Entry requirements

• Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate, such as A-Levels, IB Diploma, or a high school diploma, and your transcript of records.

• Depending on your qualifications, you might need to complete our Pathway programme to be able to enroll in your selected study programme.

Please get in touch with our Study Advisory Team to find out the exact requirements applicable to your application. 

Once your application and documents are submitted, you will be invited to a 15-minute online interview conducted by our admission team. During the interview we will discuss your academic background, reasons for pursuing further study, and career objectives. 

The interview is a required component of the eligibility check for international applicants. If you miss your interview, The invitation will be sent again to allow you to schedule a new appointment. You may reschedule the interview up to three times. After the third invitation, and if there is no attendance, IU will assume you are no longer interested. 

If the interview is not passed, admission screeners will review the reasons and provide recommendations for next steps. For example, if the reason is related to English skills, the team may suggest registering for an English course or improving conversation skills. Applicants may contact IU when they wish to retake the interview, at which point IU will reactivate their application.

We accept the following English language skills certificates*: 

• IELTS Academic (at least 6.0 points)

• TOEFL iBT (Test Centre) (at least 80 points)

• Cambridge certificate (B2 First with min score of 169)

*Proof must not be older than two years. 

Alternative ways to prove your English language skills: 

• Citizenship: If you are from a country where English is the official and educational language, your passport can serve as proof of English proficiency.

Get in touch with our study advisors for more details.

IU’s English language requirements may differ from those set by your Embassy for visa applications. For your student visa application, you must follow the requirements specified by your local Embassy.

Academic criteria:    

• Completed degree from a public or officially recognised university/higher education institution*.

• For 60-ECTS programmes, you will need to have already acquired 240 ECTS credits in your undergraduate degree.

• For 120-ECTS programmes, you will need to have a 180 ECTS credits undergraduate degree.

• You must have achieved our minimum grade requirements in your previous degree.

*For some Master's programmes, you will need to have achieved your undergraduate degree in a relevant field, or gained one year of professional work experience before the start of your studies. You can look at the dedicated entry requirements section of your desired programme for more information.  

Academic criteria:  

• Completed degree from a public or officially recognised university/higher education institution.

• You must have achieved our minimum grade requirements in your previous degree.

• Your undergraduate studies must amount to 240 ECTS credits to begin a 60-ECTS MBA.

• Your undergraduate studies must amount to 210 ECTS to begin a 90-ECTS MBA  

Further Admission Opportunities:

For admission to the One-year MBA 60 ECTS MBA program or to the 90 ECTS MBA program, applicants with an undergraduate degree comprising 210 ECTS or 180 ECTS credits can compensate for missing ECTS credits (up to a maximum of 30 ECTS) by

• Providing proof of at least one year of full-time work experience to compensate for a maximum of 30 ECTS at the start of the study program.

This work experience must be acquired after completing the undergraduate degree. Recognition of knowledge and abilities acquired outside of higher education is possible in principle.

Professional Experience:  

• You will need to have at least one year of professional work experience before starting an MBA programme (achieved after previous studies). 

• You can provide us with a translation of your employment contract and your pay slip or you can ask your company to fill out this form in English, sign it, apply the company stamp and send it to us: 

Proof of work experience (EN) 
Proof of work experience (NL) 
Proof of work experience (ES) 
Proof of work experience (IT) 
Proof of work experience (FR)

If your first degree is not specialised in a business-related field, you may still be admitted to our programme if your professional work experience is in business management. Admission to MBA programmes will then be decided on an individual basis following an interview with our academic staff.  

Once your application and documents are submitted, you will be invited to a 15-minute online interview conducted by our admission team. During the interview we will discuss your academic background, reasons for pursuing further study, and career objectives. 

The interview is a required component of the eligibility check for international applicants. If you miss your interview, The invitation will be sent again to allow you to schedule a new appointment. You may reschedule the interview up to three times. After the third invitation, and if there is no attendance, IU will assume you are no longer interested. 

If the interview is not passed, admission screeners will review the reasons and provide recommendations for next steps. For example, if the reason is related to English skills, the team may suggest registering for an English course or improving conversation skills. Applicants may contact IU when they wish to retake the interview, at which point IU will reactivate their application.

We accept the following English language skills certificates*: 

• IELTS Academic (at least 6.5 points)

• TOEFL iBT (Test Centre) (at least 90 points)

• Cambridge certificate (B2 First with min. score of 176)

*Proof must not be older than two years. 

Alternative ways to prove your English language skills: 

• Citizenship: If you are from a country where English is the official and educational language, your passport can serve as proof of English proficiency.

Get in touch with our study advisors for more details.

IU’s English language requirements may differ from those set by your Embassy for visa applications. For your student visa application, you must follow the requirements specified by your local Embassy.