Launched 10 years ago – Alumni represent the success of the program
With a cruise on the River Main, more than 80 guests celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Master of Pharma Business Administration (MBA) program. The Pharma MBA was developed in 2015 by Goethe Business School together with the House of Pharma & Healthcare, Goethe University, and renowned practitioners from the pharmaceutical industry, and has been continuously refined ever since. In the meantime, more than 200 students, most of them working in various sectors of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, have enrolled in or completed the program.
Under the evening sky of August 29, 2025, the passenger ship “J. W. von Goethe” set off on a three-hour round trip on the River Main. As Frankfurt’s skyline drifted past the ship’s windows, the 80 guests on board – students, alumni, lecturers, and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare, and related service companies – looked back on the beginnings and milestones of the Pharma MBA at Goethe Business School.
Dr. Christian Jansen, Managing Director of Goethe Business School, said: “The Pharma MBA is Europe’s leading MBA program with a dedicated focus on the pharmaceutical industry. We are proud that so many of our alumni are still closely connected to us today. And it also reflects their success in using the Pharma MBA to qualify for further leadership roles. Our concept works: the unique combination of classical management knowledge and cutting-edge, industry-specific content supports the careers of ambitious professionals in the pharmaceutical sector.”
The part-time program begins annually in October and can be completed within four semesters. Graduates receive a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Department of Economics (accredited by the US agency AACSB) and from the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Pharmacy at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Further information: The Pharma MBA program at Goethe Business School
