Frequently Asked Questions

No, you can only commence this program in the winter semester. The application period runs from 15 February to 31 March.

We offer approximately 60 places each year.

For the purpose of the selection process, applicants are divided into two groups:

• ‘Domestic students’ (‘Bildungsinländer’) are applicants without German citizenship who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) in Germany. Applicants with German citizenship are allocated to the group of ‘domestic students’ as well, regardless of the country of their higher education entrance qualification.
• ‘Foreign students’: The group of foreign students (‘Bildungsausländer’) includes all non-German applicants who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification (e.g. USA: High School Diploma, Pakistan: Higher Secondary (School) Certificate, etc.) outside of Germany.

 Each group is allocated 50% of the available places.

If you consider switching from another master’s program, your application will be evaluated based on the defined standard criteria. Your current master’s studies will not be considered within the admission process.

Once you have been admitted to the program and once you are enrolled as a student at the university, you may apply for recognition of external achievements.

Yes, you can study this master’s degree part-time. Detailed information about prerequisites, deadlines, the application procedure, and any exceptions is available on the university's Campus Centers website. Part-time degrees however, are not designed as evening and/or weekend programs. Our classes normally take place during the week between 8 am and 8 pm.

It is not necessary to announce, that you would like to become a part-time student within the application.

STiNE is Universität Hamburg’s academic information network and is an internet-based information and communication platform for degree programs and teaching. Application procedures at Universität Hamburg are processed through STiNE. Hence, in order for your application to be successful, you must register with STiNE.

Yes, in order to ensure that your documents can be displayed correctly, please take the following recommendations into account when uploading your application documents into the online portal:

• Please merge documents with several pages (e.g. your degree certificates) to one file.
• Documents have to be submitted in German or English. Please submit certified translations if original documents are not issued in German or English.
• Please upload preferably PDF documents.
• Only one file can be uploaded per upload category.
• In case of technical problems, please contact: application-mibas.wiso@uni-hamburg.de.

If you do not understand a question in the online application, please contact the Campus Center.

If you have technical problems with the online application form, please contact the STiNE support.

You don´t need to prove German language skills within the application. The Master´s Program is taught in English language. Some courses are taught in German language, but there is no obligation to attend one of the German taught courses.

All applicants have to prove English language proficency with one of the accepted certificates.

When enrolling for MIBAS at Universität Hamburg, all prospective students must submit proof of adequate English proficiency.

The following tests are accepted as proof of your English language skills:

• a university degree in an academic study program taught in English
• Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: at least 22 points per skill (Reading, Listening, Writing)
• TOEFL internet-based test: 92 points with at least 22 points per skill (listening, writing, speaking, reading)
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Results A, B, C
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Academics: Band 6,5, Good Competent User, with at least 6,0 per skill
• proof of at least five years of English lessons at a German speaking school (please hand in a copy of your Abitur-Zeugnis or the equivalent), or
• proof of English proficiency with the Level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) from a recognized institution.

The TOEIC is not accepted!

Applicants, who haven't received their test results when applying, can hand in one of the accepted English language certificates when enrolling at Universität Hamburg (approximately in May). In the online application procedure you will find the dates when the results will be published. You will need to enroll once you have been admitted until the mentioned deadline.

Please plan and prepare for your English examinations well before you apply!

It is possible to apply, if you have not studied Business Administration as a Bachelor.

In order to demonstrate sufficient business administration expertise, applicants must be able to provide proof of successfully completed examinations accounting for at least 12 ECTS altogether from at least four of the following areas:
business administration at an undergraduate level, balance sheets, financing, investment, marketing, management, controlling, HR, organization, information systems, production, taxation.

The proof has to be shown within the application. A confirmation of enrollement on a course does not fulfill the requirements. Also a confirmation of participating in a course does not fulfill the requirements. The course has to be finished with an examination and a grade.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide any information about individual eligibility in advance. The application commission will be assessing all applications after the application deadline and decide which courses can be accepted as appropriate to fulfill the requirement.

No, a GMAT or GRE is not required for your application. The selection is made based on the grade achieved in your first degree and a written justification for the chosen program.

If you have recently completed a first degree but do not yet have a written confirmation of your grades and/or a degree certificate, you may still apply. To do this, you must submit a current transcript of records containing your current grade point average as well as a written confirmation from the examinations office / academic office at your institution that you are expected to have sat any outstanding examinations required for you to pass your degree prior to commencement of the master’s program.

It is possible to submit your certificate at latest by the end of the first semester.

You should ensure that you always have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed on your system. This can be found at http://get.adobe.com/de/reader/

In case you still have problems, you can copy the text from the forms into your text-processing program and then complete the form in this format.

If you do not have access to a text-processing program, you may also print out the forms, complete them by hand, and submit a scan.

Please make sure to copy the content of the forms precisely and fill them out completely!

No. As of the application period in 2018, applicants have to submit all application documents online via the application portal (STiNE) to Universität Hamburg.

In case of admission to the MIBAS program, applicants will then be asked to deliver certified copies of degree certificates, transcripts, etc. for the purpose of enrollment to the program.

For applicants holding a first degree from a university outside of Germany, legalized copies will still be a requirement for the process of preliminary review documentation by uni-assist e.V..

As our capacities are restricted during the application period, we are not able to confirm the receipt of your application.

We don´t accept applications, which receive us after the 31st of March.

As there are always much more applications than places, we are not able to offer you a remaining place.

The letters of rejection/admission will be made available to you in your STiNE account under the menu item “Documents” together with the enrollment application. Please check your account on the dates provided by the Service for Students. After receiving your letter of admission you have to submit your completed enrollment application including the documents stated in the letter of admission to the Services for Students by the given deadline.

If you miss this deadline, you will no longer be entitled to the place you have been offered!

All applicants applying with a degree from outside of Germany, regardless of citizenship, need to have their documents checked in a "preliminary documentation" procedure by uni-assist e. V. (University Application Service for International Students). Information about the procedure by uni-assist can be found on the website www.uni-hamburg.de/assist.

Uni assist checks if your degree is recognized in Germany and transfers your grade into the German grading system.

It takes at least four weeks to process your documents. Please plan accordingly to have your transcripts reviewed by uni-assist so that you can apply for the program of your choice at Universität Hamburg by the application deadline. We recommend sending the documents to uni-assist at latest by 15 February. The processing fee is EUR 75. Uni-assist will only review the documents once they received the processing fee.

Please note that uni assist does not need your motivation letter, no CV and no language certificates, as they just check your degree certificate.

Students with an APS Certificate don't have to hand in a VPD Documentation from Uni Assist, in case the APS Certificate shows the Grade of your university studies.

Uni assist confirms that your university is recognized in Germany and transfers the grade from your degree into the German grading system. If nothing has changed since last year, you can use the VPD documentation again.

Yes, since these are two different things:

• Uni assist confirms that your degree is recognized in Germany and transfers your grad into the German grading system. The grade is one criteria in the selection process besides the motivation letter.
• You also have to apply at Universität Hamburg, online via STiNE. All documents you have to hand in at Universität Hamburg  are listed in the information sheet on the website, heading APPLICATION.

In case you have not yet finalized your first degree or you did not yet receive your degree certificates yet, please send your current transcript of records including your GPA to Uni-assist. They will use your transcript of records to issue a preliminary VPD and to transfer your GPA into the German grading system.

Uni-assist usually needs at least 4 weeks to check your documents. They evaluate the applications in order of receipt. Therefore, we highly advise you to send your documents as early as possible to Uni-assist, the latest by 15 February. We cannot guarantee that Uni-assist will provide VPDs in time for applications that were handed in later.

Yes, this is possible. Nevertheless, your application will then be transferred to the file of new receipts. Usually, Uni-assist needs around 4 weeks to evaluate your application. After uploading additional documents to your application at a later point of time, it will take another 4 weeks again. In case you hand in your documents close to the deadline, we therefore highly advise you to upload all required documents at once.