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Master’s · Business & Management

Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

22 facts from 11 official pages · last checked 8 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Language of instruction English”
“The IMES master's program is taught in English.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“As a student of a Berlin university, your primary residence must be located within the university's catchment area.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/re-registration-co · checked 8 November 2026

No TU Berlin page offers this programme as distance learning; enrolled students must register a primary residence in Berlin or Brandenburg. Students of extra-occupational (continuing education) master's programmes are exempt from that rule.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Der Studiengang kann als Teilzeitstudium absolviert werden, bei der Erstellung eines individuellen Studien- verlaufsplanes sind die entsprechenden Beratungsstellen behilflich.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VII/InnoManagementSustain_M.Sc._2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The regulation allows the programme to be completed part-time.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study 4 semesters”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 May 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 April 2027.
Source
“Application for English-language master's programs with restricted admission: 01.04.2027 until 15.05.2027”
“Applications with international academic credentials have the same deadlines as non-international applications (see below). To apply, you must also submit a VPD (preliminary review documentation) from uni-assist.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/dates-deadlines · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants with foreign certificates have the same deadline as everyone else but must also hold a uni-assist VPD by then; uni-assist needs four to six weeks (it advises eight), so the VPD has to be requested well before. There is no conditional or provisional admission: every requirement must be proven by the deadline.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“There are no tuition fees to pay at TU Berlin. The only exceptions to this are continuing education master's programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/financing-your-studies · checked 8 November 2026

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester; the same fee applies to the VPD procedure TU Berlin uses€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00 … he costs are the same for all forms of application, whether standard or VPD procedure”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin charges no application fee of its own; applicants with foreign certificates must pay uni-assist's handling fee for the mandatory preliminary review documentation (VPD).

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 8% of the available study places (preliminary quota under § 15 BerlHZG) · inside the quota as in the main procedure: 80% of places by the faculty's selection-procedure score, 20% by waiting time
Source
“8% of the available study places are reserved for applicants of foreign nationality and stateless persons who meet the academic requirements, provided they are not considered equivalent to German citizens. … 80% of the available study places will be allocated by the result of the selection process and 20% by waiting time”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/allocation-of-study-places · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants who hold EU, Icelandic, Liechtenstein or Norwegian nationality, and non-EU nationals treated as equivalent to Germans, are ranked on the main list instead. A master's applicant may submit only one master's application per semester at TU Berlin.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“§ 3 - Zugangsvoraussetzungen (1) Zugangsvoraussetzungen sind neben den allgemeinen Zugangsvoraussetzungen gemäß §§ 10 bis 13 BerlHG i.V.m. § 8 AllgStuPO 1. ein erster berufsqualifizierender Hochschulabschluss in einem Studiengang der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, der Sozialwissenschaften, der Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Naturwissenschaften oder einem fachlichen nahestehenden Studiengang.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VII/InnoManagementSustain_M.Sc._2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The regulation sets module credit minima but no minimum total number of credit points or semesters for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's is not excluded; the central administration decides on the selection commission's vote. German quote because the regulation has no English version.

Subject background
A first university degree in economics (including business administration), social sciences, engineering sciences, natural sciences or a related programme; a related programme normally contains at least 10 credit points each in economics, methodology/logic and ecological and social sustainability plus at least 5 each in mathematics and statistics.
Source
“In order to apply to the IMES master's program, you must provide proof of a first university degree in the fields of economics (this includes business administration), social sciences, engineering sciences, natural sciences or any related study program.”
“(2) Ein Studiengang steht in der Regel fachlich nahe, wenn er folgende fachliche Anteile enthält: 1. mindestens 10 Leistungspunkte aus dem Bereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 2. mindestens 10 Leistungspunkte aus dem Bereich Methodologie/Logik, 3. mindestens 10 Leistungspunkte aus dem Bereich ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit, 4. mindestens 5 Leistungspunkte aus dem Bereich Mathematik und 5. mindestens 5 Leistungspunkte aus dem Bereich Statistik.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The credit minima come from the 2025 Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung, which the English programme page does not reproduce; the page lists a separate, differently worded set of scored ranking criteria. German quote because the regulation has no English version.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

No cut-off grade: the final grade of the previous degree is weighed together with up to 100 points for credits in named fields.

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 95 · TOEFL band 5 · PTE 76. Cambridge: C1 Advanced with grade A, B or C. Also accepted at this level: UNIcert III, Oxford Test of English C1 (at least 141 points in every competence area), DAAD ZEMS language assessment C1 in all competence areas, ZEMS English-LV C1.2 (grade 2.0 or better). TOEFL test centre code for TU Berlin applications: 2727.. Exemption: Only the German Abitur is listed as an exempting qualification (advanced English course with at least 11/15 points for C1, or English taken for at least seven years with at least 11/15 points for B2); beyond that "further exempting proofs may be determined and checked by the persons responsible for the study programme", for example an English-language school-leaving certificate giving access to higher education
Source
“You must submit proof of language skills at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.”
“Min. 4.5 (87+) Min. 5 (95+) … B2 First (min.B) C1 Advanced (A-C) … Min. 6.5 Min. 7 … 65 76 approx. $250 US … All certificates should not be older than 2 years.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Scores come from TU Berlin's central overview of accepted English certificates, which has two columns: "Recommended score for level B2+" (TOEFL iBT 4.5 / 87+, IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First grade B, Oxford Test of English B2.2 with 126 points, UNIcert II) and "Recommended score for level C1" (TOEFL iBT 5 / 95+, IELTS 7, PTE 76, Cambridge C1 Advanced A-C, Oxford C1 with 141 points, UNIcert III). Neither the TOEFL iBT Home Edition nor the Duolingo English Test appears anywhere in TU Berlin's list, so toeflHomeEdition and duolingoAccepted are left undefined rather than set to false. For a TOEFL certificate TU Berlin asks applicants to use uni-assist test centre code 2727. Certificates must not be older than two years. The 2025 Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung confirms C1 ("2. englische Sprachkenntnisse auf der Niveaustufe C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen oder einem gleichwertigen Niveau.").

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“A proof of German language proficiency is necessary for all degree programs held in German language unless you hold a higher education entrance qualification under German law.”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills · checked 8 November 2026

German is required only for German-language programmes. This programme is taught in English, so no German certificate is asked for at application or during the degree.

Selection
Scored selection procedure: the final grade of the previous degree plus up to 100 points for credits in named fields - 20 points each for economics, methodology/logic, ecological and social sustainability, mathematics and statistics (at least 5 credit points each). No interview.
Source
“A ranking list is created of all applicants who fulfill the admission requirements. It weighs both the final grade of your previous degree and awards points based on certain criteria. Up to 100 points are awarded according to the following criteria: 1. courses in the field of economics amounting credit points (20 points) 2. courses in the field of methodology/logic amounting to at least 5 credit points (20 points)”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/innovation-management-entrepreneurship-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The first criterion is printed with a word missing ("amounting credit points") on TU Berlin's page. The number of candidates admitted to the selection procedure may be capped at twice the number of places, by level of qualification.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“English language skills are required for all English-language degree programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin's central list of exempting proofs covers only the German Abitur and, at the programme's discretion, an "English-language school leaving certificate opening access to higher education"; it does not give applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan a country-based waiver, and a medium-of-instruction letter is not on the list. The Urban Management programme states the point explicitly: applicants from countries where English is the official language or the language of instruction still have to take a test. Individual programmes differ (Ecology and Environmental Planning, Urban Ecosystem Sciences, Geodesy, Computational Neuroscience and Global Production Engineering publish their own rules), so check the programme record.

Rules that name these countries

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.