A New Chapter Together: Professional Masters Opening Ceremony 2026
Frankfurt School welcomes around 90 students to its part-time Master's programmes
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management welcomed around 90 new students to its Master's programmes this year: the Master in Corporate Performance & Restructuring (MCPR), the Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (MMA) and the Master of Banking and Capital Markets Law (MBL).
The programmes are designed for working professionals who wish to deepen their expertise and pursue further academic qualifications alongside their careers.
At the opening ceremony on 6 November, Professor Dr Ansgar Richter, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Frankfurt School, welcomed the new students to the Frankfurt campus. Hanna Kunzmann, Vice President in Infrastructure at EQT Group and a Frankfurt School alumna of the Master in Corporate Performance & Restructuring programme, then shared insights into her career journey. She began her Master's degree in 2020 whilst working as an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Looking back, she emphasised that, beyond the academic content, the people she met and the different perspectives of her fellow students had been particularly valuable.
“Today, you are beginning a programme that will give you a great deal of knowledge and expertise. But I hope that, by the time you graduate, you will leave not only with more knowledge, but also with new perspectives, greater self-confidence, genuine friendships and memories that will still make you laugh ten years from now.”
Hanna Kunzmann
The evening's second guest speaker, Felix Rodenbusch, an Associate at Helaba and a current student in the Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (MMA) programme, 2025 intake, reflected on his current experiences at Frankfurt School. He spoke about balancing his studies with a demanding professional life and highlighted the value of shared lecture sessions and exchanging ideas with people from different companies and industries.
“What makes this programme special for me is, above all, the people I have met here. And I think that is something you can easily underestimate at the beginning. At least, that was certainly the case for me.”
Felix Rodenbusch
Following the official programme, students had the opportunity to get to know one another and connect with fellow students from the other Master's programmes. The evening concluded with conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.