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Marienburg in Vallendar im Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz (Rheinland-Pfalz), Heerstraße 52, jetzt Sitz der WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

Vallendar · Germany · Business school

WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Private business school in the small Rhine town of Vallendar, near Koblenz; one 3-year BSc with small classes, two internships and a term abroad.

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In English
1 programme
City
Vallendar
Next deadline
31 Jan 2027
Founded
1984

Deadlines

  1. 15 May 2027

    Round 3 (last) application deadline
    Proof of 6-week internship (provisional confirmation accepted) and English test result due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 31 May 2027*

    Medicine group closes for gap-year applicants (leaving certificate before mid-January)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    This deadline applies if your school-leaving certificate predates 16 January of the application year, which for an IB candidate means you took a gap year. Straight from the Diploma, this is not your deadline.

    Published as "31.05.2026 - Ende der Bewerbungsphase (Ausschlussfrist) fuer Alt-Abiturient*innen", qualified "mit einem HZB-Zeugnis vor 16.01.2026". If you take a gap year and apply with your 2027 diploma for 2028 entry, you become an Altabiturient and the deadline moves forward by six weeks. An Ausschlussfrist cannot be extended, and hochschulstart says so explicitly - not even where the applicant is blameless. hochschulstart.de carries only two tables, Wintersemester 2026/27 and an archive of Sommersemester 2026, and no Wintersemester 2027/28 dates exist anywhere on the site. Judging by this cycle the winter table appears in spring, so recheck from about March 2027.

    Source
All dates for this school (8 more)

  1. 15 October 2026

    Online application portal opens
    DetailsSource

  2. 31 January 2027

    Round 1 application deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 20 February 2027

    Round 1 written test and online assessment (20–21 Feb); interviews 12–14 Mar
    DetailsSource

  4. 31 March 2027

    Round 2 application deadline
    DetailsSource

  5. 17 April 2027

    Round 2 written test and online assessment (17–18 Apr); interviews 7–9 May
    DetailsSource

  6. 29 May 2027

    Round 3 written test and online assessment (29–30 May); interviews 19–20 Jun
    DetailsSource

  7. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Early July, which is what places an IB candidate in the later medicine group rather than the earlier one.

    Source

  8. 15 July 2027*

    Medicine and neighbours close — for applicants with a 2027 certificate
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The deadline for a student applying straight from the May 2027 session. Roughly a week after results, so the paperwork has to be ready before they arrive.

    Published as "15.07.2026 - Ende der Bewerbungsphase (Ausschlussfrist) fuer Neu-Abiturient*innen", qualified "mit einem HZB-Zeugnis nach 15.01.2026". Your IB results arrive 6 July 2027, so you fall in the Neuabiturient group and this is the deadline that matters. Which group you are in turns on the date printed on the certificate, not on when you apply. hochschulstart.de carries only two tables, Wintersemester 2026/27 and an archive of Sommersemester 2026, and no Wintersemester 2027/28 dates exist anywhere on the site. Judging by this cycle the winter table appears in spring, so recheck from about March 2027.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

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What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: €9,300 a semester.

International Business Administration

BSc · 3 yrs

English track. TOEFL iBT 95, IELTS 7.0 or C1 Advanced (C) by 15 May 2027; only a fully English-taught school exempts you…

Business

What it asks of IB students

An IB Diploma qualifies ("e.g., IB"); no points minimum is published and you apply on predicted grades. WHU selects by its own analytical test, an online assessment and interviews.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

The application fee is €75 from 1 February to 31 March 2027 (with a voucher code) and €150 from 1 April to 15 May 2027.

All 3 notes
  • The application fee is €75 from 1 February to 31 March 2027 (with a voucher code) and €150 from 1 April to 15 May 2027.
  • A WHU Global IB Scholarship covers 20% of tuition for top IB graduates of any nationality.
  • You need a 6-week business internship, finished before the programme starts; proof (or a provisional confirmation) is due 15 May 2027, with your English test result.

Sources
  1. WHU — BIBA Application & Admissions (2027 rounds; "English as a subject is not sufficient"; final round "An analytical test", assessment, "One-on-one interviews") — checked 2026-09-30
  2. WHU — Bachelor in International Business Administration — checked 2026-09-26
  3. WHU — Bachelor programs (Business Psychology phased out as of 2026) — checked 2026-09-26
  4. WHU — Bachelor Programs: Fees & Financing — checked 2026-09-26
  5. WHU — Bewerbung & Zulassung ("Du hast sehr gute Noten im Abschlusszeugnis? Dann ist dir ein Platz in der Auswahlrunde sicher") — checked 2026-09-30
  6. WHU — BIBA Courses & Curriculum (180 ECTS; concentrations from semester 4) — checked 2026-09-30