Are you interested in applying for the English-language Bachelor's degree program "International Business Administration"? In order to enroll, you must meet the university's admission criteria as well as complete an admissions procedure held once a year during the spring/summer. If you successfully pass the admissions procedure, you will be eligible to enroll in the program for the following Winter Semester, or the subsequent Summer Semester.

A maximum of 80 students will be accepted to the program.

The admissions procedure consists of the following steps:

If you received positive feedback in regard to your application video and have been approved to continue taking part in the admissions procedure, your next step is to prepare and take part in an interview. The interview will take place online and you will receive detailed information about the procedure. The interview will take place in English and will consist of one question about the reading material below. The interview will be evaluated in regard to significantly understanding the reading material in particular, your ability to argue and express an opinion, and your use of language.

How can I best prepare in advance?

1. Familiarize yourself with the reading material

The interview is based on the following reading material (available as an e-book): Fundamentals of Business, Fourth Edition, opens an external URL in a new window

Skripak, Stephen J. and Ron Poff (2023). Fundamentals of Business, 4th Edition, Blacksburg, VA: VT Publishing.

hdl.handle.net/10919/99283, opens an external URL in a new window. Licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0, opens an external URL in a new window

The corresponding chapters are:

• Chapter 2 The Foundations of Business
• Chapter 3 Economics and Business
• Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Chapter 5 Business in a Global Environment
• Chapter 6 Forms of Business Ownership
• Chapter 8 Management and Leadership
• Chapter 9 Structuring Organizations
• Chapter 12 Managing Human Resources
• Chapter 14 Marketing: Providing Value to Customers
• Chapter 17 Accounting and Financial Information

2. To help prepare for your interview, take a look at the following companies:

Ars electronica, opens an external URL in a new window

Dynatrace, opens an external URL in a new window

voestalpine, opens an external URL in a new window

Spar, opens an external URL in a new window

Erste Bank, opens an external URL in a new window

Detailed interview assignments will be available in Moodle. Choose ONE company to be interviewed about. In the interview you will receive one question about your chosen company in one of the following topics:   

• International Finance, Accounting and Taxation 
• International Management and Marketing 
• Digitalization and Supply Chain Management

A question template is available in the Info Box to the right. An interview template will be available shortly.

The main interview period will take place between June 30, 2025, and July 14, 2025. The potential timeslots will be availabe in Moodle between June 16, 2025, to June 23, 2025. You can select an interview timeslot in the Moodle course. Applicants will receive a confirmation email regarding the timeslot by June 25, 2025 (at the latest) to the e-mail address you provided when you applied to the program. If you do not sign up for any of the available timeslots, you will not be able to continue with the admissions procedure.

Results

In accordance with § 14 of the Admissions Regulation, you will receive an e-mail (to the email address you provided during the application procedure) containing the results by no later than July 17, 2025. Based on the results, you will be notified as to whether or not you have been accepted to the program.

Do you have any questions about the interview? Contact us by sending an e-mail to: ba-iba(at)jku.at!