International Office

At ISM, we believe in the importance of an international education. That's why semesters abroad at one of around 190 partner universities are an integral part of all our full-time study programs. It is one of the largest partner university networks for business studies in Germany.

Students of all of ISM's full-time master's programs have the additional option to graduate with an double degree from the ISM and a partner university abroad.

This means that, in addition to your regular ISM Master's degree, you can earn an additional, second Master's degree from one of our international partners.

The IO organizes different tailor-made, customized academic programs such as summer schools for groups based on individual wishes and needs of each group or ISM partner university. We're pleased to design a short-term, immersive, on-campus program that combines academic instruction with cross-cultural experiences such as company visits and cultural activities.

The Business Preparation Program (BPP) is offered at our campuses Dortmund and Frankfurt and it prepares bachelor graduates without business background in order to qualify them for the ISM master’s programs. The admission requirements are a bachelor’s degree from an accredited international institution and the participation in an admission interview.

• Coordinator of the program at ISM:  Ms. Yue Liu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Responsible for the admission at ISM: Ms. Carolin Krabs (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

If you are not a citizen of EU/EEA/EFTA or a citizen of a country for which students can obtain their necessary residence permit for study purposes after their arrival, you need to apply for a student visa before. Please inform yourself about the visa application procedure and the documents needed (PDF) well in advance. We are happy to help answer questions regarding visa issues.