Early Bird candidates
January 3, 2023 onwards
Early Bird applications to the Master’s in Finance, Master's in Business Analytics, LLM in Global Business Law and Regulation and MS in Social Data Science submitted by January 2, 2023, undergo a formal review by the Admissions Office, and are subsequently either passed on to the academic programs for academic evaluation, or rejected for formal reasons.
January 10, 2023
Program-specific mathematics tests for Early Bird applicants to MS in Finance, MS in Business Analytics, and MS in Social Data Science administered online.
January 25, 2023
Acceptance offers are published on the Applicant Portal to successful MS in Finance, MS in Business Analytics, LLM in Global Business Law and Regulation, and MS in Social Data Science Early Bird applicants.
Master’s candidates seeking financial aid
February 2, 2023 onwards
Applications to master's programs submitted by February 1, 2023, undergo a formal review by the Admissions Office, and are subsequently either passed on to the academic programs for academic evaluation or rejected for formal reasons.
February 10, 2023
Program-specific examinations for applicants to MS programs at the Department of Economics and Business, and the MS in Social Data Science are administered online.
February 15 to April 3, 2023
Academic departments evaluate and rank applications based on academic merit. Apart from assessing the submitted application documents, some departments organize additional tests or interviews for pre-selected candidates.
Admissions decisions are made by academic selection committees within the given program on the basis of the candidate's past academic achievement, strength of recommendations, English language competency, intellectual merit, work experience (if applicable), expectations of the program, future plans, and general compatibility with the goals of the academic unit.
Subsequently, financial aid is awarded based on academic merit.
For more information, check our Financial Aid FAQ section.
February 17, 2023
Program-specific examination for the MA in Economics administered online.
April 3, 2023 onwards
Acceptance offers (including financial aid, if awarded) are published on the Applicant Portal.
Candidates who decline the offer for financial reasons (if financial aid award is insufficient) remain on the waiting list for a better offer should one become available.
Please note: Candidates rejected on formal or academic grounds are notified via the Applicant Portal as soon as the decision has been made.
Master’s candidates applying for self-funded studies
Applications undergo a formal review by the Admissions Office, and are subsequently either passed on to the academic programs for academic evaluation, or rejected for formal reasons.
Admissions decisions and acceptance offers are published on the Applicant Portal within 3 to 6 weeks after the application has been submitted.
Admissions decisions are made by an academic selection committee within the given program on the basis of the candidate's past academic achievement, strength of recommendations, English language competency, intellectual merit, work experience (if applicable), expectations of the program, future plans, and general compatibility with the goals of the academic unit.
February 10, 2023
Program-specific examinations for applicants to MS programs at the Department of Economics and Business are administered online.
February 24, 2023
Program-specific examination for applicants to the MA in Economics at the Department of Economics and Business is administered online.
Please note: Candidates rejected on formal or academic grounds are notified via the Applicant Portal as soon as the decision has been made.
Doctoral candidates
February 2 to February 15, 2023
Applications to doctoral programs undergo a formal review by the Admissions Office, and are subsequently either passed on to the academic programs for academic evaluation, or rejected for formal reasons.
April 3, 2023 onwards
Admissions decisions and acceptance offers are published on the Applicant Portal.
Admissions decisions are made by an academic selection committee within the given program on the basis of the candidate's past academic achievement, strength of recommendations, English language competency, intellectual merit, work experience (if applicable), expectations of the program, future plans, and general compatibility with the goals of the academic unit.
Candidates rejected on formal or academic grounds are notified via the Applicant Portal as soon as the decision has been made.