FAQs

Seminars offered by SIBE usually take place live – in real time – either online via Microsoft Teams or in person, enabling direct interaction with the lecturer and fellow students. SIBE seminars are full-day and typically last between 1 to 4 days. We generally schedule block seminars toward the end of the week, always including a Saturday in addition to weekdays. In exceptional cases, seminar dates may also take place entirely during the week due to limited availability of lecturers and/or seminar rooms. SIBE seminars are supplemented by learning units on the learning platform, the E-Campus. The American MBA is delivered exclusively via the Post University learning platform.

We have multiple starts per year. You are therefore not bound to summer and winter semesters! You can therefore also start your studies with your start date at the partner company.

In the SIBE Management Master – M.Sc. in International Management as well as in the German-US Dual Degree (M.Sc./MBA), you choose one of two elective subjects, thereby deciding whether you want to gain further insights into innovation or change management. To provide some preliminary structure for your career-integrated studies, at the start of your studies in all M.Sc. programs you will receive information regarding certain fixed seminar dates (live online) and submission deadlines for academic performance records. For all other relevant seminars in the respective curriculum, you have the opportunity—in consultation with your partner company—to register for alternative dates either in person or live online via the „mySIBE“ student portal during the first four months. This means you select suitable seminar dates, as well as the corresponding format (online or in person), based on availability.

Yes, you will receive a certificate of enrollment and a student ID at the beginning of your studies. You can use these to get discounts, among other things.

Upon commencement of your employment, you will receive further information regarding the first scheduled fixed seminar dates, including deadlines for submitting performance records. For all other relevant seminars of the respective curriculum, you have the opportunity, in consultation with your partner company, to register for alternative in-person or live-online dates via the „mySIBE“ student portal during the first four months. This means you can select suitable seminar dates, as well as the corresponding format (live-online or in-person), depending on availability.

Yes, the right to reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is anchored in law in many ways.
According to the Berlin Higher Education Act, the purpose of an accommodation is to grant people with disabilities equal opportunities to complete their studies (§ 4 (7) and § 31 (3) BerlHG).
SIBE is happy to advise and assist in finding a solution.
Groups of people with the following disabilities are eligible to apply for compensation for disadvantages:
– during pregnancy, on maternity leave, or on parental leave
– with relatives in need of care
– Mobility impairments
– Visual, hearing or speech impairments
- with mental illnesses (e.g., eating disorders, depression)
- with chronic illnesses (e.g., rheumatism, Crohn's disease or diabetes, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, allergies)
– Dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities
– Autism and AD(H)D
However, the question of form and scope cannot be answered definitively, but is subject to a case-by-case assessment.
To be able to offer you support in your studies as early as possible, early submission of the application to the examination board is requested (prüfungsausschuss@steinbeis-sibe.de) bitten.
The following information should be included in the application:
– Information regarding the impairment
– the resulting restriction regarding your studies
– Special Application form

At the center of the study format is the realization of your own project. By studying based on a real project, practice and theory are directly interconnected in both content and schedule: on the one hand, the studies continuously incorporate the development of your corporate project, and on the other hand, the recurring SIBE block seminars can be easily integrated into your daily work routine. As a rule, block seminars always take place toward the end of the week and generally last until Saturday. In exceptional cases, seminar dates may also take place entirely during the week due to limited availability of instructors and/or seminar rooms. In the German-US Dual Degree (M.Sc./MBA), you also complete 10 courses of 8 weeks each via Post University's learning platform (Blackboard). You can view a sample study plan in the download section of the respective master's program: https://www.steinbeis-sibe.de/school/programme/

This depends heavily on which degree program you are taking and which seminar dates you book. SIBE seminar blocks regularly range from 1 to 4 days. You can view a sample study plan in the download section of the respective master's program: https://new.steinbeis-sibe.de/programme/

Of course this is generally possible. However, the question regarding the scope cannot be answered in a general way, but is subject to a case-by-case examination.

Since professional skills are more important than passing knowledge tests in the workplace, we have aligned the entire study program toward your competence development. Therefore, during your studies, you will primarily complete problems and tasks from your projects in the form of presentations and project-related assignments (such as transfer or project studies up to the master's thesis).

The seminars for 100% are held in English. For the course assessments, students may choose from several options in some cases. You can find details in the following Overview.

You have the opportunity to enhance your studies with an optional one-week study abroad program. This exclusive additional offer can be booked individually and provides you with valuable additional insights into selected foreign markets—featuring company visits, professional exchange with representatives from business and academia, as well as cultural activities. Cost arrangements are handled individually: Many partner companies support participation, and the specific coordination takes place directly between the students and the companies. In addition to potential support from the company, independent financing is also an option.

In our M.Sc. degree programs, we offer you the greatest possible flexibility while ensuring the same general conditions for all students. Therefore, the seminars in our M.Sc. programs consist of a combination of live online seminars and seminars where you can choose the respective format yourself (on-site or live online), in consultation with your partner company and depending on your time availability. The degree program can thus be completed entirely online.