Founded in 2007, IB-Hochschule Berlin (IB University of Applied Social Sciences Berlin) is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Berlin (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Coburg, Hamburg, Köln, Mannheim, München and Stuttgart. Officially recognized by the Senatskanzlei Wissenschaft und Forschung, Berlin (Senate Chancellery for Science and Research of Berlin), IB-Hochschule Berlin is a very small coeducational German higher education institution. IB-Hochschule Berlin offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. This 15 years old German higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. IB-Hochschule Berlin also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.