Founded in 1990, International School of Management is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Dortmund (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Frankfurt am Main, München, Hamburg, Köln, Stuttgart. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), International School of Management (ISM) is a very small coeducational German higher education institution. International School of Management (ISM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. This 32 years old German higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. ISM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.