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Alumni network

Welcome to our alumni network

With over 9,000 business professionals in our exclusive alumni network, we encourage our alumni to make the most of our community by taking advantage of the many opportunities to attend and enrich their personal and professional lives as well as benefitting from the rewarding opportunities to contribute and share while building value for us all.

Get involved and stay connected

ESMT Community

ESMT Community is our community platform where you can keep in touch with the alumni chapters, clubs, and current students. Become a part of ESMT Community now and receive the latest school updates, read about interesting initiatives, and have access to all alumni events.

ESMT Community

Alumni chapters

Alumni chapters refer to regional segments of the alumni network, which provide a platform for alumni in the same city or region to connect, run events, and support professional networking and development. To join your local chapter, please log into your account on ESMT Community. 

Join your local Chapter

Alumni club

Alumni clubs are alumni groups based on special shared interest in a specific topic, industry, or sector. To join an existing club or start a new one, please log into your account on ESMT Community. 

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Alumni Council

The Alumni Council supports the development of the alumni network and, together with the alumni relations office, serves as a bridge between the ESMT alumni and the school’s management. The Alumni Council helps lead key initiatives and drives volunteer activities. If you'd like to know more or become a part of Alumni Council, please contact alumni@esmt.org.

Alumni chapters

Our key alumni chapters are located in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Rhein Ruhr, and Stuttgart), India, Russia (Moscow), South East Asia, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom (London) and the United States of America (East coast and West coast).

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Alumni awards

Every year, ESMT recognizes exceptional contributions made by alumni in their profession or in the community. Alumni awards are rewarded to extraordinary graduates whose accomplishments serve as an inspiration and elevate the reputation and standing of ESMT and who encourage continued commitment and service to ESMT and its alumni community. 

Alumni Achievement Award

The Alumni Achievement Award, awarded by the president of ESMT, recognizes alumni who have achieved outstanding success as entrepreneurs and leaders in their field, and whose professional accomplishments have had a significant positive impact on society and the environment. Recipients of the award embody the ESMT mission statement and demonstrate a commitment to making a positive difference both in and out of the workplace.

Previous winners:

  • 2019 - Peter Minev
  • 2018 - Hiltrud Dorothea Werner 
  • 2017 - Alexander Kudlich 
  • 2016 - Oliver Engels 
  • 2015 - Willibald Meixner 

Alumni Service Award

The Alumni Service Award, awarded by the president of ESMT, recognizes alumni who have made noteworthy contributions to the ESMT community by engaging in voluntary activities such as fundraising or recruitment, as well as donating their time, energy, talent, or financial resources to strengthen the alumni network. This may take the form of regional chapters, clubs, initiatives, or corporations, or through service to current students and faculty.

Previous winners: 

  • 2018 - Alexander Trost and Annette Malmann
  • 2017 - Niels Madsen 
  • 2016 - Claudia Donzelmann 
  • 2015 - Philipp Dennis Niederhagen 
  • 2014 - Santiago Remón

Alumni voices

Anna Wannhoff
Alumni voices

"ESMT Berlin is a strong community, where everyone feels comfortable and safe in developing and sharing ideas, embracing each other as innovative leaders, and supporting each other in critical moments of growth".

Anna Wannhoff, MIM 2022

Leave your legacy

Donate

You can support the alumni network today! Leave a footprint and contribute to our talented network of students by donating, volunteering or partnering with us.

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Tax deductions

Your donation is tax-deductible under German law, and you will be issued with a tax-deductible receipt. If you are not located in Germany, your donation may still be tax-deductible. We recommend you check with a local tax professional for further details.

Data protection

Compliance with data protection is a high priority at ESMT. For more detailed information regarding data protection and data security for online donations, please refer to the document below. 

 

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Connect with us

Jovana Panić

Head of Alumni Relations

Margo Kriger

Alumni and Rankings Data Manager

ESMT Community

Sign up to the ESMT Community portal to connect with fellow alumni. On the portal, you can find information about upcoming events, share job openings, post news, and more.

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