Our mission statement consists of the following four key success factors. 1. Internationality. The IUBH is geared to the demands of the global market - Our experts and faculty from around the world teach both technical know-how and soft skills - We maintain multiple collaborations with partner universities in Europe, America, Australia and Asia - At the IUBH languages in international demand are taught at advanced levels by native speakers and additional intercultural communication competence is developed - There are currently students from over 85 countries on our campuses 2. Practical Relevance. The close integration of theory and practice ensures excellent career prospects At the IUBH practical orientation is experienced firsthand. The curriculum has multiple facets which reflect this, for example, the inclusion of internship semesters, discussions and lectures with experts from industry and excursions to companies. The integration of theory and practice is a daily reality for every student. In the context of its lectures the IUBH offers project work and case studies. Many of the benefits of studying at the IUBH are possible due to the close cooperation that the IUBH and its faculty maintain with industry. Our faculty has contact to all DAX 30 companies, is recognised in the international market, and well connected in a network with over 1.000 business partners. 3. Reputation & Quality. Numerous certificates and awards confirm the excellent IUBH reputation On a regular basis the IUBH achieves top scores in evaluations. Reputable accreditations, partnerships and memberships indicate the high quality of the university and its programmes. In 2009, as part of its institutional accreditation, the IUBH received the highest seal of quality from the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat): unconditional accreditation for 10 years. The IUBH is accredited by the Foundation of International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) and received for five of its study programmes five golden FIBAA premium seals so far. Therefore IUBH is one of the leading universities in Germany to be awarded five or more premium seals. In 2012 the IUBH also received the seal of quality from the Hanseatic Certification Agency which certified IUBH study programmes as a way to obtain vocational education and training. In 2012 the IUBH was also honoured as best cooperation partner of the Association of Internet Travel Sales (Verband Internet Reisevertrieb e.V./VIR). The IUBH is a founding member of the global network "Hotel Schools of Distinction" (formerly "Leading Hotel Schools of the World") and the only German university in the network. It is also the first and so far only, German university whose double degree tourism study programmes have been certified by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The IUBH is a member of the academic network "Global Compact" of the United Nations, the "Council for Hospitality Management Education" (CHME) and founding member of the "Quality Circle Events Studies". In the field of business administration the IUBH consistently ranks in the top group. In the current CHE Ranking the IUBH achieved outstanding results and positioned itself in the field of business administration as Germany's best private university of applied sciences with the best rankings on average per category. 4. Employability. Graduates of the IUBH are in high demand on the job market The results of our survey of graduates in 2015 speak for themselves: 87 percent of our graduates find a job within the first three months and after two years 80 percent already have management responsibilities. These excellent results are based on the fact that in addition to teaching professional expertise we focus on training social and intercultural competence. When students go abroad with this knowledge they can then deal with intercultural challenges with much more ease.