Application & Admission
The application for the MBA Wine, Sustainability & Sales is made online via the application portal of the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society.
Follow the instructions there for registering in the applicant portal and keep your user ID safe. Once you have successfully registered, you can use this access to enter all the necessary information and documents in the portal.
It may take some time to check your application documents in the online portal. We will be happy to check in advance, without obligation, whether you meet all the entry requirements. To do this, please send your CV and degree certificate(s) to mba-wss☞ Please insert an @ at this point ☜hwg-lu☞ Please insert a period at this point ☜de.
Please be sure to read the checklistfirst! There you’ll find detailed information about all the documents you need to upload for your application to the MBA Wine, Sustainability & Sales. If you have any questions during the application process, please don’t hesitate to contact the program management team. We are here to assist you with any uncertainties or questions you may have during the application process.
After we receive your application materials, you will be scheduled for a selection interview in the form of a structured interview. You have the option to conduct the interview with the program director online. To prepare for the interview, all applicants will receive a business-oriented case study related to the wine industry.
If all application criteria are met, you will receive a provisional offer of admission and a request to pay the semester fee. Wine Campus Neustadt will issue a separate invoice for the tuition .
Applicants then complete their enrollment themselves via the portal using their user ID.
Applicants who submit their documents early—for example, to take advantage of the early-bird rate—must complete the online registration at a later date.
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Access requirements
What you need to bring with you:
A university degree with 210 ECTS credits and at least one year of appropriate professional experience after degree.
Applicants whose first degree comprises fewer than 210 ECTS credits can earn up to 30 additional ECTS credits based on their professional experience by submitting a professional portfolio. Details and the necessary documents can be obtained from the program management.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act opens up the opportunity to study for an MBA to professionally qualified individuals without a first university degree. After passing the aptitude test, qualified applicants with a university entrance qualification and at least three years of adequate professional experience can be admitted. The written thesis can be written in German or English. The processing time is 6 weeks. You will receive all documents and information from the program management.
Proof of the required professional experience (e.g. employer's reference, interim reference, confirmation from current employer, employment contract, proof of self-employment, etc.)
A letter of motivation (one DIN A4 page).
Successful participation in a selection interview in which a basic understanding of business management issues relating to the wine industry is demonstrated.
English language skills corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or at least a comparable recognized certificate.
Details on the Admission requirements can also be found in the special examination regulations of the degree program.
Enrolment is subject to the applicable regulations of the General Terms and Conditions of the degree program.
Checklist for your application
Required documents
Do you need a language certificate?
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Are you interested in the new MBA at the Wine Campus, but don't have a language certificate?
No problem! We offer our own online English test, which is recognized as proof of the required language skills for the Master's program!
The online language test was developed specifically for the MBA Wine, Sustainability & Sales and is recognized as proof of English language proficiency at level B2, which is required for admission to the "MBA Wine, Sustainability & Sales "*.
You can take the test from the comfort of your own home via the OpenOLAT teaching and learning platform. During the 90-minute test, our lecturer will be available via chat or telephone if you have any questions or problems.
Simply contact us if you are interested!
We will be happy to send you further information and the next dates.
*The test is not suitable for official proof of language skills outside of the above-mentioned purpose.