The Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM) constitutes an alliance between Goethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Technische Universität Darmstadt.
Courses are held exclusively in English.
Applications will be reviewed in three stages with the following deadlines:
31 January
31 March
31 May
Particularly strong candidates from the first two stages will receive a positive admissions decision within approximately six weeks of the deadline for the respective stage. Other applicants from these two stages will receive the admissions decision together with the applicants from stage three.
Applicants from the third stage will learn about a positive admissions decision by the middle of July. All applicants who could not be admitted will be duly informed once the admissions process has been completed.
GSEFM strongly encourages candidates to apply in stage one or stage two, in part to have sufficient time for visa applications and other arrangements.
The research-oriented Master's programme at GSEFM with tracks in Quantitative Accounting, Quantitative Economics, Quantitative Finance and Quantitative Marketing (collectively called MSQ programme) is unique in that students throughout the programme participate in the same set of analytically rigorous and quantitatively-oriented courses in accounting, economics, finance and/or marketing that are taken by the PhD programme students. At the end of the first year of studies, GSEFM PhD programme students take part in qualifying examinations that can also be taken by GSEFM MSQ programme students who would like to transition to the PhD programme at GSEFM corresponding to their MSQ programme track. Students may earn both the MSc and the PhD degree in a total of four years. GSEFM graduates holding a Master's degree will be in a strong position to serve as analytical experts in international institutions, government or the private sector. Placements of GSEFM MSQ and PhD graduates include Cambridge University, Columbia University, INSEAD, New York University, Oxford University, University of Amsterdam, Xiamen University, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, Federal Reserve System, Bank of Korea, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and a variety of banks, investment management firms and economic consultancies, including, for example, BlackRock and Deutsche Bank.
GSEFM graduates holding a Master's degree will be in a strong position to serve as analytical experts in international institutions, government or the private sector.