Benefit from the network
FAU alumni benefits
Joining our free alumni network allows you to not only benefit from a lifelong friendship with your university and the FAU family but also participate in various events and make use of our unique range of benefits. Register free of charge in our FAU Community portal. In the group “FAU Alumni Netzwerk”, we keep you up to date with the latest information about benefits, events and news from the network.
Free registration in the FAU CommunityWe are constantly adding to the services we offer. We currently offer the following benefits:
Nurture your own online network, look for former fellow students, join groups, don’t miss out on any events, manage your member profile and subscribe to the FAU newsletter. Go to FAU Community portal
As a member of the FAU alumni network, you receive your own personal FAU alumni card. This not only demonstrates your lasting connection to FAU, you can also use it to take advantage of alumni benefits or to take part in alumni events at FAU. In the FAU Community you can download a digital copy of your FAU alumni card from your profile.
The contingent of discount cards for alumni is exhausted for 2025.
Alumni registered in the FAU Alumni Network will receive discounted Schlossgartenfest tickets for 99.50 euros each – a maximum of two tickets. Additional tickets can be purchased at the normal price of 150 euros each. To receive the alumni discount, please send an email to alumni@fau.de with the subject “FAU Schlossgartenfest” and your Alumni ID. You will find the Alumni ID on your FAU Alumni Card in your profile in the FAU Community. You will then receive the corresponding alumni order form from FAU Alumni Management. Information about the FAU Schlossgartenfest.
Show that you are part of the FAU alumni network with your e-mail address (firstname.lastname@alumni.fau.de). University alumni can apply for their own e-mail address.
Who can apply for an alumni e-mail account?
Alumni: All individuals who have gained an academic qualification at FAU and who have signed up to the FAU Community.
Researchers: All researchers that have spent at least three months at FAU who are internationally mobile and who have signed up to the FAU Community.
Why apply for an alumni e-mail account?
As a former member of FAU, you can have e-mails sent to your FAU address firstname.lastname@fau.de forwarded to the new address firstname.lastname@alumni.fau.de. You can set up this forwarding service in the IdM portal as described in this link: https://www.anleitungen.rrze.fau.de/e-mail/exchange/email-zustellung-aendern/
In addition, you can send e-mails from your FAU alumni e-mail address.
How to apply for an alumni e-mail account
- Log in to yourIdM account
- Click on “General settings” in the menu on the left under “Settings & Applications”. Under the Alumni section click ‘apply’ and follow the instructions. You will need a valid FAU community ID to apply. Your name and title in the FAU Community must be the same as stored in the IdM system.
- Once you have an IdM alumni account you can apply for an e-mail account here in just a few steps.
- The easiest way to access your FAU Alumni mailbox is via the following website: https://mail.alumni.fau.dePlease enter your e-mail address (firstname.lastname@alumni.fau.de) as user name and your password.Once your account is authorized you can add it to an e-mail client such as Thunderbird. Instructions for setting up your alumni email account https://www.anleitungen.rrze.fau.de/e-mail/alumni-postfach-einrichten/
- Step 1: Go to the IdM website and click on “Get started”. Next, select “New at FAU” and “Register”. Click “I want to become a member” under “IdM user accounts for alumni” and follow the instructions.
- Step 2: Your IdM account is not fully activated immediately after registering in the IdM portal. Log in to the IdM portal using your user name and password, and apply for your IdM alumni access under ‘Settings and applications’. To do this, follow the procedure described in the section ‘If you already have an IdM account’. You will need a valid FAU community ID to apply. Your name and title in the FAU Community must be the same as stored in the IdM system.
- Step 3: Once your IdM alumni access is approved, you will receive an activation letter by post from FAU Alumni Management. Using the letter, you can now activate your IdM account in the IdM portal.
- Step 4: Log in to the IdM portal using your fully activated IdM account and read how to apply for an alumni e-mail account. Follow this link to the IdM portal to apply for your alumni e-mail account.
- Step 5: The easiest way to access your FAU Alumni mailbox with the mail address firstname.lastname@alumni.fau.de is via the following website: https://mail.alumni.fau.dePlease enter your e-mail address (firstname.lastname@alumni.fau.de) as user name and your password.Once your account is authorized you can add it to an e-mail client such as Thunderbird. Instructions for setting up your alumni email account https://www.anleitungen.rrze.fau.de/e-mail/alumni-postfach-einrichten/
Please contact alumni@fau.de if you have any questions about alumni email accounts.
FAU alumni can take part in online courses offered by RRZE using their alumni e-mail address (see E-mail account for FAU alumni above). They pay the same course fee as public service employees in Bavaria.
Online IT courses offered by RRZE
- To register for our IT courses, you will need a user account for the RRZE training center. Go to the login page at: https://www.kurse.rrze.fau.de/login
- For technical reasons, please select “other facilities” rather than FAU.
- Enter your personal details and select “Create account”. Please enter your alumni e-mail address to register.
- After you have registered, you will receive an e-mail with your user ID (similar to u123456).
- Add your status group: Alumni (FAU) Your e-mail address (@alumni.fau.de) is proof of your status group.
- You can already register for courses even if your status group has not been confirmed by RRZE.
- Open the courses page in the same browser window that you logged to your user account with.
https://www.kurse.rrze.fau.de/kursangebot - You can register for individual courses via the link “Further information, registration and waiting list”.
- When you register for a course, please select the status group “Alumni”.
- For detailed instructions with screenshots, refer to the PDF document How to register for RRZE courses for alumni
The newsletter, which is published every two months, ensures that FAU networkers are kept up to date and know about recent developments and events at FAU. You can subscribe to the alumni newsletter in the FAU Community.
We are happy to reserve places for alumni at the annual birthday celebrations of FAU on November 4. If you are interested, please send an e-mail by October 10 to alumni@fau.de with the subject ‘Dies’. Applications will be dealt with in the order they are received. Further information on Dies academicus
Would you like to buy souvenirs with the FAU design? As a member of the FAU network, you enjoy a 5% discount off your purchases. In order to receive your personal discount code, please send an e-mail to alumni@fau.de with the subject ‘FAU shop’. What’s on offer: fau-shop.de
Members of our FAU Alumni Network receive a discount on continuing education courses at FAU upon presentation of their Alumni ID. For more information, please contact alumni@fau.de with the subject “Alumni-Rabatt Weiterbildung”.
Our networkers will receive a 15% alumni bonus on all seminars freely available from the KniggeAkademie. The KniggeAkademie was established in 1993 and is the leading institute for modern manners and respectful communication.
You receive your discount by showing the digital version of your FAU alumni card. You will find your FAU alumni card in your profile in the FAU Community, provided you are a member of the “FAU Alumni-Netzwerk” group.