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Master’s · Finance & Accounting

Leadership in Sustainable Finance M.A.

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management · Frankfurt am Main · Official programme page

23 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Degree Master of Arts (MA) 60 ECTS Language English Duration Part-time | 4 Semesters Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available Starting Date 1 September 2027 Application deadline 31 July 2027 Location Online”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
Online only (no student visa)
Source
“Degree Master of Arts (MA) 60 ECTS Language English Duration Part-time | 4 Semesters Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available Starting Date 1 September 2027 Application deadline 31 July 2027 Location Online”
“The study model is a structured, but flexible online distance learning programme. The self-study concept allows you to fit studies into your professional and private schedule, comfortably distributing the load within the week or over the weekends. A few deadlines to keep in mind: assignment submission deadlines, final exam dates and some live sessions.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Fully online distance learning (PDF scripts, video lectures, online tests, a discussion forum and some live sessions), with "Location Online" in the key facts. An online-only programme does not qualify for a German student visa, so it is not a route into Germany; it is a degree a working professional in India, Nigeria or Pakistan can take without leaving home.

Attendance
Part-time
Source
“Degree Master of Arts (MA) 60 ECTS Language English Duration Part-time | 4 Semesters Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available Starting Date 1 September 2027 Application deadline 31 July 2027 Location Online”
“This master programme is targeted to working professionals that want to pursue a master’s degree without pausing the career.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Four semesters part-time alongside a job.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Degree Master of Arts (MA) 60 ECTS Language English Duration Part-time | 4 Semesters Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available Starting Date 1 September 2027 Application deadline 31 July 2027 Location Online”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Degree Master of Arts (MA) 60 ECTS Language English Duration Part-time | 4 Semesters Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available Starting Date 1 September 2027 Application deadline 31 July 2027 Location Online”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

60 ECTS with a master's thesis that can be a consultancy project or a business plan. It is a continuing-education (weiterbildender) master's: Frankfurt School publishes no examination regulations for it, unlike its consecutive programmes.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Starting Date 1 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

One intake a year, in September.

Non-EU deadline
31 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)The date in the key facts. The FAQ instead recommends applying "no later than 31 August"; the key-facts date is the more specific statement and is followed here.
Source
“Application deadline 31 July 2027”
“We recommend applying as early as possible, and no later than 31 August, especially if you are also applying for a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Conflict between the key facts (31 July 2027) and the FAQ (31 August). Early-bird discounts of EUR 3,000 (28 February 2027), EUR 2,000 (15 April 2027) and EUR 1,000 (31 May 2027) reward applying sooner, and scholarships are first come, first served.

Non-EU tuition
€21,500 per programme Total for the four-semester programme.
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 21,500* *Discounts available”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

The cheapest Frankfurt School degree. Standing reductions published for all applicants: early-bird discounts of EUR 3,000, EUR 2,000 or EUR 1,000 depending on the application date, an alumni discount, a group discount for two or more students, a discount for paying upfront, and need-based scholarships covering up to 30% of the fee that can be combined with the discounts. The list price is recorded here.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No application fee is mentioned on the programme page, which lists only the tuition fee and the discounts; unlike the bachelor's and pre-experience master's pages it does not name a €100 application fee, and unlike the Full-time MBA page it does not say that applying is free.

Registration fee or deposit
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No enrolment fee is mentioned on the programme page, which lists only the tuition fee and the discounts; the on-campus programmes all name a €600 enrolment fee, so applicants should confirm with Admissions whether it applies here.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“Proficiency in English (evaluated during the admissions interview) … Passing the admission interview”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

No number of places is published; admission depends on passing an admission interview, which also assesses English.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Built on academic excellence and career impact, the Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance is accredited by the German Accreditation Council.”
“Frankfurt School was accredited by the German Accreditation Council in July 2015 and reaccredited for an additional eight years in October 2021. … Within the specified framework, Frankfurt School is permitted to accredit its own degree programs.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Frankfurt School holds system accreditation and accredits its own degree programmes within that framework, under the quality seal of the Akkreditierungsrat. Frankfurt School's own page dates that system accreditation to July 2015 with a reaccreditation “for an additional eight years in October 2021”; the Akkreditierungsrat's own records give other dates (first decision 6 July 2015 to the end of the summer semester 2021, extended to 30 September 2022, reaccreditation report of 28 September 2022) and publish no decision for the reaccreditation, so its end date cannot be confirmed - see the institution's institutionalAccreditation fact.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“Request information Undergraduate academic degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) from a recognised university (including diploma and transcript of records)”
“Für Weiterbildungsprogramme und Zertifikatsstudiengänge gelten gesonderte Allgemeine Bestimmungen.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

The published requirement is a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with no credit-point minimum and no mention of 240 ECTS or of bridging modules, so a three-year, 180-ECTS bachelor's meets it. Frankfurt School publishes no examination regulations for this continuing-education master's, and its general regulations state that continuing-education programmes are governed by separate general provisions, which are not published; the 300-CP rule that applies to the consecutive master's programmes therefore cannot be read across. Applicants should still ask Admissions for confirmation in writing.

Subject background
An undergraduate academic degree (bachelor's or equivalent) from a recognised university, with diploma and transcript of records, plus at least one year — preferably two or more — of work experience in a role related to leadership, sustainability or finance, confirmed by an employer's recommendation letter.
Source
“Request information Undergraduate academic degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) from a recognised university (including diploma and transcript of records) … At least 1 year, preferrably 2 or more years, of work experience in a role related to leadership, sustainability, or finance (confirmed by an employer’s recommendation letter)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

The lowest experience bar of any Frankfurt School postgraduate programme outside the pre-experience master's.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 14 Nov 2026

No minimum grade or GPA is published.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No conversion formula and no reference to the anabin/ZAB databases is published; the page asks only for a degree "from a recognised university".

English
Exemption: no English certificate is required: proficiency is evaluated during the admissions interview
Source
“Proficiency in English (evaluated during the admissions interview)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

No test, score or CEFR level is published for this programme: Frankfurt School judges English in the interview. That is the opposite of its pre-experience master's programmes, which demand IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 90 with no exemption.

German
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No German is mentioned for this fully online, English-taught programme. Frankfurt School's free German courses are a campus service, so it is not clear that online students can use them.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

Neither GMAT nor GRE is mentioned for this programme; the admission-test page offers the GMAT/GRE and the Frankfurt School Admission Test for the "Masters and MBA programmes" without naming this one.

Other required tests
Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 14 Nov 2026

No admission test; admission turns on the interview.

Selection
Online application with the degree documents and an employer's recommendation letter, then an online admission interview about background and motivation, which also assesses English. Scholarship applicants answer an extra section in the same application.
Source
“Apply Online Submit all required documents through our online portal. … Let's meet online and learn more about your background and motivation. … Passing the admission interview”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is assessed in the admission interview instead
Source
“Proficiency in English (evaluated during the admissions interview)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/master/master-of-leadership-in-sustainable-finance · checked 14 November 2026

Open to every applicant, not just India, Nigeria and Pakistan: no English certificate is asked for at all, because Frankfurt School assesses English in the admissions interview.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Frankfurt School names India as one of the countries whose applicants may need an APS certificate, depending on the qualification; it is not among the documents the application itself asks for.
    Source
    “Some international applicants may also need an APS certificate, depending on their country of qualification and applicable requirements. APS procedures are particularly relevant for certain applicants with qualifications from India, China and Vietnam, subject to the rules and exemptions applying to them.”

    www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/international-student-guide/before-you-apply · checked 14 November 2026

    The only Frankfurt School statement that names India. Nigeria and Pakistan are not named on any Frankfurt School page.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.