How to apply

Public and Nonprofit-Management

  • Degree
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Type of study
    Full-time study
  • Standard period of study
    6 semester
  • Commencement of studies
    Winter semester (1 Oct), Summer semester (1 Apr)
  • Credits (ECTS)
    180
  • Language of instruction
    German
  • Department / Central Institute
    Department of Public Administration

How to apply without a German university entrance qualification

Applicants without a German qualification need to apply via uni-assist by registering their application with uni-assist online as well as sending all relevant documents directly to uni-assist. Uni-assist will check the educational qualifications as equivalent or equal to the appropriate German qualification and forward the application to us.

  1. Please register first  at „Hochschulstart“
  2. Once you have registered, you will receive a BID and a BAN number.
  3. Then register at UniAssist.
  • Academic qualifications meeting the general requirements for admission to a University or University of Applied Sciences or
    professional qualifications allowing University admission as specified in §11 of the Law on Institutions of Higher Education in the State of Berlin (Berliner Hochschulgesetz ‑ BerlHG)
  • German language university entrance exam for foreign students.

For study courses in German international students have to prove their German proficiency through the “Test of German Language Ability for Foreign College Students (DSH 2)”. Graduates of the Goethe-Zertifikats C2 (Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)) by the Goethe-Institut, Test-DaF-Graduates with the result of TDN degree 4 in all four tests and graduates of  the test „telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule“ do not need the DSH.

Uni ASSIST will check for the Berlin School of Economics and Law whether applicants have submitted the following basic documents:

  • A completed application form together with a Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of all all previous academic education
  • Officially authenticated copies and translations of the original certificates and all documents as specified by the Berlin School of Economics and Law
  • An official copy of the university entrance qualifications
  • Proof of German language proficiency as specified by the BSEL
  • If required, other test certificates

In addition to these basic requirements, the University regulations may require you to submit further documents; if so, these should be attached to your application when it is sent to ASSIST. All the documents as specified are required before your application can be processed and transferred to the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Once your application passes the ASSIST system check, it will be transferred to the BSEL for further processing. The decision on whether you will be admitted to a course of study rests with the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL) .

General information

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Admission and enrolment

Office for Applications, Admissions and Enrolment

Office hours:

Mon 14.00–16.00
Wed 10.00–12.00
Thu 14.00–16.00

Important dates and deadlines

01.12. - 15.01.

Application period summer semester with german university entrance qualification

01.11. - 15.01.

Application period summer semester without german university entrance qualification

01.06. - 15.07.

Application period winter semester with german university entrance qualification

01.06. - 15.07.

Application period winter semester without german university entrance qualification