International School of Management (ISM)

The International School of Management (ISM) is a private, state-recognised university of applied sciences in Germany that focuses on business and management. It has campuses in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart and Berlin, and teaches its bachelor's, master's and MBA programs fully in English.

Classes are small, a semester abroad and a compulsory internship are built into the degrees, and the school is accredited by AACSB and FIBAA. Admission is by ISM's own process: a counselling session, a written test for bachelor's applicants, and an interview with a presentation.

Non-EU students pay a one-time enrolment fee of EUR 1,500. For a student visa, ISM's planning figure for living costs is about EUR 12,000 a year.