International School of Management (ISM)

While studying abroad always takes a lot of courage, it is easier to adapt to your new environment with someone by your side who knows their way around. The Germany-wide project ‘Start with a friend’ connects newcomers looking for help and those happy to support them. ISM student Ashraf Elzoheri moved from Egypt to Germany one year ago to study Business Intelligence & Data Science at ISM Dortmund. After going along to an information evening to become part of the buddy program, he was so impressed by the project that he immediately joined the SwaF team in the Ruhr Area.

Do you want to spend your semester abroad at a top-notch university? Then check out our new cooperation with Strathclyde Business School (SBS). It is one of the best business schools in Europe and even holds the Triple Crown, meaning it has the three prestigious accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Strathclyde Business School is open to all ISM master's students for whom a semester abroad is an integral part of the curriculum.

The fall term is just around the corner and in time for the starting signal, there is a new edition of ISM NEWS.

A spring term like no other lies behind the university community: Besides experience reports on online teaching, students, alumni and university teachers give insights into their everyday life in times of Corona. While ISM student Janet for example is socially committed to the Corona School e.V., graduate Louisa Verch supports local trade with her Germany-wide Corona aid project.

Under the slogan "Welcome to the virtual classroom" the new edition takes a look into the future of ISM and presents the new distance learning study offer „ISM Fernstudium“. The new working group ISM goes Green in Hamburg is also committed to the university of tomorrow. With various projects, students are making campus life greener.

The ISM NEWS 2/2020 are now available at every campus and can be accessed online.

The semester abroad gives ISM students the opportunity to gain international experience. If that is not enough, ISM's master programs even offer students the opportunity to acquire an international double degree. For the master programs in International Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship and International Logistics & Supply Chain Management, ISM now entered into a new cooperation with the Universitat Ramon Llull, one of the leading private universities in Spain.

A special feature of the new double degree: The international double degree can be obtained in only four terms. To this end, students will spend their third term in Barcelona at the Instituto Químico de Sarria (IQS) and take online courses in the spring term. For the English-language master's degree, students can choose, for example, courses in the fields of Economic Analysis, Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility, Data Analysis and Planning or Business Law.

At the end of their studies, students will obtain the master's degree from ISM and the master’s degree in Industrial Business Management from the AACSB-accredited university. The program includes two master‘s theses: The first thesis is written at IQS and provides the conceptual framework. The second thesis follows at ISM and deals with the empirical part.

Breathtaking rainforests, great streetfood and modern cities - Malaysia is definitely worth a visit. Why not spend the semester abroad here? ISM has a new cooperation with the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) and will enable master students to gain exceptional study experience in Asia starting in fall term 2021.

Whether it be fundraising for Indian cancer aid, volunteering in environmental protection or acting as youth ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages – social commitment has always been a part of Mayur Bhagwan Anandani's life. Today, the 23-year-old studies Finance at ISM Frankfurt and received the DAAD Award for his impressive social and academic achievements.