Is Tomorrow University accredited?
Yes. Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognized private university in Germany, under the State of Hesse. Its programs are accredited through the Akkreditierungsrat, the German Accreditation Council, with bachelor's degrees accredited via FIBAA and master's and MBA programs via ACQUIN. The distance-learning format is approved by Germany's ZFU.
Is Tomorrow University accredited and state-recognized?
Yes, on both counts. Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognized private university in Germany, operating under the jurisdiction of the State of Hesse. That recognition means a public authority has confirmed ToU meets the standards required to award academic degrees. On top of institutional recognition, each program carries programmatic accreditation through the Akkreditierungsrat, the German Accreditation Council, so your degree is a fully accredited German higher-education qualification.
Who accredits the programs?
Two agencies handle program accreditation, both operating under the Akkreditierungsrat. Which one applies depends on your program:
- Bachelor's programs (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science): accredited via FIBAA, the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation.
- Master's and MBA programs (Master of Arts, Master of Science, Impact MBA, and Global Impact Executive MBA): accredited via ACQUIN, the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute.
The degree itself is awarded by Tomorrow University. Both FIBAA and ACQUIN are recognized German accreditation agencies, which is what makes the accreditation count toward an official German degree.
What does state recognition mean?
State recognition is the institutional layer of trust, and it shows up in three concrete ways:
- ToU holds official recognition from the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts.
- ToU is listed in the Hochschulkompass, Germany's official higher-education portal, which only includes state-recognized universities.
- ToU's programs are approved by the ZFU, Germany's central agency for distance learning and online education consumer protection.
Together these confirm that ToU is a recognized university and that its online, distance-learning format is approved for exactly that purpose.
Is the degree recognized internationally?
Your degree is an accredited German higher-education degree, accredited through the Akkreditierungsrat via FIBAA or ACQUIN. That is the same accreditation framework German universities use, and there is no separate "online" caveat on the credential. How a specific country or employer treats a foreign degree depends on their own rules, so if you plan to use your degree in a particular place, it is worth checking that country's recognition process directly. If you want help thinking it through, the Eligibility Check is a good first step.

Dr. Thomas Funke
Founder & Professor of Sustainability & Entrepreneurship