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Executive MBA MBA

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

24 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
“(2) Die Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch.”
“Degree Master of Business Administration Language English Duration Part-time | 18 months (This programme does not qualify for a student visa.) Tuition Fee EUR 49,500 + Excluding travel and accommodation costs + EUR 600 Enrollment Fee Application deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 17 September 2027” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“The Executive MBA programme combines three intensive block weeks, twelve extended weekends in Frankfurt, and an additional international module.”
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Three block weeks and twelve extended weekends on the Frankfurt campus, one core module at SDA Bocconi (Milan) and optional international electives at ESADE (Barcelona) and KEDGE (Shanghai). Frankfurt School states that the programme "does not qualify for a student visa".

Attendance
Part-time
Source
“berufsbegleitender Teilzeitstudiengang, der sich speziell an erfahrene Fach- und Führungskräfte richtet”
“Degree Master of Business Administration Language English Duration Part-time | 18 months (This programme does not qualify for a student visa.) Tuition Fee EUR 49,500 + Excluding travel and accommodation costs + EUR 600 Enrollment Fee Application deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 17 September 2027” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

A part-time programme alongside a job, for experienced specialists and managers. No student visa.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang Executive MBA umfasst eine Regelstudienzeit von 4 Semestern (19 Monate) einschließlich der Master-Thesis.”
“Duration Part-time | 18 months” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Conflict between pages: the examination regulations say four semesters / 19 months including the thesis, the programme page says 18 months. The regulations are the binding source and are followed here.

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Der Arbeitsaufwand umfasst 60 CP, dabei entfallen 15 CP auf die Master-Thesis und die übrigen 45 CP verteilen sich auf 9 Module zu je 5 CP.”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Nine modules of 5 CP plus a 15-CP thesis. The key-facts box gives no ECTS figure.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start Date 17 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

One intake a year, in September.

Non-EU deadline
31 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)One date for everybody; no separate date for visa applicants, because the programme does not qualify for a student visa.
Source
“Application deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 17 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Early-bird discounts reward applying sooner: EUR 5,000 plus free leadership and pre-courses for applying by 28 February 2027, and EUR 2,500 plus free pre-courses by 31 May 2027.

Non-EU tuition
€49,500 per programme Total for the programme; travel and accommodation for the block weeks and international modules are not included.
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 49,500 + Excluding travel and accommodation costs + EUR 600 Enrollment Fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

The most expensive Frankfurt School degree. Early-bird discounts (EUR 5,000 by 28 February 2027, EUR 2,500 by 31 May 2027) and the MBA scholarships are applied for in the same application; the list price is recorded here.

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

The key facts list only the EUR 600 enrolment fee and no application fee is mentioned on the Executive MBA page; the "Submitting your application incurs no additional fees" sentence appears on the Full-time MBA page only.

Registration fee or deposit
€600 one-off
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 49,500 + Excluding travel and accommodation costs + EUR 600 Enrollment Fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

One-off enrolment fee on top of tuition.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“erfolgreich am Executive MBA Zulassungsverfahren teilnimmt. Dieses besteht aus einem Interview und einem Assessment Center. Überprüft werden folgenden Aspekte: Strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken, Führungs- und Teamfähigkeit sowie die Englischkenntnisse auf dem Niveau C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER).”
“Successful one to one interview and Assessment Center” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

No number of places is published. Admission depends on an interview and an assessment centre that scores strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, leadership and teamwork, and English at C1.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“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/mba-emba/executive-mba · 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. Its MBA portfolio additionally carries AMBA accreditation (2018, reaccredited 2023 for five years), which is an international business-school accreditation, not German programme accreditation.

Student visa
The university says this programme does not qualify for a student visa
Source
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“b) über einen ersten akademischen Abschluss mit 240 Credit Points (CP) 1 verfügt (Bachelor oder gleichwertig),”
“(2) Bewerberinnen und Bewerber mit weniger als 240 CP im ersten akademischen Abschluss können zugelassen werden, wenn … sie bestimmte Brückenmodule zum Erwerb fehlender Kompetenzen absolvieren und/oder … einschlägige Kompetenzen von außerhochschulisch erworbenen Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten angerechnet werden können. Es können bis zu 60 CP angerechnet werden.” page
“Request CV check First academic degree or equivalent.” page
“Geht einem Master-Studium ein Bachelorstudium voraus, so werden unter Einbeziehung dieses vorangegangenen Studiums 300 Credit Points (CP)1 benötigt. Im begründeten Einzelfall kann davon bei entsprechender Qualifikation von Studierenden abgewichen werden. Einschlägige Berufserfahrung oder außerhalb des Hochschulstudiums erworbene Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten können als CP-Äquivalent angerechnet werden.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations ask for a first degree of 240 CP, which a three-year 180-CP bachelor's does not reach. Applicants with less than 240 CP can still be admitted if they take bridging modules (Brückenmodule) to make up the missing competences and/or if relevant knowledge and skills acquired outside higher education are credited, up to a maximum of 60 CP. Since the MBA itself is 60 CP, a 180-CP bachelor's plus the three years of professional experience the programme requires is the normal route: the work experience is what gets credited. Frankfurt School does not publish how many credits it awards for how much experience, so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan should ask Admissions, or use the free CV check, before applying. With seven years of managerial experience required anyway, an applicant with a 180-CP bachelor's has the most to credit.

Subject background
A first academic degree (bachelor's or equivalent) and, as a rule, at least seven years of qualified professional experience after it, in particular in a managerial role with responsibility for staff, budget and/or strategic projects.
Source
“c) in der Regel nicht unter 7 Jahren postgraduierte qualifizierte berufspraktische Erfahrung, insbesondere Erfahrung in leitender Funktion nachweist, d.h. Personal-, Budget- und/oder strategische Projektverantwortung”
“Request CV check First academic degree or equivalent. … At least 7 years of work experience with appropriate managerial responsibilities.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The highest experience bar of any Frankfurt School programme. Applicants without a first degree at all can be admitted under the general regulations' rule for continuing-education master's programmes (completed vocational training plus several years of relevant experience and an aptitude examination).

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

No minimum grade or GPA is published.

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

No conversion formula and no reference to the anabin/ZAB databases is published.

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90. Frankfurt School does not say whether TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted and publishes no Duolingo score for this programme. Exemption: a degree completed in English, working in a company whose corporate language is English, or more than a year living and working in an English-speaking country; English at C1 is assessed in the admission assessment centre in any case
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”
“Excellent Proficiency in English.” page
“erfolgreich am Executive MBA Zulassungsverfahren teilnimmt. Dieses besteht aus einem Interview und einem Assessment Center. Überprüft werden folgenden Aspekte: Strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken, Führungs- und Teamfähigkeit sowie die Englischkenntnisse auf dem Niveau C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER).” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page says only "Excellent Proficiency in English."; the figures come from the binding examination regulations. Even an applicant exempt from the certificate is tested on English at C1 inside the assessment centre.

German
Not needed when applying. During studies: optional: free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, plus business German; the Full-time MBA curriculum has a German Language element
Source
“No, even though it is a full-time MBA in Germany, the programme is entirely taught in English. German classes are optional but encouraged.”
“Frankfurt School offers free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, as well as language courses in business German.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/full-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

No German is required to apply for or complete the MBA programmes.

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

Neither GMAT, GRE nor the Executive Assessment is mentioned for the Executive MBA, and the examination regulations do not list a test among the admission requirements; selection is by interview and assessment centre. (The full-time and part-time MBA regulations do list external certifications.)

Other required tests
Frankfurt School Executive MBA assessment centre (with an English assessment at C1)
Source
“erfolgreich am Executive MBA Zulassungsverfahren teilnimmt. Dieses besteht aus einem Interview und einem Assessment Center.”
“Successful one to one interview and Assessment Center” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The only Frankfurt School master's-level programme with an assessment centre; the pre-experience master's programmes use a GMAT/GRE-type test and an interview instead.

Selection
Online application, a one-to-one interview on profile fit, and an assessment centre that scores strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, leadership and teamwork and English at C1.
Source
“Online Application Submit your application and all required documents conveniently via our portal. … One to One Interview We’ll assess whether your profile fits the programme. … Successful one to one interview and Assessment Center”
“erfolgreich am Executive MBA Zulassungsverfahren teilnimmt. Dieses besteht aus einem Interview und einem Assessment Center.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/executive-mba · 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, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. Von diesem Kriterium kann in folgenden Fällen abgewichen werden: … ein abgeschlossenes Studium in englischer Sprache oder Tätigkeit in einem Unternehmen, in dem die Unternehmenssprache Englisch ist, … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:429a8f9b-716d-4c70-8091-1a52ed4903d6/2026_EMBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The examination regulations waive the English certificate for an applicant who has completed a degree taught in English — the route open to most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan — or who works in a company whose corporate language is English, or who has lived and worked for more than a year in an English-speaking country. Being a native speaker is a separate ground that does not apply here, and the regulations do not name India, Nigeria or Pakistan or treat English as an official language as a ground in itself. Frankfurt School's pre-experience master's programmes do not grant this waiver; the MBA programmes do. The German missions in India, Nigeria and Pakistan may still ask for a language certificate for a visa.

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.