - for educational qualifications from China, India and Vietnam only
For the MA / MBA programs:
- Passport
- Official Senior High School diploma with transcript of grades (German Abitur / Fachabitur or equivalent)
- Official University certificates and transcript of grades
- English Language Test (CEFR level B2 or above)
- CV
- Letter of Motivation
- Portfolio with 10 works - related to your bachelor's degree and interior design, for the Faculty of Architecture & Design only
- Letter from employer confirming a minimum of 1 year continuous full-time employment, for the MBA program only
- Certification of the Academic Evaluation Center (APS) - for educational qualifications from China, India and Vietnam only
All academic records need to be submitted in their original language, and, if that language is not English or German, certified translations into one of those languages must also be submitted.
If you are still waiting for your final documents to be issued, then please submit your most recent transcript of grades as well as a statement of your predicted qualification and grades. This will allow us to process your application on a conditional basis. You will need to provide the official final certificate and transcripts when you receive them.
Once you have completed your online application, we will review it as soon as possible. An evaluation whether you meet the admission requirements for the desired program will be followed by the faculty selection process.
If you apply for a Bachelor in Business Administration, you should receive an answer within 1 week.
If you apply for any other program, the full application process should be completed within a maximum of 4 weeks.
