Our success stories

Riku Luostari

M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence

"The programme, tutors, and professors at IU are really accessible. I'm convinced this programme will keep my knowledge current or even create a new trajectory for my career."

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Anaelle Cintas

B.A. International Management

"You shouldn't be scared of studying online. I mean, I say that now but I was kind of scared myself. But really, IU is a great university and there's people listening to you always; my questions have never been unanswered, and I'm very grateful for it."

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Celine Rieder

B.A. Digital Business

"My online studies are easy to combine with swimming practices because it is completely free of time and location restraints. This great flexibility lets me study easily between workouts."

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Francesco Palmieri

M.Sc. Data Science

"If you teach for many years with many, many thousands of students, and you keep on growing and you're so known that you already switched many of your programmes to fully online… for me that was a very big plus."

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Matvey Vlasenko

B.Sc. Business & IT

"If you want to study remotely, in English and not pay a lot – compared to other universities – IU is the best choice. It’s the only university that answers all three criteria."

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Milena Kalinitsch

B.A. Aviation Management

"When I graduated from my pilot training, and when I wasn't able to find a job in this financial crisis - I didn't think I would make it anywhere at that moment. Then at IU I saw potential."

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Edeltraut Schwartz

B.A. Business Administration

"My broad-based business administration degree helped me to think outside the box."

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Lara Bergen

B.Sc. Business & IT

"My degree at IU gave me a comprehensive overview of the business administration side of things. Companies are looking for people with a degree and professional experience - with online learning, you get both!"

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Rokas Vitkus

B.Sc. Business & IT

"For me, studying online is a really good approach, because I can study during any time of the day, I can choose what content I want to study and I can choose how I want to study and how I want to prepare for exams. It allows me to be flexible."

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Anthony Hoffmann

B.A. Business Administration

"The fact that I managed to study alongside my full-time job and also change to a new job with more responsibility was only possible due to IU’s flexible time model."

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Janet Blasius

B.A. Business Administration

"I found studying at IU to always be dynamic and exciting. There was the practical side of the learning, which was very important, but I was also never short of opportunities to be academically challenged."

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Simon Zandberg

MBA Master of Business Administration

"An MBA offers the most practical skills you should have to get out there – you combine theories with practice. I definitely think it will help me get the management roles that I want in the future."

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Anke Kutter

B.A. International Healthcare Management

"Online studies offer a huge opportunity for advancing in your professional life, because well-trained specialists are in high demand. Even at the age of 50, I was able to find a great job after graduation."

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Lana Malinovska

M.A. Marketing Management

"I was won over primarily by the flexibility of the degree and the numerous specialisation opportunities at IU."

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Benjamin Mehran

M.A. International Management

"The degree programme at IU is an excellent preparation for students seeking a career as an investment banker."

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Sarah Geissler

B.A. Aviation Management

"What I liked most about the education at IU was the diversity – not only the different people, but also the diversity in the lectures we had."

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Nina Schwarting

MBA Master of Business Administration

"I chose to pursue an MBA due to its practical relevance, especially the case studies, which were particularly exciting for me. Thanks to IU’s flexibility, I was able to combine my studies with my job, where I was often able to apply what I was learning."

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Diana Valdez

M.A. International Management

"The university teaching at IU is characterised by a high degree of practical relevance."

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Sandip Vinodray Modha

MBA Finance & Accounting

"For me, IU's extensive network was the key to success."

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Kristjana Papajani

MBA Master of Business Administration

"So far, my experience at IU has been great and fulfilling. The teaching atmosphere is encouraging and challenging at the same time. The online campus is quite user-friendly and I can navigate easily within it."

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Adnan Murad

M.A. Human Resource Management

"I can say that studying at IU was one of the best decisions I’ve made."

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Andreas Bieniek

B.A. Aviation Management

"I learned how important it is to have a personal network with contacts from university and work."

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Anita Wandinger

B.A. Hospitality Management

"My experience with IU helped me in my career in a number of areas."

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Anna Zakaryan

M.A. Human Resource Management

"The knowledge gained at IU helped me immensely in my role, building the recruiting and employer branding from scratch and helping my company scale up."

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Bastian Mahmoodi

B.A. International Management

"Especially the fundamentals lectures gave me great tools for my daily business."

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Devid Bergold

B.A. Aviation Management

"The reputation of IU had a positive influence on my job applications."

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Halim Takhedmit

MBA Master of Business Administration

"The IU International MBA offered me invaluable flexibility."

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Jan Kolbe

B.A. Hospitality Management

"It is possible even during your studies at IU to directly apply your acquired knowledge to exciting projects."

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Joseph Inba Radj

M.A. Human Resource Management

"The practical grounding in HR principles that I received at IU helps me every day."

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Julia Fuchs

B.A. Aviation Management

"The practical relevance of the degree programme was impressive. The lecturers clearly explained which knowledge is relevant for which situations."

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Laura Flottmann

B.A. International Management

"In an international industry like logistics, I really benefit from the fact that my studies were exclusively in English."

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Leonie Andereya

B.A. Hospitality Management

"IU offered a great international, yet intimate, atmosphere and a portfolio of study programmes with a global outlook."

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Lukas Fassbender

B.A. Business Administration

"The intercultural training at IU gives me a definite advantage in my international work environment."

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Mai Duc Nguyen

M.A. Marketing Management

"Safe to say, my studies at IU were a major factor in me securing my current role at Facebook. The talks and career events organised by IU provided me with many opportunities to network with industry leaders."

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Marcel Adams

B.A. International Management

"The close industry connections at IU allowed me to turn my studies into practice straight away."

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Martin Apsel-von zur Gathen

B.A. Aviation Management

"The broad technical foundation from my studies is still helpful for me in many ways today."

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Mei Chi Lo

MBA International Marketing

"IU equipped me with all the essentials for formulating strategies and visions in marketing."

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Monika Suryavanshi PhD

M.A. International Healthcare Management

"The blend of applicability, quality and internationality at IU is just right."

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Nienke Baas

M.A. Marketing Management

"The international perspective that I developed during my studies at IU helps me tremendously in my everyday professional life."

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Sven Regling

M.A. International Management

"Studying in English and another foreign language makes employers sit up and take note!"

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Tim Stephan

B.A. Aviation Management

"My studies gave me profound insight into the various business processes of an airline."

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Tobias Schweizer

B.A. Hospitality Management

"Thanks to small classes the learning atmosphere is very positive - this allows for great rapport between professors & students."

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Zena Massaad

MBA Master of Business Administration

"In both my passion and my career, the skills and competencies I learned at IU have made a big difference."

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Raphael Hagemann

M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence

"What I like most about the programme is its flexibility. It allows me to adapt my studies perfectly to my everyday life - and not the other way around. That was important to me!"

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Joé Oberweis

M.A. Project Management

"It was really nice to organise my studies the way I wanted to and decide how and when to proceed. I could start with the courses that I wanted, whenever I wanted!"

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Stela Koleva

M.A. Management + Majors

"Studying at IU for me was a great opportunity to get comprehensive, solid education from the convenience of my home, or my office, or a lot of hotel rooms, and any other places I could study."

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Anastasia Zerounian

M.A. Marketing Management

"One thing I really liked about IU is the multi-culti factor. There are students from all around the world. And this is a key reason why I chose it."

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Kunal Saigal

MBA Finance & Accounting

"Having hands-on experience in IU courses such as Strategic Management has taught me how to make decisions more holistically and consider their impact on various stakeholders more effectively."

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Sofia Pereira

MBA Master of Business Administration

"Flexibility is key for me, and IU provides the best and most flexible MBA programme."

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Jessica Pföhler

B.A. Management

"I am often met with the question: “What’s your background?“ Usually, people are referring to some kind of academic title. My studies and subsequent degree were the most important prerequisites for me to take up this role."

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Max Euler

B.A. International Management

"My degree programme at IU gave me the tools to start my own business."

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Andreas Aumeier

M.A. Information Technology Management

"The idea of online studies was still in its infancy in 2017, when I enrolled to my Bachelor's degree at IU. But my experience was so positive that it persuaded me to do a Master's degree at IU after completing my Bachelor's."

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Mohammad Ajan Jalilzad

MBA Supply Chain Management

"To study at a renowned university like IU and in a country like Germany means quality for us Afghans. Without the IU scholarship, I would not have started my education and would never have studied my desired subject."

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NaYoung Lee

MBA Master of Business Administration

"My studies at IU provided me with the opportunity to broaden my views by engaging with classmates from all around the world."

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Renjit Vincent

M.A. International Management

"I decided that IU was the ideal university for my career and ambitions because of the flexible study hours, overall study plan, and career opportunities."

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Arslan Tabraiz Tariq

M.A. International Management

"Stay motivated, stay consistent and be open in your mind and heart."

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