Community Values
Our Honour Code
Frankfurt School is an international community of aspiring and inspiring individuals. We share a commitment to a set of values that is enshrined in our Honour Code. The Honour Code forms the basis for the actions we take as individuals, and for our interactions with each other. The core values in our Honour Code are respect, responsibility, engagement, trust and cooperation
Honour Council
The Honour Council is a committee of faculty representatives, students and of Frankfurt School employees. It oversees the compliance with the community values which we have agreed with our students and set down in our Honour Code. The principles of our Honour Code are respect, responsibility, engagement, trust and cooperation. Frankfurt School believes that these values help individuals to grow and the FS Community to prosper. This is why these principles represent the core values of our diverse FS Community and underpin Frankfurt School’s academic integrity. Consequently, it is important to share our Honour Code, encourage community members to adhere to it and - if need be - enforce it.
The Honour Council’s mission is to promote the values of the Honour Code within the FS Community, to develop our Code of Conduct in response to ethical and moral questions, and deal with violations of our Honour Code. Social misconduct, damage to property, or violations of the conventions governing proper academic work are examples of issues brought before the Honour Council. The Honour Council reviews and evaluates reported incidents and sanctions them if they are deemed to violate the Honour Code.
If you wish to report a possible violation or ask advice regarding possible misconduct, please contact honourcouncil@fs.de.
FS Spirit Award
Frankfurt School students engage with the FS Community and other communities in many different ways. The FS Spirit Award embodies Frankfurt School’s recognition and appreciation of students who live and breathe the business school’s Honour Code values to an outstanding extent, investing huge amounts of time and energy in extracurricular activities on behalf of their communities.