About the IBA

The IBA International Business Academy develops and delivers higher education programmes that work in the real world.

We are one of Denmarks most internationally-oriented business academies, with over 85 overseas partner institutions across the globe.

We Offer

The IBA offers higher education programmes at AP, Professional Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, within areas such as finance, sales and marketing, communication, technology and web, production and management, amongst others.

In addition we offer various further educations and short courses to business people who need an upgrade to their skillset, along with 6-week courses for jobseekers within a wide range of fields.

“We’ve worked through so many case studies during our course at the IBA and visited many companies. It’s been incredibly valuable to combine theory with practice like that,”

Ishita Paul Has studied a MBA in General Management Denmark Was Never on Ishita’s Wishlist – At First

“You can develop quickly here at the IBA, if you put in the effort. There’s lots of support and exciting opportunities. For example, you can visit companies with your lecturer and work on real assignments for them along the way”

Nikunj Patel Has studied MBA in General Management At the IBA, you tackle “real-life cases” for companies along the way, says Nikunj, who studied for an MBA

For three years, Donna and Espen from Amsterdam have been studying for an MBA degree through e-learning from IBA International Business Academy in Kolding, but they did not visit Kolding until the Graduation Ceremony at Koldinghus Castle when they came to receive their diplomas.

Donna Darthuizen and Espen Falkenhaug Have studied E-MBA, graduated January 2020 Married Couple in Amsterdam Studied an MBA in Kolding through e-Learning

"You can never say, ‘Now I know everything…’ - you have to keep learning constantly in order to keep yourself updated."

Vahid Hajjari Masters in General Management Vahid gave his MBA an international boost

Education That Works

At the IBA, we are passionate about developing and delivering education programmes that work in the real world, creating value for both companies and people.

Within the programmes we combine theory with practical skills, based around cases and projects, in collaboration with the business world – with internships as standard, or based around adult students’ regular working days within a company.

The IBA also puts focus on research, innovation and development, in collaboration with a wide range of companies and partner institutions, in Denmark as well as abroad.

Partners

The IBA works with over 85 universities and institutions across the globe, from overseas or far-flung countries such as China, South Korea, Brazil and America, to European countries such as England, France, Spain and Romania.

We are active members of the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS). Study trips, student and employee exchanges, as well as conferences and development projects, are all organized through this network of international partners. The IBA students also take part in international case competitions.

The IBA’s Master’s programmes are accredited by Leeds Beckett University and Coventry University. Many of our international partner universities also offer IBA students direct access to their higher education programmes.

The IBA has Erasmus Charter. Individual students from our partner institutions are therefore welcome here as exchange students, just as our Danish students have many opportunities to include an overseas trip as part of their studies.

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Facts About the IBA

The IBA has:

1.196 annual students enrolled in our Danish higher education full-time programmes
12.274 per year taking shorter or longer continuing education courses – including those who attend specialised courses within the finance sector
283 annual international students on our English bachelor’s and master’s programmes (in collaboration with Coventry University) on a full-time basis and 92 on a part-time basis (in collaboration with Leeds Beckett University)
In 2026 we have had approximately 68 international students who come from partner universities, for example from Germany and United Kingdom, to take two-week courses or similar with us (residential courses)
Every year, the IBA students take part in exchanges with our partner universities around the world through Erasmus and Erasmus+. This means that each semester, we welcome around 40 international students to study in Kolding, while a group of the IBA’s own students head abroad to spend a semester at one of our partner universities.
(The IBA’s students are both Danish and international, as we believe that this helps to create an exciting, attractive and international study environment)
The IBA has 152 permanent employees and 45 freelance teachers
The IBA is institutionally accredited. The highest a Danish educational institution can achieve.

Updated: October 2026