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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
| City | Country |
| Erlangen | Germany |
Services
Student services
The diverse range of professional events and consultation services for members of all of FAU’s faculties are designed to support students, graduates and doctoral candidates when planning and starting their careers. This service is available for up to one year after graduation.The services:
- career advice
- advice on applications
- application workshops and seminars
- career information and talks
Housing services
Student Services Erlangen-Nürnberg runs apartment buildings and housing complexes with about 3800 housing places in Erlangen, Herzogenaurach, Nuremberg, Ansbach, and Ingolstadt. International students with a Bachelor’s degree can find information and apply for accommodation on the Student Services website . Information for international students with a Master’s degree, scholarship holders, doctoral candidates and visiting professors from abroad is currently being compiled and will be available shortly.
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg is not able to offer accommodation. The University does not operate any student accommodation and is not allowed to act as an estate agent.Library services
The university collections at FAU cover a wide range of areas – from instruments and models to organisms and minerals. Some of the collections, such as the Anatomical Collection, are as old as the University itself, while others, like the Computer Science Collection, represent newer areas of research.
ICT services
There are many telephone and internet providers in Germany. Contracts for telephone and internet connections can be either fixed-term or without a set duration (notice period of one month for cancellation). You can choose between a land line or a mobile phone with a pre-paid SIM card. It certainly pays to compare the offers from various providers.
Student Life
Campus life
FAU has five faculties which cover the entire spectrum of academic disciplines – from medicine, sciences and engineering to humanities, social sciences and theology as well as business and economics. The individual disciplines are organised into departments, and there are 24 Interdisciplinary Centres which make a significant contribution to interdisciplinary collaboration at FAU. Management, administration and decision processes at FAU mirror the clear structure of the faculties, making the University’s entire organisational structure effective and simple.
Student clubs
Scholarship organisations
- Cusanuswerk
- Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V.
- Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk e.V. (ELES)
- Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung
- Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Accreditation
After submitting an application, FAU was admitted to start the system accreditation process by the accreditation agency AQAS in November 2013.
