If you wish to study at a university in Germany you need a so-called "Hochschulzugangsberechtigung" (HZB), or higher education entrance qualification. This is a school-leaving certificate and/ or years of studies which qualify you for studying at an institution of higher education/ university.

In order to find out whether your international certificate of education is sufficient to enter our International Business and Technology program you must have your former education accredited.

Therefore, please fill out this accreditation form and send it with all required documents as soon as these documents are available, to our university (for address see below) by 15 July 2024 at the latest (receipt at the university!). On the second page of the form you will find useful information on the notarization and translation of your documents. For more information about the notarization of your documents please see the details in the accreditation form. Please note that non-notarized certificates will not be accepted!

Beforehand you may also visit the DAAD-webpage which can help you to find out what kind of possibilities you can generally expect for admission in Germany. This data base only provides a General overview for selected countries.

The accreditation can be done any time before or within the official application period. Please send all your accreditation documents in paper by postal mail (contact address below) until 15 July 2024 at the latest (receipt at the university!) if you want to start your studies on 1 October 2024.

All applicants with a Chinese, Vietnamese or Indian school or university degree who wish to apply to study at a German university must have the certificates evaluated by the "Akademische Prüfstelle" (APS) which exist at the German embassy in Beijing, Hanoi or New Dehli.

Please note that the accreditation of your international certificates of education for the International Business and Technology Program at our university will be reviewed by Nuremberg Tech directly (not uni assist!).

Important Links

"Zeugnisanerkennung" - How does it work?

Accreditation Form (English version)

Accreditation Form (German version)

APS Beijing

APS Hanoi

APS India

More information

daad.de | Entrance qualification data base

anabin.org | Evaluation of foreign secondary school-leaving certificates (in German only)

studienkolleg-coburg.de | Studienkolleg Coburg

1. All international applicants must have their foreign certificates recognized (see "Accreditation of your documents")
2. All international applicants have to prove basic skills in German - at least level A2 completed which corresponds to at least 240 hours of lessons attended - (latest) at the time of enrolment  with a certified copy* or an original document.

• 2 May until 15 July for the following winter semester (1 October) for first semester applicants and transfer applicants
• Attention: Certificates from abroad must be received by the university by 15 July 2024 at the latest in order to process documents until the end of application period!
• 15 November until 15 January for the following summer semester (15 March) for transfer applicants

The following explanations will help you to prepare your application:

1. Registration in the university’s  application portal StudyOhm.
2. During the online application you will be asked to upload documents. Therefore, please have your CV and university entrance qualification ready as a digital version (pdf or gif). In the case of foreign university entrance qualifications please upload your foreign university entrance qualification certificates and notification of the recognition of such certificates by the Ohm or the office for the recognition of certificates and diplomas Bavaria (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle Bayern). Further information for prospective international students.Please only upload final certificates (no provisional certificates). Also make sure that the documents are complete (all pages are scanned)
3. Once your application has been successful, you can view your application and admission status in the application portal, where you will also find your letter of admission.
4. If you are admitted, you can accept the place immediately. After acceptance in the applicantion portal, you will find the document for enrollment in the portal.
5. To enroll, print out the application document for binding enrolment and send it signed with other documents by email to the university within the deadline

Further information on the application process can be found here.

Applicants who have already been studying at another university have the opportunity to apply for admission to a higher semester under the following conditions:

• Please note: Credits earned in previous degree programmes can only be considered for transfer for the IBT modules in economics, business administration, or mathematics I-III, if the lectures and examinations were in English and the learning outcomes of the courses are comparable to those defined for IBT.
• At least 25 ECTS from previous studies have to be accredited by the IBT Examination Board of our faculty for entering the second semester (start only in summer semester)
• At least 45 ECTS from previous studies have to be accredited by the IBT Examination Board of our faculty for entering the third semester (start only in winter semester)
• All international applicants have to prove advanced skills in German. For the application for second semester you need at least level B1 completed which corresponds to at least 360 hours of lessons attended. A certified/notarized copy or an original document needs to be handed in (latest) at the time of enrolment (usually two weeks before the start of the semester).
• For the application for third or higher semester you need at least level B2 completed which corresponds to at least 480 hours of lessons attended. A certified/notarized copy or an original document needs to be handed in (latest) at the time of enrolment (usually two weeks before the start of the semester).

If you meet the above mentioned requirements you have to upload the following documents to your application account:

• Complete curriculum vitae in English, with dates showing the beginning and end of your school education/studies (in tabular form)
• School graduation certificate, including all courses taken and grades obtained (certified copies)
• Complete documents needed for the accreditation process/ "Zeugnisanerkennung" (for more information, please see "Accreditation of Your Documents")
• Request form on which you have to list all the courses you want to receive accreditation for
• Official transcript of records from your prior university showing modules, grades and ECTS  achieved in your previous studies as well as the total amount of credit points and the prelimiary grade point average. This document has to be signed and stamped from an official of this university.
• Course descriptions, excerpts from the module catalogue or of the study plan providing more details about the courses you want to receive accreditation for (copies stamped and signed by the university or, if the module catalogue is available online, please provide the link). Please upload separate documents for each description of the courses/ modules you want to receive accreditation.

You can upload in the following formats: pdf, png, jpg, jpeg and gif (with a maximum of 10 MB).

Additionally, you need to send the following documents (original or certified/notarized copies) in paper form by postal mail to Student Services of Technischce Hochschule Nürnberg (for address see below "Contact") within the application period:

• Cover letter which can be generated at the end of your online application
• Official transcript of records from your prior university showing ECTS points and grades as well as the signature and stamp from an official of this university
• If your module catalogue is not available online: course descriptions or excerpts from the module catalogue (only for the courses/ modules you want to receive accreditation for!) signed and stamped by university

For more information about the notarization of your documents please follow this link. Please note that non-notarized certificates will not be accepted!

If you are applying for the winter semester, in order to improve your chances for admission to this degree program we recommend that you also apply for admission to the first semester should your request for admission to a higher semester be denied. In this case, you have to submit two separate online applications!

Please upload your application documents and send in the necessary documents by postal mail not later than July 15th (for winter semester) or January 15th (for summer semester)

Please note: We can only admit students for second or higher semester, if the program is not running to capacity (for example if lots of students dropped out).

Please upload the following documents not later than 15 July to your application account:

• Complete and chronological curriculum vitae in English, with dates showing the beginning and end of your school education/studies (in tabular form)
• Accreditation letter done by Nuremberg Tech or Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle (in order to receive this you have to sent all your foreign school/university certificates beforehand in paper! Please find more details under "Accreditation of your Documents".)
• German language proficiency - at least level A2 completed which corresponds to at least 240 hours of lessons attended

You can upload in the following formats: pdf, png, jpg, jpeg and gif (with a maximum of 10 MB).

Please be aware of the fact that your application will not be considered unless it is complete. Responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure that all documents are submitted within the application deadline. All communication will take place via your application account, so please check it regularly.

Please mail your application to the following postal address:

Contact person for questions:

Mrs. Daniela Gaibl

Inquiries via e-mail: ib-bachelor-ibt[at]th-nuernberg.de

Inquiries by phone: +49 911-5880-2886

For the International Business and Technology program, we highly recommend to have the following:

Solid background and strong interest in physics, mathematics and analytical skills

You need to be familiar with physics, algebra, standard functions, equation systems and inequalities, differential and integral calculus as usually taught in School.

Language proficiency

• Excellent command of the English language (C1 level)
• German language proficiency -  at least level A2 completed which corresponds to at least 240 hours of lessons attended

Strong interest in different fields of study

Business, engineering and natural sciences, languages and soft skills