Application in detail

The Faculty is especially looking for applicants who:

• have a strong command of the English language; in the German specializations, students are also required to have very good skills in the German language
• are graduates from research-oriented universities,
• earned good very good grades for their bachelor degree
• possess very good quantitative and analytical skills,
• are interested in academic, research-oriented, and quantitative business administration studies,
• have realistic expectations about the requirements of studying and career opportunities,
• possess good social skills and demonstrate social commitment, and
• have very good verbal reasoning skills.

Prerequisites:

1. applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from a state-recognized university or applied university in:

• business administration
• economics
• business mathematics,
• business informatics,
• industrial engineering and management,
• or a related field.

Applicants who have an interdisciplinary bachelor degree must have completed at least 90 ECTS in business administration subjects.

Foreign degrees will be evaluated during the application process. If you are applying with a degree from a Chinese, Vietnamese or Indian university, please submit an APS-Certificate (Certificate of the Akademische Prüfstelle). The APS verifies the authenticity of educational certificates.

2. Applicants must have at least 24 ECTS credits in mathematics, statistics, and microeconomics

3. Applicants must have either:

• a bachelor’s degree in the German language or provide proof of proficiency in German, or
• provide sufficient proof of proficiency in English (exact requirements will be posted soon).

Selection process

Selection is based on the basis of a combined grade, made up of 2 parts:

• bachelor’s degree grade (51 percent), and
• the Graduate Test for Economics, Business and Social Sciences (GTEBS) (49 percent).

The Graduate Test for Economics, Business and Social Sciences

The Graduate Test for Economics, Business and Social Sciences (GTEBS, formerly TM-WiSo) is held at regular intervals at various locations around Germany. It can also be sat at educational institutions abroad (e.g., Goethe Institutes), or at home, provided special supervision conditions can be met.

The test can be sat in German or English.

Results can be downloaded from the test center. With applicant approval, the results can also be sent directly to the university.

The test is offered by a private company. For details, go to the GTEBS website.

Be aware that:applicants who do not sit the test will be allocated a test score of 0 (counting towards 49 percent of the total admission score) and thus have a much lower chance of being accepted into the program.

The degree program starts every year in the winter semester.

Applications (including all the necessary documentation) for the coming Winter Semester must be submitted via the online application platform STiNE between 1 May to 15 June. 

Winter semester starts at the beginning of October.

More information about the process and required documents:

• German students
• International students
• Program-specific information

Those pages offer additional information about receiving and accepting an offered study placement.

Important dates

• Application period: 1 May to 15 June
• Receive acceptance or rejection letter: By mid-July
• Winter semester 1 October each year

The first semester starts with an orientation program in early October. Applicants will be provided with all necessary information when they receive their acceptance.

Costs, fees, and semester contribution

Like other German public universities, the University of Hamburg does not charge fees for local or international students. However, there is a compulsory semester contribution for all students (currently around 400€). The contribution includes a number of benefits, including subsidized meals in the University canteens and a semester public transport pass.

More information on fees, funding, and the costs of studying and living in Hamburg.

Further Information:

• Applying to enter a master’s program
• Information service for prospective international students
• Student visa information and regulations: Information from University of Hamburg  and from the City-State of Hamburg
• German courses for enrolled students (incl. pre-semester courses)