Application for Exchange Students

During the online application process the following files will be requested:

• Picture of your face like a passport picture (this is used for your ISM student ID card) (as jpeg)
• Scanned copy of your passport/ID card (as pdf)
• Academic record/transcript of records (as pdf).

Not mandatory yet, but later needed:

• Proof of an international health insurance (for example the European Health Insurance Card). If you already have one, you can already upload a copy (as PDF) here.
• Proof of your language level (English-level B2 or German-level B2, depending on the language in which your classes are taught) (as PDF).

Please save every section you have filled out (Button: "save progress"). The upload of the document is sometimes very slowly and you have to reload the page again (If you do not save each section, you will lose your data).

After the application data has been submitted online, your application will be created as a PDF-Document. Please send us this document via emai to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• For the fall term: 15th of April
• For the spring term: 15th of November.

ISM has the following language requirements for admitting international students:

• Minimum B2 English language skills. Students whose mother tongue is not English and who wish to enroll in English-taught classes should ask a language instructor at their home institution to assess their English skills.
• Students who would like to participate in courses of the German Bachelor program must provide sufficient proof of their German language skills, certified at upper-intermediate level (minimum B2).
• In addition, we strongly recommend to participate in the 3-week intensive German language courses (beginners + advanced level) that we organize each year prior to semester start.