International Business & Management Fulda University of Applied Sciences

What you learn matters. Today's business world operates at the intersection of human leadership and digital innovation. Taught entirely in English, this programme equips you for a successful career in this modern landscape. You will build a comprehensive skill set across three core streams:

• Business management: Developing proficiency in international business, management science, and economics
• Data-based decision-making: Combining financial literacy, quantitative methods, and computing skills
• Future-shaping expertise: Exploring entrepreneurship, organisational development, and human-centred leadership, while customising your path through flexible electives

This programme goes beyond the broad foundations of up-to-date business management — it prepares you for the transition into professional life after graduation.

How you learn makes all the difference — especially in a time shaped by AI, digital transformation, and rapidly changing careers. You will build a strong foundation on campus, test your skills in authentic business settings, and ultimately thrive in real-world practice. This is our RI5E2IMPACT approach: five semesters on campus, two in the world.

• Semesters one and two: Seed your success by experiencing business essentials through early management endeavours, building networks with international peers, and engaging with hands-on projects.
• Semesters three, four and five: Grow by deepening your management knowledge and applying your skills to authentic business scenarios, company-based case studies, simulations, and practitioner missions, while flexible electives let you shape your own path.
• Semesters six and seven: Flourish and create impact in the world. Spend semester six either studying abroad at a partner university, with the opportunity to earn a double degree, or gaining hands-on industry experience. Semester seven is completed fully online, allowing you to stay exactly where your career begins.

The programme combines academic rigour, international exposure, and practical relevance. We do not just teach theory — we bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace. Make your mark where your career begins.

In the sixth semester, students an pursue an internship in a non-German speaking country or within an international organisation. Students whose first language is not German have the option to complete an internship in Germany. Alternatively, students can spend a semester abroad.

• University entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, HZB) for German universities
• English language proficiency at a B2 level (except for applicants with English as their mother tongue)

Further information: https://www.hs-fulda.de/en/study/how-do-i-apply/application-with-international-transcripts-of-records/bachelor/english-language-requirements

A semester contribution of around 400 EUR is charged to cover the cost of student services, the student government, and an administrative fee as well as the "Deutschland semester ticket" (a student bus and rail pass for local and regional public transport all over Germany).

International students may apply for the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship.

The department has specific international advisers in addition to the university offering a dedicated career service. For more information, see: https://www.hs-fulda.de/en/international/international-students/international-career-service.

The International Office offers an accommodation service for international students coming directly from abroad. The cost of accommodation amounts to approx. 400 to 500 EUR per month. There are excellent, newly built student residences within walking distance of the university.

For more information on housing, see: https://www.hs-fulda.de/en/international/international-students/housing.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences is a practice-oriented university with an international profile and a strong focus on applied research. Fulda University is the first university of applied sciences in Germany with the independent right to confer doctoral degrees. Founded in 1974, the university currently encompasses eight departments with over 60 study programmes and approx. 9,700 students, including over 3,200 international students from more than 90 countries. The university offers a broad range of academic and professional education. Numerous research and development projects are undertaken in cooperation with private business and industry. Fulda University cooperates with more than 100 universities around the world. The number of international programmes is growing continuously. These programmes are partly or entirely taught in English.
At the Bachelor's level, we currently offer six international Bachelor's programmes: Industrial Biotechnology, Industrial Engineering Life Sciences, Social Sciences for Intercultural Relations, Food Technology, Global Health, and International Business & Management. At the Master's level, we offer seven programmes: International Management; Intercultural Communication and European Studies; International Food Business and Consumer Studies; Global Software Development; Data Science; Nutrition, Health and Food Systems as well as Human Rights Studies in Politics, Law, and Society.

Further programmes designed for international students include the following:

1. Pre-College Fulda, a preparatory year for applicants with and without a higher education entrance qualification for Germany
2. Pre-Study Fulda, a preparatory semester for international applicants that includes German language training
3. Career service for international students and graduates
4. Preparatory intensive German courses
5. German courses (accompanying studies)
6. Support services, e.g. for housing and visa as well as a buddy programme and orientation week
7. International Summer University (ISU), International Winter University (IWU), International Course in Business (ICB), and International Course in Social Work (ICSW)

A historic city founded in 744, Fulda today has a population of 71,000 with approx. 100,000 people living in the region. Fulda's Baroque quarter is one of the most beautiful in Germany and attracts visitors from all over the world. The picturesque Old Town has many cafés, bars, and pubs, with numerous shops and boutiques. The city's cultural life has something to offer for everyone. The high quality of life makes Fulda a great place to live and an ideal place to study. Fulda enjoys ideal public transport connections. One of Europe's principal international airports, Frankfurt International, is just one hour away by car or direct train. Other major cities in Germany, like Berlin, Munich, Cologne, or Hamburg, are within easy reach and only two to three hours away by train. Even famous European capitals like Paris and Brussels are reachable within five hours by train.