# Berlin School of Business and Innovation GmbH > private · Berlin · germany ## Facts - **Tuition, non-EU:** €10000 — verified 2026-05-27 - **IELTS minimum:** 6 — verified 2026-05-27 - **Financial proof for a student residence permit:** €11,904 per year (2026, DAAD / Study in Germany — proof of financing (blocked account, 992 EUR/month for 12 months): https://www.study-in-germany.com/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/proof-of-financing/) **Intakes and deadlines** | Intake | Deadline | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Rolling (Feb/May/Oct primary; some programs Jan/Mar/May/Aug/Oct) | — | No day-level deadlines published anywhere on the official site; only confirmed intake months per program. Third-party aggregator dates (mygermanuniversity, shiksha) could not be verified and were not used. | Deadlines verified 2026-05-27. ## Profile - **Country:** germany (DE) - **City:** Berlin - **Region:** Berlin - **Type:** private - **Fields:** business, economics, hospitality, arts, it, psychology, communication - **Study routes:** direct-bachelor, direct-master - **Website:** https://www.berlinsbi.com - **Address:** Karl-Marx-Strasse 97-99, 12043 Berlin (Neukölln — Alte Post campus) - **Data verified:** 2026-05-27 ## About Berlin is Germany's cultural and creative capital — a city with tremendous energy, affordable rents, and a strong international community. The city attracts entrepreneurs, artists, and students from around the world. Nightlife, museums, and cultural venues are plentiful, and the city's startup ecosystem is one of Europe's most dynamic. Cost of living is moderate for a major European capital (€800–1,200/month for housing). ## Strengths - At €10,000 per year, tuition is moderate compared to many Western European private business schools. - IELTS 6.0 entry threshold is achievable for most CIS applicants without a high-band score. - Fields span business, economics, hospitality, IT, and arts — practical sectors with strong Berlin job market demand. - Germany grants 18 months post-study job-seeker visa, letting you stay and convert your degree into a career in the EU. - Berlin is Germany's startup capital with one of the densest internship and tech-company ecosystems in Europe. - A German degree is EU-recognised, giving graduates mobility across 27 EU member states. ## Watch out for - Germany's public universities charge little or no tuition for non-EU students (except Baden-Württemberg), making €10,000 per year expensive by local standards. - Private university status means no public oversight on quality; check German accreditation (FIBAA/AACSB) before enrolling. - German is the language of daily life, housing search, and bureaucracy — limited German will create friction outside the classroom. - You must prove roughly €11,904 in a blocked bank account (Sperrkonto) before the visa is issued, requiring significant upfront liquidity. - Berlin has a severe student accommodation shortage; finding affordable housing independently can take months and consume 40–50% of a tight budget. ## Scholarships - **Institution schemes:** Women in Tech Scholarship: MSc AI/Data Analytics/IT Management/Engineering Management/Global Logistics (Berlin) — one 100%, two 50%, two 40%, two 20% tuition awards per intake (women applicants only), Sherryl Kintu Scholarship: creative programmes (Hamburg Faculty of Creative Industries) — one full (100%) tuition award per year, Portfolio Scholarship Competition: creative/design applicants — one 100%, ten 50%, twenty 40% tuition awards, plus extra awards for MA User Experience Design / MA Visual Communication, Leadership and Enterprise Scholarship: CEO-endorsed discretionary partial tuition reduction, open to all nationalities (found only in a legacy PDF/third-party listing, not on current admissions pages — still-active status unconfirmed) - **Note:** Confirmed via berlinsbi.com/scholarships and berlinsbi.com/admissions/scholarship-application; no nationality restrictions on any BSBI-run scholarship. Deutschlandstipendium is mentioned on BSBI's blog only as a general external option, not confirmed as BSBI-administered. - **Researched:** 2026-07 ## Accommodation - **University dormitory:** no - **Private housing:** €600–680 - **Rent figures describe:** the city of Berlin - **How to apply:** Book via BSBI-recommended partner platforms (Spotahome, Uniplaces, HousingAnywhere) or the Edge Student Hub portal; sign a tenancy agreement at check-in and register your address with Berlin authorities (Anmeldung) within 14 days of moving in. No single centralized deposit figure — it varies by partner/property. - **Notes:** BSBI does not guarantee or provide on-campus accommodation; it explicitly directs students to partner platforms (Spotahome, Uniplaces, HousingAnywhere) and to the same Edge Student Hub residence in Zossen used by sister school UE. All students must complete Berlin's mandatory address registration (Anmeldung) within 14 days of moving in. It is not on Studierendenwerk Berlin's dormitory-eligible list. - **Source:** https://www.berlinsbi.com/studying-at-bsbi/accommodation ## National and EU scholarships for this destination - [DAAD Scholarships](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/daad.md) — Monthly stipend + travel & insurance (varies by programme) - [Erasmus+](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-plus.md) — Monthly mobility grant set by the home institution + possible top-ups - [Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-mundus.md) — Full scholarship: tuition + travel, visa & a monthly living allowance (set per programme) - [Deutschlandstipendium](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/deutschlandstipendium.md) — €300/month (€150 federal + €150 private donor), for at least 2 semesters — 2026 --- Canonical page: https://studyroute.app/institutions/berlin-school-of-business-and-innovation Source of this file: https://studyroute.app/institutions/berlin-school-of-business-and-innovation.md Each figure above carries the date its record was last checked against its sources. 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