Admissions Criteria and Application Procedure
The IPU chooses its students itself. Using our individualised selection process as the basis, we ensure that our students are also suitable for us – and we are for them. Doing so, we do not regard the secondary school results (A levels equivalents) as the primary criterion for a successful course of studies, for which reason we also do not have a numerus clausus limitation on the number of study places on our courses.
Summer semester 2025
German HZB/certificates
For your application to the IPU, please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form.
Foreign HZB/certificates
If you have not obtained or will not obtain your university entrance qualification (Abitur or comparable school-leaving certificate, Bachelor's degree, Diplom, Magister, Staatsexamen) at a German school or university, please apply directly via the online portal uni-assist.
A higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung - HZB), also known as a university entrance qualification, entitles you to study at a college or university.
Applications for the summer semester 2025 will be open from 14 October 2024 until 16 March 2025.
German HZB/certificates
For your application to the IPU, please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form. You can complete or change your entry at any time after logging in, until your application is complete.
Applications for the summer semester 2025 will be open from 14 October 2024 until 16 March 2025.
Winter semester 2025/2026
German HZB/certificates
For your application to the IPU, please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form.
Foreign HZB/certificates
If you have not obtained or will not obtain your university entrance qualification (Abitur or comparable school-leaving certificate, Bachelor's degree, Diplom, Magister, Staatsexamen) at a German school or university, please apply directly via the online portal uni-assist.
A higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung - HZB), also known as a university entrance qualification, entitles you to study at a college or university.
Applications for the next round in the winter semester 2025/26 are expected to be possible from April 2025 and will be announced here.
German HZB/certificates
For your application to the IPU, please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form.
Foreign HZB/certificates
If you have not obtained or will not obtain your university entrance qualification (Abitur or comparable school-leaving certificate, Bachelor's degree, Diplom, Magister, Staatsexamen) at a German school or university, please apply directly via the online portal uni-assist.
A higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung - HZB), also known as a university entrance qualification, entitles you to study at a college or university.
Applications for the next round in the winter semester 2025/26 are expected to be possible from April 2025 and will be announced here.
Application via uni-assist
To apply for our English track MA Psychology programme, please apply online via uni-assist. uni-assist is a non-profit organisation that evaluates international school and university certificates on behalf of German universities. uni-assist examines if the submitted school/university certificates are equivalent to German school/university degrees, i.e. whether they qualify in principle for admission to university studies in Germany.
German HZB/certificates
If you studied in Germany and have German HZB/certificates, you do not need to apply via uni-assist. Please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form.
The application deadline for the next intake (winter semester 2025/26) will be open from 14 October 2024 to 30 June 2025. Applicants with German certificates can apply via Campus Net until 31 July 2025. If you have an international qualification, please apply through Uni Assist and visit uni-assist.de for further information.
If you require a VISA to study in Germany, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Application via uni-assist
To apply for our MA Psychology focusing on Organisation – Transformation Processes in Work, Society and Environment programme, please apply online via uni-assist. uni-assist is a non-profit organisation that evaluates international school and university certificates on behalf of German universities. uni-assist examines if the submitted school/university certificates are equivalent to German school/university degrees, i.e. whether they qualify in principle for admission to university studies in Germany.
German HZB/certificates
If you studied in Germany and have German HZB/certificates, you do not need to apply via uni-assist. Please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form.
The application deadline for the next intake (winter semester 2025/26) will be open from 14 October 2024 to 30 June 2025. Applicants with German certificates can apply via Campus Net. If you have an international qualification, please apply through Uni Assist and visit uni-assist.de for further information.
If you require a VISA to study in Germany, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Application via uni-assist
To apply for the Erasmus Mundus Social Psychology of Transformation (SPOT) programme, please apply online via uni-assist. uni-assist is a non-profit organisation that evaluates international school and university certificates on behalf of German universities. uni-assist examines if the submitted school/university certificates are equivalent to German school/university degrees, i.e. whether they qualify in principle for admission to university studies in Germany.
The application deadline for the first intake (winter semester 2025/26) will be open from 10 November 2024 to 25 January 2025 for those seeking a scholarship. For non-scholarship applicants, the application portal will remain open until 30 June 2025. However, we recommend that international applicants requiring a German study visa complete their application by 30 April 2025 to allow ample time for visa processing. To find out more and apply, please visit https://spot-psychology.eu/apply.
German HZB/certificates
For your application to the IPU, please create a new account in our campus management system. After registration you will receive an e-mail with the login details for your user account, which you can use to log in and fill out the application form. You can complete or change your entry at any time after logging in, until your application is complete.
Applications for the next round in the winter semester 2025/26 are expected to be possible from April 2025 and will be announced here.
Doctoral Studies at the IPU
Information regarding doctoral studies at the IPU Berlin can be found here.
Interview instead of numerus clausus limitation rule
All applicants who apply online and fulfil the formal requirements are invited to a personal selection interview. The university executive board then decides on the applicant's acceptance onto the respective course, while taking into consideration the various documents submitted and the impression gained at the selection interview. We inform the applicants in writing about our decision as quickly as possible.