Frankfurt School Graduation Ceremony

Frankfurt School bid farewell to 106 graduates on Saturday, 8 June. Graduates of the MBA in International Healthcare Management, the Executive MBA, the Master in EU Banking & Financial Regulation (EBI) and the Master of Finance (Hamburg) celebrated the completion of their studies in the broadcasting hall of the Hessian public broadcasting station “Hessischer Rundfunk”, located in the immediate vicinity of Frankfurt School.

Professor Dr Nils Stieglitz, President and CEO of Frankfurt School, welcomed the former students as well as their family and friends and congratulated all graduates personally. 

Mark Hoff, FS alumnus EMBA Class of 2016 and Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance 2022, gave the evening's laudatory speech. The insights gained from the lessons and discussions as well as the contacts from the alumni network have been of great benefit to him personally and to his career. He is therefore convinced that FS graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to tackle the many complex challenges of our time and take on leadership positions. "You have the power to change, innovate, lead to make an impact," said Mark Hoff. He concluded by giving the students a piece of advice: "And never stop asking why or why not."

Speeches by graduates traditionally form an important part of the programme at Frankfurt School's Academic Celebrations. Tamim Saaty, MBA in International Healthcare Management, Hector Arenas, Executive MBA, Sina Heubrock, Master of Finance und Maarten Mol-Huging, Master in European Banking & Financial Regulation, shared experiences and highlights of their studies with the guests.

Dr Thomas Gstädtner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the European Banking Institute (EBI), also congratulated the graduates of the joint Master's programme and presented them with their certificates together with Professor Nils Stieglitz.

“I wish the students of the EBI Master all the best and I hope that the EBI Master will prove to be useful for their future careers. I am glad we could offer such a great course in Frankfurt together with Frankfurt School of Finance & Management!”, said Thomas Gstädtner.

Professor Dr Ansgar Richter, Vice President Academic Affairs at Frankfurt School, took the opportunity to honour special academic achievements. He presented the Academic Excellence Award to the best student of the year from each programme. This year's award winners are:

Julia Annette Triebel, MBA in International healthcare Management

Magda Gonçalves-Miśkiewicz, Executive MBA

Maximilian Markus Großmann, Master of Finance (Hamburg)

Lukas Bock, Master in European Banking & Financial Regulation (EBI)

Congratulations!

The Dean's List was also introduced for the first time. Graduates with an average grade of 1.2 or higher are recognised on the Dean's List and receive special acknowledgement for their academic achievements.

Lisa Ronneburger, Director of Student & Alumni Affairs, concluded by inviting all graduates to remain loyal to the Frankfurt School community and join the alumni association.