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In the international Times Higher Education World University Rankings, FAU was again listed among the top 200 universities worldwide for 2022. The University performed well in all areas of the ranking, but did particularly well in the area of research, where it was ranked at place 156, and in industry income, where it ranked again at place 85. Continue

The new Shanghai university ranking has been released. In comparison to other German universities, FAU has moved up one place to number 15. On the international level, it has come in at place 248, an improvement of five places. Compared to last year, FAU improved particularly in the categories of citations per researcher and highly cited researchers. Continue

Innovators solve problems with unconventional ideas: WiSo alumni Josef Schütz, Alireza Derakhshan and Farzaneh Ahmadloo, founders of Grino Water Solutions, were voted as FAU Innovator 2021 in the Alumni category. The award will be presented at the FAU Dies academicus on 4 November. Continue

For everyone over 16 years of age, there is now the possibility to get vaccinated against COVID-19 quickly. This also applies to people who do not live in the city of Nuremberg, but are only staying here for the moment. Vaccinations at the vaccination center are now also possible without an appointment. Continue

WiSo sees good reasons to enter the new semester with great optimism. Against this backdrop, FAU WiSo is planning to largely return to face-to-face teaching for the winter semester 2021/2022, on-site at the Nuremberg City Campus, not on the Internet. This is because teaching, learning and research need direct exchange, personal encounters between students, and contact with lecturers. Continue

FAU WiSo student Maximilian Harl is driven by his wish to ‘accept responsibility and improve society’. This is what swayed the jury of the Bavarian Elite Academy in his favour, when they selected him for the 23rd BEA intake. He is one of a total of 40 young people from Bavarian universities who will receive further training in leadership and assuming responsibility. Continue

From 14. to 16. June the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) took place online. There the research paper with the title “Is It All About Transparency? The Effectiveness and Ethics of a Digital Salience Nudge” was announced as one of two runner-ups for the conference’s Best Paper Award. Continue

All students at FAU must re-register for the coming winter semester from 1 – 8 July 2021 and pay their semester fee. The semester fee of 127 euros consists of the Student Services fee and the contribution for the semester ticket. Continue

Are you currently studying in one of our degree programs at WiSo and you could imagine continuing to work at the university after completing your studies? With an information event we would like to arouse your interest in a doctoral program and the associated activities as a research assistant at the WIN – the Institute of Information System. Continue

QS World University Rankings 2022 have been published FAU has ranked first place again in the prestigious citations per researcher category on a national level in the recently published QS Rankings 2022. At an international level, FAU continues to be listed among the 20 most prestigious universitie... Continue