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.

FAU Community

We are constantly adding to the services we offer. We currently offer the following benefits:

FAU Community

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

FAU Alumni Card

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.

E-mail account for FAU alumni

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

If you already have an IdM account

If you do not have an IdM account:

  • 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.

IT courses for FAU alumni

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

How to register for RRZE courses

  • 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  

FAU Alumni-Newsletter

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.

Dies academicus

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

FAU Shop

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

Continuing education

Members of our FAU Alumni Network receive a 20% discount on continuing education courses at FAU. Please enter your alumni ID when registering for a course. Your alumni ID is on your FAU Alumni Card in your profile in the FAU Community. List of courses: Seminars and training programs and Degree programs for professional development

KniggeAkademie

Since January 2023, 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.

To the seminars offered by KniggeAkademie