Established in 1993, CBS International Business School is a for-profit private higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Köln (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Mainz, Potsdam. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), CBS International Business School (CBS) is a very small coeducational German higher education institution. CBS International Business School (CBS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. This 29 years old German higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. CBS also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.