Successful candidates will demonstrate the following abilities through their application documents and two compulsory interviews with examiners of IBR Institute of International Business Relations.

Intellectual Capacity

We require a good undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification. We do not accept candidates with no academic prior degree.

Management Potential

We look for candidates who are employed in a managerial positions during the time of their studies. They shall have the potential to assume leadership roles. We are not interested in candidates with purely head knowledge about business disciplines. We therefore inquire information on work experience and past performance when assessing suitability of applicants as future leaders. Students in our current classes have an average of more than 10 years postgraduate work experience. Candidates with less than two years working experience in higher management positions are not accepted.

Personal Motivation & Maturity

The IBR Global MBA is a demanding experience which will change your life. We look for evidence that participants will be reflective, energetic, mature and realistic as well as ambitious and highly motivated. Furthermore, we expect them to realistically assess the amount of time that will be able to make available for their studies.

Team Skills

We place particular emphasis on working in smaller groups. We need to be certain that candidates will share in the development of their fellow team members and contribute to the learning environment of IBR.

Language Ability

Our MBA Programme is taught in English. If English is not your native language you will need to take the TOEFL (minimum requirement: 550 points), IELTS or other similar tests. Please contact your local IBR office for details with respect to other tests and Pre-MBA programmes in case you will still need to improve your language skills. Please note: This requirement is not compulsory for applicants who have lived in an English speaking country for over 2 years, or who have been educated in English.