{"id":6303,"date":"2026-03-20T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/?p=6303"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:08:01","slug":"the-leuphana-selection-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/the-leuphana-selection-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leuphana selection interview: What to expect and how to prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dbfbd4d94c0d98fe14baadddac8d9513\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\">The Leuphana selection interview explained<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Not every applicant goes through a selection interview \u2014 but for the \u201cStudium Individuale\u201d programme, it makes up 60% of your overall selection day score. That makes it far more important than the written test. Here&#8217;s what the interview involves and how to approach it strategically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/the-leuphana-selection-interview\/#Leuphana_interview_structure\" >Leuphana interview structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/the-leuphana-selection-interview\/#What_they_actually_ask\" >What they actually ask<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/the-leuphana-selection-interview\/#The_Leuphana_presentation\" >The Leuphana presentation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5600e063eda3c3c6c577a124827e88c7\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leuphana_interview_structure\"><\/span>Leuphana interview structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">The interview consists of two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">First, a 20-minute individual conversation with one or two Leuphana staff members, conducted in a standardised format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Second, a 5-minute self-chosen presentation followed by 5 minutes of questions from the panel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f85567b6ab32227fc35d8f7b36c9ec2\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_they_actually_ask\"><\/span>What they actually ask<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Typical questions centre on: Why Leuphana specifically (not just &#8218;why study&#8216;)? What draws you to this particular programme? How do your extracurricular experiences connect to your academic interests? What current social or environmental issue are you following, and what&#8217;s your view on it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>The single most common mistake: giving generic answers. &#8218;I want to study here because Leuphana has a good reputation&#8216; is forgettable. &#8218;I&#8217;m drawn to the Major-Minor model because it lets me combine Economics with Sustainability Science, which matches my interest in impact investing&#8216; is more memorable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c00f956f59cc86e06ce376c96fd35e71\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Leuphana_presentation\"><\/span>The Leuphana presentation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Choose a current, socially relevant topic you&#8217;re genuinely interested in. PowerPoint is explicitly prohibited, instead you have to bring a written outline (two copies). Five structured, confident minutes outperform seven improvised ones. End with a clear personal statement about why this topic matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">You can find official interview guidelines on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leuphana.de\/en\/college\/application\/admission-process\/admission-test-and-interviews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leuphana website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what to expect, how the interview and presentation work, and how to prepare strategically for the Leuphana selection interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-right-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[262,95,578,98,93],"tags":[83,617,621,619,614,570,599,615,620,618],"class_list":["post-6303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-articles","category-entrance-exams-admissions","category-leuphana-admission-guide","category-student-stories-and-experiences","category-study-in-germany-austria-switzerland","tag-international-students-germany-tips","tag-leuphana-admission-process","tag-leuphana-college-application","tag-leuphana-presentation-tips","tag-leuphana-selection-interview","tag-leuphana-university-admission-process","tag-leuphana-university-lueneburg-admission","tag-studium-individuale-interview","tag-university-interview-preparation","tag-university-selection-interview"],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-300x200.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-1536x1024.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-2048x1365.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-18x12.jpg"},"post_author":"Michelle Hoffman","assigned_categories":"Articles in English, Entrance Exams &amp; Admissions, Leuphana University, Student Voices &amp; Experiences, Study in Germany, Austria &amp; Switzerland","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interview-18x12.jpg",18,12,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Michelle Hoffman","author_link":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/author\/sadiaafreen\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Learn what to expect, how the interview and presentation work, and how to prepare strategically for the Leuphana selection interview.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6303"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6326,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6303\/revisions\/6326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}