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Bachelor in International Business Administration (BA)

Lauder Business School (University of Applied Sciences, Vienna) · Vienna, Austria

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOSelectiveLow EU feeEssay and interviewRolling admission
Duration3 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntrySelective
Deadline (EU)10 Sep 2026 (2026 cycle)Passed: check the university for the next intake
EU fee 2026/27€727 / yr

About the course

A six-semester, 180 ECTS Bachelor of Arts taught in English. It covers economics, law, management and quantitative methods, then lets students specialise in Marketing for SMEs or International Finance from semester 4. Students also study one foreign language (German, Hebrew, Spanish, Chinese or Russian) over five semesters and complete a four-month internship in semester 6.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • Lauder Business School is an Austrian university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule). It asks for a school-leaving certificate that gives general university entrance, equivalent to the Austrian Matura. It publishes no specific Leaving Certificate rules, such as a set number of Higher Level subjects or minimum H grades. The Director of Studies reviews your application, including grades in relevant subjects. Confirm with admission@lbs.ac.at how your Leaving Cert will be assessed. Irish certificates (Leaving Cert and birth certificate) need an Apostille stamp.
  • Ireland is on the school’s list of countries whose applicants do not need the SAT, unless their diploma differs substantially from the Austrian system. The school expects maths at Austrian Matura level, including algebra, logarithms, derivatives and integration, and publishes a maths self-test. Strong Higher Level Maths is therefore a real advantage.
  • English at B2 level or above is required. Only nationals of the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are listed as exempt, so Irish applicants should expect to need IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 68 (with sub-score minimums) or a Cambridge B2 certificate, unless admissions confirm otherwise. The school says English proficiency is also assessed during the application process.

How to apply

  1. Register onlineCreate an account on admission.lbs.ac.at as soon as applications open (January 2026 for the 2026 intake). Places go on a rolling basis.
  2. Upload documentsUpload your CV, birth certificate (with Apostille), passport, Leaving Cert or your latest school report plus confirmation of your exam dates, an English certificate, a recommendation letter and an ID photo, each as a separate PDF.
  3. Write the essayIf the Director of Studies approves your file, you get an essay question and have 3 days to submit your answer.
  4. Online interviewIf your essay is assessed positively, you take an online interview with the Director of Studies and possibly another professor. The result is sent by email.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: Rolling admission. For 2026 entry, applications opened on 12 January 2026 and the final EU/EEA deadline was 10 September 2026, or earlier if all places were filled. The school warns that admissions often close before the official deadline, and the 2026-27 intake was already closed by the spring. The 2027 dates were not yet published when checked, so apply as soon as the portal opens in January 2027. Classes start in late September (29 September 2026 for the current intake), and there is no spring intake..

Costs

  • EU/EEA and Swiss nationals pay €363.36 per semester (€726.72 a year); non-EU nationals pay €2,100 per semester. The school’s pages do not mention an application fee. A small Austrian student union (ÖH) fee may also apply each semester, so confirm with the school.
Places are given on a rolling basis and often run out well before the 10 September deadline, so apply in January or February of your Leaving Cert year, using your mock or predicted results. Irish applicants should also plan for an IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge English certificate and an Apostille on their documents.

At a glance

CountryAustria
CityVienna
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaUniversity online portal (admission.lbs.ac.at)
PlacesNot published (limited places, filled on a rolling basis)
EntrySelective
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Checked against the official Lauder Business School website: September 2026 (2027 entry). Deadlines and fees are from the 2026 cycle, so confirm the 2027 dates before applying. Always confirm details with the university before applying.