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Executive MBA
#37 Globally │#2 Germany │#4 Globally for Career Progress
The Executive MBA targets experienced business managers who display the personal, academic and professional readiness for transforming themselves into visionary and responsible leaders.
Students who embark on the EMBA journey achieve such transformation by deepening their subject matter knowledge across the discipline of management. By working in diverse teams throughout this rigorous study programme, travelling to study abroad and being exposed to faculty and industry leaders from around the globe, students expand their network across industries, increase their intercultural competencies and boost their leadership skills
*Please note that there is an additional enrolment fee of 350 EUR after enroling into the programme.
The Application is free of charge.
Learning Goals
LG1: In-depth knowledge of executive leadership and general management, as well as business acumen
Graduates have an integrated understanding and strategic perspective of a senior executive or entrepreneur who administrates business and leads people in the 21st century. Graduates possess an acute perception of contemporary management challenges and provide thought leadership. They draw upon sound functional and cross-functional knowledge of management concepts and disciplines and develop innovative solutions that work in the real world.
LG2: Independent and critical thinking skills to generate innovative solutions and make balanced strategic decisions in a global environment
Graduates combine independent, forward-oriented thinking with business acumen, executive-level management techniques and quality decision-making to address business challenges and implement effective solutions. Based on sound qualitative and quantitative research and rigorous analysis, they are able to identify opportunities, ideate innovative solutions and implement them effectively and efficiently.
LG3: Effective executive communication, collaboration and cooperation skills
Graduates master concise and effective spoken and written communication based on emotional intelligence and intercultural sensitivity. They present, discuss and defend fact-based arguments that convince their audience, move people to congruent action and achieve positive change when necessary. As both leaders and members of teams, they set high standards, establish trust and create an environment of collaboration and cooperation that inspires high performance.
LG4: Responsible, inspirational and ethical leaders of management teams and organisations
Graduates are self-aware and mindful leaders with the character needed for leading in any organisational or cultural context and in the global environment. They decide and act based on ethical considerations, comply with regulatory requirements and enhance the well-being of their stakeholders, organisations, society and the environment.
Requirements
- First academic degree or equivalent
- At least 7 years of work experience with appropriate managerial responsibility
- Proficiency in English
Please note: Once admitted to the programme, we require a certified/notarised paper copy of your first academic degree certificate.
Deadlines & Discounts
| Tuition fee | EUR 49,500 |
| Early Bird (apply by 28 February)* | EUR 5,000 |
| Early Bird (apply by 31 May)* | EUR 2,500 |
Included in the tuition fee are all study materials, textbooks and coffee breaks. Furthermore, two elective courses are included. Not included in the tuition fee are most meals, travel and accommodation. Should you decide to opt for a full upfront payment, you will receive a 5% reduction on tuition fees (excluding discounts).
To secure the Early Bird Discount, you simply need to submit your application before the deadline. All further application steps will be arranged afterwards.
Early Bird Discounts
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Early Bird (apply by 28 February) + free leadership coaching |
EUR 5,000 |
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Early Bird (apply by 31 May) |
EUR 2,500 |
Highlights
- Extensive personalized career coaching and advisory services
- International experience: One core module taking place in Dublin and one optional international elective abroad at ESADE Business School, Barcelona Spain
- New in: one optional extracurricular international elective with KEDGE Business School in Shanghai
- Build a life-long network of like-minded, yet incredibly diverse peers
Information Events
Meet us on campus and Online
Time Schedule
Classroom attendance on campus* is required on a few occasions**:
- 3 x block weeks (Monday - Saturday)
- 12 x extended weekends in Frankfurt (Friday - Sunday)
- 1 x extended weekend in Dublin (Thursday - Saturday)
- Real Life Case Study: The Future of Retail at Wertheim Village (1 x Monday)
Lecture times
Lecture times weekend modules:
- Friday: 13:30 – 18:30 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 9:15 am – 16:45 pm
Lecture times block-week modules:
- Monday – Saturday: 9:15 am – 16:45 pm
Extracurricular Activities
In addition, extracurricular workshops or activities are available throughout the programme (mostly on Friday mornings before the classes start).The workshops focus on teaching you a broad range of executive skills such as leading intercultural teams, and executive presence (body language, voice, public speaking etc). We also offer a bespoke "Women's Leadership Academy" exclusively for our female EMBAs and alumna.
In addition, the optional international elective typically consists of a week-long stay in a location abroad (applicable tuition fees and travel expenses may vary with destination).
*please click on each item of the overview below to access further information
Accounting
The optional Principles of Finance & Accounting module is aimed at students who do not have prior experience of business administration or who feel they need a refresher course.
It provides course participants with the knowledge they need to address the upcoming Finance & Accounting modules and includes the principles of capital budgeting, the basic knowledge required to assess companies’ financial situations, and the basic principles of financial reporting in conformance with national and international standards.
Accounting
- Principles of accounting and valuation
- Basic principles of financial accounting
- How to analyse corporate performance indicators and use financial information
- Basic principles of consolidation
Finance
The optional Principles of Finance & Accounting module is aimed at students who do not have prior experience in business administration or who feel they need a refresher course.
It provides course participants with the knowledge they need to address the upcoming Finance & Accounting modules and includes the principles of capital budgeting, the basic knowledge required to assess companies’ financial situations and the basic principles of financial reporting in conformance with national and international standards.
Finance
- Basic principles of corporate finance
- Capital budgeting
- Capital cost accounting and risk assessment
- Business valuation
- Financial reporting
Quantitative Methods (Online)
Quantitative Methods is an introduction to using statistical methods to solve business problems. The course teaches statistics from the management perspective and places special emphasis on developing the skills and instincts needed to make good decisions and become a more effective manager.
Welcome Ceremony & Leadership Camp
Connect with your Executive MBA classmates during an activity-packed team-building weekend. Start developing many of the key skills you will employ throughout the programme, including teamwork, communication and time management.
Strategy & Decision Making
Strategy, Decision Making and Entrepreneurial Action
The opening module of the Executive MBA sets the stage for the entire programme. The module is based on the understanding that any successful executive in the 21st century will likely have to be an entrepreneurial general manager: a hybrid person who combines strategic rigor, takes sound decisions and pushes to create and exploit (new) opportunities.
Global Economics
Global Economy and Digital Society
The module asks students to take a bird’s eye view of the external environment of firms. Focus will be on the global economic and technological macro-context and its influence on business opportunities and the role of politics, society and regulators
Competitive Strategy & Sustainability
Advanced Competitive Strategy, Sustainability and Marketing
Students focus on building a science-based intellectual toolkit for mapping and implementing different scenarios. Special homage is paid to the opportunities and challenges associated with the megatrend sustainability. The module also highlights the imperative of finding and securing customers, and to translating marketing actions into top-line revenues.
Entrepreneurial Action
Strategy, Decision Making and Entrepreneurial Action
The opening module of the Executive MBA sets the stage for the entire programme. The module is based on the understanding that any successful executive in the 21st century will likely have to be an entrepreneurial general manager: a hybrid person who combines strategic rigor, takes sound decisions and pushes to create and exploit (new) opportunities.
Digital Society
Global Economy and Digital Society
The module asks students to take a bird’s eye view of the external environment of firms. Focus will be on the global economic and technological macro-context and its influence on business opportunities and the role of politics, society and regulators
Marketing
Advanced Competitive Strategy, Sustainability and Marketing
Students focus on building a science-based intellectual toolkit for mapping and implementing different scenarios. Special homage is paid to the opportunities and challenges associated with the megatrend sustainability. The module also highlights the imperative of finding and securing customers, and to translating marketing actions into top-line revenues.
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance & Accounting
This module builds on the foundations of the pre-courses and familiarises the participants with the intertwined topic areas of finance and accounting. It does so from the strategic perspective of a general manager and corporate leader and not from the operational perspective of a functional specialist
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership & Organisational Behaviour& Ethics
What makes a great leader? Charisma? Integrity? Power? Vision? The ability to transform? And how can a great leader truly succeed and do so in a responsible way? This modules explores different leadership concepts and invites students to experiment with their own leadership styles. It provides the conceptual and experiential framework for developing the key competences and the top-level mindset needed to successfully navigate oneself and others through a world that is constantly changing.
Innovation Management
Innovation and Change
To stay ahead in the competitive game in a fastpaced, ever-changing environment, managers and their organisations must permanently review, renew or reinvent both their external competitive offerings and their internal workings. Accordingly, this module covers both: how do companies innovate their products and services to stay relevant in their markets and how do leaders and companies change to stay relevant as humans and organisations?
Accounting
Corporate Finance & Accounting
This module builds on the foundations of the pre-courses and familiarises the participants with the intertwined topic areas of finance and accounting. It does so from the strategic perspective of a general manager and corporate leader and not from the operational perspective of a functional specialist
Organisational Behaviour & Ethics
Transformational Leadership & Organisational Behaviour& Ethics
What makes a great leader? Charisma? Integrity? Power? Vision? The ability to transform? And how can a great leader truly succeed and do so in a responsible way? This modules explores different leadership concepts and invites students to experiment with their own leadership styles. It provides the conceptual and experiential framework for developing the key competences and the top-level mindset needed to successfully navigate oneself and others through a world that is constantly changing.
Change Management (Dublin)
Innovation and Change (hosted by Trinity College, Dublin)
To stay ahead in the competitive game in a fastpaced, ever-changing environment, managers and their organisations must permanently review, renew or reinvent both their external competitive offerings and their internal workings. Accordingly, this module covers both: how do companies innovate their products and services to stay relevant in their markets and how do leaders and companies change to stay relevant as humans and organisations?
Applied Digital Transformation
The course is positioned at the intersection of technology, information and people. It builds on the foundations of and reinforces the knowledge, skills and capabilities developed in the Digital Society module. Applied Digital Transformation dives into all topics of crafting and implementing a digital transformation strategy in companies, particularly about understanding the latest trends in emerging technologies, analysing and modelling business processes with a 'digital eye', identifying opportunities, crafting and implementing solutions, and developing people, organisations, and business along the way.
Building Hidden Champions
The course builds on the foundations of the prior EMBA core modules. It introduces participants to selected challenges that Managing Directors of SME and family businesses are likely to face throughout their careers. Drawing on academic research and practical insights, this module equips Managing Directors with a set of general management tools that allows an easier transition into and success in the context of an already existing structure.
Finance for Growth (incl. M&A)
This module builds on the foundations of the EMBA core module, Finance & Accounting. Drawing on academic research and practical insights, it helps prepare managers for future executive roles by providing an overview of more advanced issues and challenges in the realm of financial management. Critically, the module takes the strategic perspective of a general manager and not the operational perspective of a functional specialist. Accordingly, at the end of the course, participants have the necessary knowledge, skills and capabilities to effectively interact with their CFO and finance function at eye level. Participants can also actively participate in making informed and knowledgeable financial decisions.
New Venture Creation
International Week Abroad
Meet managers, academics and MBA students from Spain, broaden your intercultural skills through local exposure and benefit from Frankfurt School’s international links with another top-ranked business school.
ESADE, Barcelona: New Venture Creation
The course will begin where the Entrepreneurship module ended and helped you further build your entrepreneurial mindset and skillset. It draws on academic research and practical insights to accelerate you into the 'entrepreneurial space', from ideation of business model development and MVP conception to possible financing. Accordingly, at the end of the course, participants will have a sound conceptual understanding of the entrepreneurial process, initial experience with the key tools and techniques, and a preliminary business plan, which can quickly be realised.
Strategy Implementation
Organisational Governance & Operations Management
One of the biggest challenges for executives is how to get things done, i.e. to assure that the organisation and its people are aligned around its objectives and deliver on the competitive promises made to customers. The module covers how to organise humans and human processes as well as physical resources and physical processes for success
Managing Crisis
Managing Crisis & Negotiations
This module focuses on true boardroom skills: managing crisis calmly, engaging with various stakeholders, including disgruntled customers, nervous employees , and apologetic suppliers. The module includes media training and hones students’ negotiation skills.
Resilient & Sustainable Operations
Organisational Governance & Operations Management
One of the biggest challenges for executives is how to get things done, i.e. to assure that the organisation and its people are aligned around its objectives and deliver on the competitive promises made to customers. The module covers how to organise humans and human processes as well as physical resources and physical processes for success
Negotiations
Managing Crisis & Negotiations
This module focuses on true boardroom skills: managing crisis calmly, engaging with various stakeholders, including disgruntled customers, nervous employees , and apologetic suppliers. The module includes media training and hones students’ negotiation skills.
Consultancy Project
A Consulting Project is performed by a group of students working in consultation with their supervisor and a project leader of a relevant external company or organisation on an agreed strategy or management problem. It is expected that the Group Consulting Project results in practical, implementable recommendations for the organisation providing the project.
Entrepreneurial Business Plan
An Entrepeneurial Buisness Plan is a comprehensive business plan for the establishment and start-up phase of a new enterprise/ initiative, according to a set format, developed by a team of Executive MBA students.
Research Project
A Research Project is a study of a practical business problem, preferably in conjunction with an external company or organisation, completed in teams or individually.
Personal Leadership Coaching
Personalised leadership coaching is an integral component of the EMBA, sharpening leadership and management skills and helping participants to become aware of and consciously modify their individual management styles. The coaching module takes place throughout the entire EMBA programme. Starting with a team-building weekend at the beginning of the course, participants continue to receive regular advice and support from their personal coaches.
Based on an analysis of your skills and potential, we draw up an action plan with personal development goals that you can implement at work. Your personal coach then continues to provide you with advice through to the final implementation coaching session, during which you reflect on your achievements and are given recommendations that will help you with your future career planning. The coaching module also comprises group training courses that help you enhance your personal strengths while building a clear awareness of areas still in need of further development.
Current Class Profile (Class of 2026)
| Average Age | 39 |
| Average work experience | 13 years |
| Average mgmt experience | 8 years |
| No. of nationalities | 19 |
| Female students | 39% |
| Male students | 61% |
Admissions Process
1. Online Application
2. One to one online Interview in English
This gives us the opportunity to get to know you better, learn about your career to date and your goals for the future. You will also get the chance to share your personal and professional achievements with us.
3. Online Assessment Centre/ Group Excercise
The purpose of this activity is to gain a better understanding of your character, personality, expectations, motivations and goals.
The group exercise gives you the opportunity to put your negotiating skills to the test while you interact with other applicants who are also attending the assessment centre.
The timeline for the Assessment Centre looks as follows:
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Welcome Session |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Group Activity |
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13:15 – 14:00 |
Get-together with an alumnus/alumna |
Upcoming dates (online AC via zoom):
4. Results
Admissions results will be communicated as soon as possible
Financing and Scholarships
Investing in your Future
Your degree is an investment into your professional future. As a business school of international standing, not only do we offer you the best conditions for earning a degree, but we also offer excellent career prospects. We can guarantee that the quality of our teaching and research is excellent, so we expect the highest levels of commitment and motivation from our students. Your commitment is what counts.
When you decide to study at Frankfurt School, your current financial situation shouldn’t be the factor that holds you back. At the same time, it is important to make sensible preparations for funding your studies. Student finance is a complex issue and needs careful long-term planning. So take advantage of our advisory service and start your preparations by asking us for a personal consultation.
Scholarship
Frankfurt School awards attractive partial scholarships with the aim of enhancing the diversity of our Executive MBA. You can apply for up to two scholarships directly in your online EMBA application (but only one scholarship can be awarded) We offer the following scholarship options:
Diversity Scholarship
For international MBA applicants who bring diversity and a global mindset to the classroom with their background or previous experience
Entrepreneur & Leadership Scholarship
For motivated applicants with proven entrepreneurial and /or leadership skills and achievements or concrete plans of establishing their own business
High-Performing & Outstanding Candidates Scholarship
It aims to give recognition to applicants with an outstanding academic performance and career trajectory as well as an excellent admissions performance
Women in Business Scholarship
- For female applicants who have demonstrated success, professionally or personally, in the field of business
- Please note that we grant scholarships on an ongoing basis, therefore we recommend you to apply early.
- Your scholarship application can only be considered if the online form is completed and submitted together with your MBA online application.
Sector-Specific Scholarship
(e.g. Engineering, Finance, Technology, Innovation) For applicants with a specialized background in any field and career trajectory in their area of expertise, who are looking to gain general management & business knowledge with an MBA to further develop their career
Alumni Discount
Frankfurt School alumni admitted to the Executive MBA programme receive an alumni discount of 10% of their studies. Please note that this amount is granted independently to possible early bird deadlines and discounts.
Women in the Executive MBA
We want to encourage and support all women in business and leadership roles to start an Executive MBA with us. Your opinions and perspectives are important and we want to create a platform where you can thrive and reach your goals. Read about the experiences of our female EMBA participants and alumni here. We also offer attractive scholarships for women in business. Contact us for more information.
In honour of all women in leadership, we launched our MBA Women’s page! Here, we highlight the stories and achievements of all women across our MBA programmes as they are redefining the meaning of success and are entering new areas of business.
Alumni & Careers
Our network of graduates is a major asset that builds bridges between academic theory and real-world practice. But above all, our graduates stay in touch with each other long after they have earned their degrees, quite independently of the years they attended the university.
Alumni & Friends
Frankfurt School’s trust-based relationships and friendships with our EMBA alumni are supported by our official Alumni & Friends department, through which we build lifelong bonds and career impacts.
Lifelong Learning
Once you graduate from the Frankfurt School EMBA programme, your experience does not have to stop. We offer you, as an alumna or alumnus, the opportunity to participate once a year in an EMBA module at Frankfurt School at no additional cost. This offers you the opportunity to continue your lifelong education while staying engaged and ahead of current trends in business.
"I have the privilege of working in an environment that allows me to develop myself and supports me in studying an Executive MBA at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Before taking the next step in my career, a senior leadership role, I wanted to develop my personal and professional skills on top of the industry expertise I have built over the years.
Studying for the Executive MBA has been one of the best decisions I have ever made, and I strongly recall my first day of this exciting journey. I immediately felt the empowering spirit of our cohort. I met great men and women working in diverse industries and roles, but all had one thing in common: strong, ambitious individuals with an open mindset to inspire and support each other through our journey. I can honestly say that I’ve made friends for life."
"The Executive MBA at Frankfurt School allowed me to "future-proof" myself the best I can, in increasingly uncertain times by strengthening my strategic and leadership skills across various business and technology themes. With Frankfurt am Main being a financial hub in Europe and a growing start-up eco-system provided a great setting for my education. Our class with 23 nationalities representing 19 industries provided great insights and perspectives throughout the programme and will provide an invaluable network going forward."
"Jumping into education parallel to your private life and a full-time job is a tough decision to make. However, knowing that my bachelor’s is now 15 years back, I was thinking, that it is time to update my know-how and experience new topics that are close to my leadership challenges. Within my Executive MBA class at Frankfurt School, I realized that managing this journey and making it compatible with your life is a challenge for everyone. But thanks to Frankfurt School and my classmates this works very well. For me, signing up for this program was the best decision at the right time."
“The Executive MBA programme offers a comprehensive set of analytical, research-based, and personal development tools. Overall, it challenges you to intensively deal with brand new and innovative topics, your own uncertainties as well as your personal strengths. I met an international, diverse, and dynamic team of Executive MBA colleagues and was impressed right from the beginning by the team cohesion and the unconditional acceptance of everyone. Being open minded is a key to one's own success and for new opportunities for further development."
"The FS EMBA cohort became my crucible for leadership. Here, seasoned professionals from across the globe bring their unique perspectives, creating a rich learning environment. This diversity has been eye-opening, showing me that there are many ways to lead and succeed. We’re learning about how to make smart choices in business together. More importantly, I recognised the need for more inclusive leadership—leadership that embraces diverse voices, including those of women and expatriates, as vital to innovation and growth. And, as a woman in this mix, I aim to take the best from these interactions and lead by example, showing that varied voices lead to stronger decisions.
The support from everyone at Frankfurt School has been incredible. It has made this journey a shared one, with every step teaching me more about the kind of leader I want to be."
"The Executive MBA embraced my perspectives and background while challenging my comfort zone and supporting me to participate in a vibrant network of leaders from diverse industries and expertise. The structure of the modules reinforces learning which helped me to build confidence and apply new tools and strategies from lectures and group processes in real-time to challenges I face in my profession. Learning at the cutting edge of new developments in business and management helped me to establish contacts and launch my own innovative projects at the interface of arts and technology.”
Contact
Jacques Hattingh
Recruitment Manager
