NBS Northern Business School

Established in 2007 by companies and trade associations in the Hamburg metropolitan region, NBS Northern Business School – University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognized private non-profit institution operated by the Norddeutsche Bildungsstiftung gGmbH. It holds institutional accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat). With approximately 1,000 students, NBS operates two study centers in Hamburg: Study Center Quarree in Wandsbek and Study Center AlsterCity in Barmbek. The university offers bachelor's and master's programs in business administration, communication management, security management, social work, controlling and finance, real estate management, and business management, primarily taught in German with select English modules. NBS features small class sizes, part-time and full-time study options, 6 research institutes, and more than 40 partner universities worldwide.