Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is a business school in Frankfurt am Main with a focus on finance and management. The institution combines academic research with degree programs and professional education. Frankfurt School teaching covers banking and business administration, alongside financial technology and data science.
The Centre for Central Banking researches monetary policy and financial stability. The Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance works on climate and energy finance. The Centre for Digital Economics researches digital financial systems.
Bachelor programs
Frankfurt School bachelor's programs include Business Administration and Artificial Intelligence & Data Engineering. Other full-time degrees cover Management, Philosophy & Economics and Business Information Systems Engineering. Business Administration has English and German study options; the other listed full-time programs are taught in English.
The university also has a part-time business administration degree in German. The different formats separate a first full-time degree from study alongside an existing professional role. Each program has its own curriculum and admissions process.
Master of Finance and other master's degrees
The Master of Finance is an English-language, full-time program of four semesters. The same portfolio includes the Master in Management and Master in Real Estate. Financial technology has its own degree, as does Artificial Intelligence & Data Science.
Professional master's programs have different schedules and subject areas. Part-time study includes Auditing, Banking & Capital Markets Law and Corporate Performance & Restructuring. The Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance is an English-language online program.
MBA and Executive MBA
The MBA portfolio includes full-time, part-time and executive formats. The full-time MBA runs for twelve months, the part-time MBA for twenty-one months and the Executive MBA for eighteen months. All three are taught in English.
An MBA is a separate study path from the specialized master's degrees. Frankfurt School also has a part-time MBA in International Healthcare Management. Program choice depends on the subject and study format; the university handles questions about individual entry requirements.
Executive and professional education
Executive & Professional Education covers seminars and certificate programs for specialists and managers. Open programs accept individual participants. Corporate programs are developed for an organization's particular learning objectives.
Learning formats include campus classes, live online sessions and blended learning. Self-paced e-learning has no fixed class schedule. This distinction helps finance teams choose between a specific qualification and a longer academic degree. The Sustainable World Academy focuses on sustainable finance, including ESG investing and climate-related financial decisions.
Research departments and digital finance
Frankfurt School research is organized into five academic departments: Accounting, Computational Science & Philosophy, Economics & Law, Finance and Management. The Finance department studies banking and corporate finance, including risk management and financial regulation. Accounting research examines how financial information supports decisions and control.
The Real Estate Institute researches real estate and finance. The Commerzbank Mittelstandsinstitut examines financial and strategic questions facing German small and medium-sized businesses. Research centers work across departments on topics from central banking to sustainable energy finance.
The Centre for Digital Economics studies the infrastructure of the digital economy and digital financial systems. These subjects are also discussed at Finance Loop events on tokenized securities and AI in finance in Frankfurt.
Accreditation and doctoral study
Frankfurt School is a state-recognized institution with the authority to award doctorates. The university holds AACSB and EQUIS accreditation; its MBA portfolio has AMBA accreditation. These three credentials are known as the Triple Crown.
The doctoral program has concentrations in Accounting, Economics, Finance and Management. Institutional accreditation, the MBA accreditation and the academic requirements of an individual degree are separate questions. Applicants should check the program they intend to study.
Conferences and Finance Loop
Frankfurt School is a partner of Finance Loop. The two organizations support each other's events and conferences. The Crypto Assets Conference takes place on the Frankfurt School campus and covers digital assets in institutional finance. Finance Loop was an official sponsor of CAC 2025.
The Frankfurt Quantum Finance Forum 2026 took place on 19 June 2026, at Frankfurt School. Frankfurt School organized the conference with Finance Loop, Deutsche Bundesbank, IBM and Finteda. The program addressed quantum computing in finance, including portfolio optimization and risk modeling.
Frankfurt School and Finance Loop
Finance Loop is a partner of Frankfurt School. Finance Loop and Frankfurt School support each other's events and conferences, including the Crypto Assets Conference and the Frankfurt Quantum Finance Forum. Finance Loop brings people from financial institutions and technology into discussions about how finance uses emerging technologies.
Finance Loop is a professional network and has the goal of driving the adoption of emerging technologies in finance, such as AI, digital payments, cloud and blockchain solutions. Finance Loop helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.