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Prospective international students at FAU do not need to attend in person in order to apply and enrol. With a few exceptions, the application must be submitted via the online portal ‘campo’. FAU hopes that this is a pragmatic and uncomplicated solution for prospective international students in spite of the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue

To support the political discussion about further developing energy reform and sustainable economic development during the coronavirus pandemic, the Expert Commission for the Monitoring Process ‘Energy of the Future’ has made a statement. FAUWiSo is represented in the Commission by Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Chair of Economic Theory. Continue

The module handbooks changed due to the virtual summer semester are published today on the WiSo website. FAU has published a statute regarding deviations from study regulations, examinations, doctoral and habilitation study regulations due to the Corona virus SARS-CoV-2. Continue

Are you looking for learning strategies, time management for your student home office and advice against procrastination? You will find suggestions for efficient planning and arrangement of the virtual summer term on our #WiSoVirtuell blog. The school of business, economics and society is happy to support its students during the virtual term. Continue

At #WiSo.Zusammenhalt.Unternehmen, you will be working with a partner from civil society, the municipality, or local small and medium sized firms. Simultaneously, you will enhance your professional competence. For example, you could volunteer at Tafel Deutschland e.V. and explore their management structures at the same time. Continue

Unfortunately, we are not able to make a statement how the current situation will affect the exams of your courses at the end of the summer term at this point in time. Kindly note that the module handbook, which will be published on 18.05.2020, will contain information on the nature of changes regarding your examinations. Continue

The first day of the summer term already lies behind us. Hopefully, you have all started off well, you have visited your first lectures and tried some of the digital tools. Maybe there have been some minor problems, such as gaining access to StudOn. However, FAU has already taken measures to reduce these difficulties, such as enhancing server capacities. Continue

This semester is unprecedented in over 100 years of our faculty’s history. We want to enable you to successfully complete your semester despite flattening-the-curve. This is why we have analyzed all scheduled modules regarding the possibility to transfer them into a digital environment – and a very large share will be offered virtually. Continue

The lecture period has begun and the WiSo welcomes its students in the new, this time digital semester #WiSoVirtuell. To welcome you visually, you can find a video message by the speaker and dean of WiSo Nürnberg in German and by the dean for international affairs in English. We wish everyone a good start into the virtual semester 2020! Continue

The virtual summer semester 2020 is approaching with great strides. In each of the bachelor and master courses, the intended number of ECTS points can be earned. For every WiSo course scheduled for the summer semester, a course on StudOn can be found. If you haven’t already joined the StudOn courses, which are relevant for you, please do so urgently. Continue