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13DEC 2016
General
New Chancellor and new Vice President
Last week FAU’s University Council and President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger discussed who to appoint to the vacant position of Chancellor and came to the unanimous decision to appoint Christian Zens. In other developments, Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein will join FAU’s Executive Board immediately as the new Vice President for Research. After careful consideration […]
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10OCT 2016
General
FAU opens new interdisciplinary research centre
Researchers work together to tackle pressing issues facing society Digitalisation, climate change, ageing populations – these are some of the challenges facing us now and in the future. FAU researchers from a range of disciplines have made it their mission to combat them. The new Center for Management, Technology and Society (CMTS) supports and co-ordinates […]
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13SEP 2016
News
Excellent results in the Shanghai Ranking
A great success for FAU: in the current Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, the University is ranked at number 11 in Germany – three places higher than last year. FAU has also gone up in the international ranking, making it into the top 200 universities worldwide at number 171 […]
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23AUG 2016
News
Printable prosthetics
Low-cost help for people in crisis zones – project awarded as ‘Landmark in the Land of Ideas’ In areas of conflict, people lose their limbs every day due to weapons and mines. Prosthetics could help the victims, but even simple models are unaffordable for most sufferers. Researchers at FAU and Fachhochschule Lübeck are working together […]
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23AUG 2016
News
Young engineers recommend studying at FAU
Young engineers at FAU give the University top marks and gladly recommend it to other students. This is the result of the Engineering Edition of the Graduate Barometer published each year by the market research company Trendence. Students of mechanical engineering, mechatronics, and industrial engineering and management at FAU are more satisfied than students in […]
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10JUN 2016
News
Studying at FAU
At the heart of Europe lies the metropolitan region of Nuremberg – home to one of Germany‘s oldest and most distinguished universities: Friedrich-Alexander-University. We offer 40,000 students from around the world the ideal innovation-driven environment to kick-start their careers in Engineering, Business, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Law, and the Humanities. Application and enrolment You can still apply for […]At the heart of Europe lies the metropolitan region of Nuremberg – home to one of Germany‘s oldest and most distinguished universities: Friedrich-Alexander-University. We offer 40,000 students from around the world the ideal innovation-driven environment to kick-start their careers in Engineering, Business, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Law, and the Humanities. Application and enrolment You can still apply for […]
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