FHDW is a private, state-recognised university, so it charges tuition for every programme. Fees are charged monthly, with a one-time exam fee on top. No separate rate for non-EU students is published.

Tuition does not replace proof of funds for living costs. For the student visa you also need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

FHDW accepts applications all year through its own online portal and recommends applying early; admission is rolling and no separate date for non-EU applicants is published. After a document check, suitable applicants are invited to an online interview in English. If you need a visa, apply several months before your start and confirm the start date with the FHDW study advisory service.

One. International Business Management (B.A.) is taught 100% in English at the Paderborn campus over six semesters and covers business administration, marketing, strategy and digitalisation, with practical projects in the Business Innovation Labs from the second semester and a compulsory internship of at least 20 weeks in the fifth semester. No German is required for admission. All other FHDW programmes are taught in German.

The Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft (FHDW) is a private, state-recognised university of applied sciences based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 1993, with 2,059 students. It teaches business administration, business informatics and applied computer science at campuses in Paderborn, Bielefeld, Bergisch Gladbach, Mettmann and Marburg.

Most FHDW Bachelor's programmes are dual, alternating every three months between the university and a partner company, or part-time alongside a job. These are not suitable routes to a student visa on their own; the full-time International Business Management programme in Paderborn is the option for international students.