International English
- Internationally recognized degrees
- Study from anywhere thanks to flexible teaching methods
- Numerous partnerships with other universities
Expand your international experience with us
The IST University of Applied Sciences is accredited by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as a state-recognized university - this guarantees the equivalence of our degrees with degrees from state universities.
Our Bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council and assessed by the International Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (FIBAA). This gives you an international and state-recognized degree. By awarding credit points in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), your academic achievements are internationally comparable and recognized.
The IST University of Applied Sciences offers management degree programmes in specialised areas
- sports business
- fitness & health
- tourism & hospitality
- communication & business.
The courses are characterised by both, high scientific quality and strong practical orientation.
The IST University of Applied Sciences benefits from the cooperation with the IST-Studieninstitut (study institute), which offers full and part time qualification possibilities for over 25 years. From the beginning, the focus of the IST study institute was on blended learning. Constantly evolving, this learning system is used by the IST University as well. Nowadays our blended learning methods enable students to study wherever and whenever they want. All study materials are constantly revised. Because of the innovative learning system, high quality education materials and the focus on specific business areas, the number of students is growing constantly.
International Activities
Companies are acting more and more international. Germany is already an export world champion and many companies are world market leaders in their field. For the young generation, this represents a daily and increasingly important challenge. At the IST University of Management, we see internationalisation as an opportunity. It is part of our education policy and we therefore support our students, staff and professors in the expansion of their international experience.
Partnerships
We want to adjust teaching and research to the constantly and dynamically changing conditions of internationalization. For this reason, the university is taking part in the Erasmus+ programme and has several university partners all over the world. We are always interested in new partnerships.
IST-students worldwide
Our flexible multimedia teaching methods and digital study materials via the Online-Campus enable our students to study with us anywhere in the world. Students have worldwide access to all their course materials and do not have to travel to Germany to take exams, but can do so online or, for example, sit their exams at worldwide institutions such as the Goethe Institutes.
English Qualifications
Since 2016 we offer the English diploma “International Sports Business Management”. This diploma provides you with useful knowledge to act confidently and successfully in the international sports business. You`ll find all informations below.
Our ‘International Office’ provides administrative support and coordinates the internal posts. The ‘International Office’ is also the first port of call when it comes to advising and supporting the students, teachers and staff in international matters. Additionally professors assists the Steering Committee in the planning, preparation and implementation of international activities.
Our university is taking part in the Erasmus+ programme and has several university partners all over the world. We are always interested in new partnerships.
Incoming students are very welcome. All degree programmes are in German, therefore German language skills at B2-Level are necessary.
Please find here more information for applicants with foreign educational certificates.
More Information (in german)
Uniplaces – Wohnungsvermittlung für Studierende und Praktikant:innen
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
European Network for Studies in Sports Sciences (EN3S)
One overall objective of the IST-University in terms of research is to work as often as possible in productive collaborations with research teams from other national and international universities or scientific organisations. To support these cooperative research projects the ”Alumni and Supporter of the IST-University of Management gGmbH” as a 100% subsidiary of the IST-University was founded, which supports research projects and also charitable tasks. Studies are already conducted with organisations in the field of sports economics and sociology, fitness and health science, tourism and hotel management and media and communication. If you are interested in a research cooperation with the IST-University please contact sgeisler@ist-hochschule.de
An overview of the research professors at the IST-University can be found here:
You are a non-EU citizen and would like to study at the IST University in Germany? Then you should consider the following points:
University entrance qualification
If you plan to study at IST University, you must fulfil the German university entrance requirements. You can find more information here.
Visa
Please find out about visa requirements when entering Germany. You can find information
- at the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt),
- at your local German diplomatic mission abroad or
- the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Health insurance
In order to study in Germany, you must have a health insurance for Germany. Please check whether your insurance cover is sufficient.
Assessment of examination results
If you decide to study at a German university, it is important for you to know how examinations are graded here. This is not regulated internationally and each country has its own grading scale.
The following grades are awarded for examinations at IST:
1= very good = an excellent performance;
2 = good = a performance that is significantly above the average requirements;
3 = satisfactory = a performance that meets average requirements;
4 = sufficient = a performance that still meets the requirements despite its shortcomings;
5 = insufficient = a performance that no longer meets the requirements due to significant deficiencies.
Only the overall grade of the Bachelor's examination is supplemented by an ECTS grade, which reflects a relative assessment of the examination performance in addition to the absolute grade. The ECTS grade puts the student's individual performance in relation to the performance of other students on the same degree program in a certain period of time.
According to this, students who are in the top 10% of their peer group:
- are in the top 10% of their peer group receive the grade A,
- those in the next 25% receive the grade B,
- those in the next 30% receive the grade C,
- in the next 25% receive a grade D,
- among the worst 10 %, the grade E.
You are hailing from a non-European country and would like to apply for a dual study with our University? Our International Office is happy to assist you regarding all matters related to general and German language entrance requirements, Visa application, Uni Assist and VDP, Academic Evaluation Centre (APS), Block Accounts, etc. Please contact our International office at +49 211 86668 6184 or international-office@ist-hochschule.de.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact our international office:
Nina Jestaedt
International Office
+49 211 86668 34
international-office@ist-hochschule.de
