iba International Office

iba International

We are the International Office – your go-to team for everything related to studying, working and living in Germany. Our mission is to support motivated international students like you on your academic and professional journey through our dual study programs at iba | University of Cooperative Education.

"We don’t just offer degree programs.
At our institution, international students learn alongside German students, gaining both theoretical and practical skills, building business connections, and completing their studies with the first step of their career already completed — ready to launch directly into professional life."

Cathrin Siebert | International Relations

Our goal is simple

To connect talented, multilingual students from around the world with top German companies, and to prepare you – step by step – for a successful start in Germany. We’ll help you navigate the entire process – from preparing your application to arriving in Germany and successfully integrating into student life and your future workplace.

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International Year One

Turn your dream of studying in Germany into reality

The International Year One is a preparatory program for international applicants with a home-country university entrance qualification. You’ll master German Level C1, prepare academically, and gain real work experience thorugh an internship – all in one year.
Start online or direct on campus.

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Dual Study Programs

The dual study programme combines university studies with paid work experience in a company. You apply what you learn directly in real business settings. This hands-on approach helps you gain practical skills, earn money, and prepare for a strong career after graduation.

This approach not only enhances personal development but also prepares graduates to be compassionate leaders in a rapidly changing world.

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Campus Life

iba | University of Cooperative Education fosters a vibrant community where collaboration, diversity, and lifelong friendships not only thrive in the classroom but also extend beyond it.

As a result, students experience a dynamic environment that encourages continuous growth, personal development, and meaningful connections both in and out of academic settings.

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The quality of our study programs.

The quality of our programs is very important to us. To ensure the quality of our dual study programs, we have implemented both internal and external quality assurance procedures. A team of iba employees is regularly and intensively involved in introducing new quality assurance processes and optimizing existing ones.

State recognition of iba | University of Cooperative Education

The iba University of Cooperative Education is based in Hessen and recognized by the state for an indefinite period of time. It is supervised by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art (HMWK).

ZEvA accreditation

The dual bachelor's degree program in business administration at iba is regularly accredited by the Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency in Hanover (ZEvA). Transparency, procedural reliability, the best possible support, and well-founded assessments of teaching, studies, and quality assurance characterize the procedural quality of external evaluations by ZEvA. (Source: www.zeva.org)
Accreditation ensures and certifies academic and content standards and guarantees the quality of bachelor's degree programs, among other things. It also ensures national and international recognition of the degrees.

AHPGS accreditation

The Social Work & Management and Applied Therapy Sciences – Physiotherapy* degree programs at iba are regularly accredited by the accreditation agency in the field of health and social services in order to ensure quality in this area as well. The AHPGS is an interdisciplinary and multi-professional organization whose main task is to accredit bachelor's and master's degree programs (program accreditation) and internal control and quality management systems (system accreditation) at universities, universities of applied sciences, colleges of education, art and music colleges, and dual universities. The AHPGS works across all types of higher education institutions and disciplines, with particular expertise in the field of health and social services as well as in adjacent and related fields of activity. (Source: www.ahpgs.de)

Do you want to improve your German?

The Academy of Languages is one of the largest language schools in Europe, with more than 10,000 students per year at our locations in Heidelberg and Berlin.

Their German as a Foreign Language department makes them one of the leading providers of German courses and German language exams worldwide.