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Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a great patron of the arts and sciences. One of his most important achievements was the founding of our university in Erlangen on 4 November 1743, which is why the PLAYMOBIL special figure "Frederick III" holds the FAU's founding charter in his hand...

Managing editor - sounds exciting? Leonie Maderstein is managing editor at the TV show "ARD Buffet" and studied  Theater and Media Studies at FAU. In the FAU Alumni managements new career format FAU Alumni #JobInsights, she gives tips on starting a career and also talks about a topic that probably most people know: Self-doubt.

Forbes magazine listed her among the top "30 Under 30" in "Leadership": Aya Jaff. The well-known FAU alumna is a programmer, author and entrepreneur. She studied business informatics, economics and sinology at FAU. In our video interview "FAU Alumni #MyStory", Aya Jaff talks about her time at FAU and her career path.

She has been German Ambassador to the People's Republic of China since July 2022 and heads the German Embassy in Beijing: Dr. Patricia Flor. As a diplomat, the native of Nuremberg represents German interests in the host country. She completed her doctoral studies in Eastern European history, economics and philosophy at FAU in 1995. What is special about her work, what drives her and how her time at FAU has shaped her – Patricia Flor explains all this and more in an alumni interview with FAU Alumni Management.

Searching for former fellow students, making new professional contacts, joining groups or simply staying up to date on news from FAU - from now on, all of this is also possible on the go: With the FAU Community App, networkers can access portal content even faster via their smartphone. The FAU Co...

He is the second most traveled person in the world and one of the most sought-after travel photographers: FAU alumnus Michael Runkel. In this video he returns to FAU after 20 years and talks about his time at FAU, the special features of his pictures and the stories from his travels.

Thanks to him there is an effective vaccination against cervical cancer: FAU research alumnus Prof. Dr. Harold zur Hausen. In an interview, the virologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine explains, among other things, how he laid the foundations for research on HP viruses at FAU, what still connects him with FAU and what has changed for him as a result of the Nobel Prize.

In the new video series FAU Alumni #MyStory by the FAU Alumni Management, the alumni return to the FAU campus and tell their very personal stories during a walk in a relaxed atmosphere.

FAU alumnus Daniel Teichmann is one of the leading hydrogen experts and founder and CEO of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies. In the video, he provides insights into his student days and tells how his company went from start-up to world market leader in the hydrogen industry.

Whether it’s interviews with impressive FAU alumni, invitations to alumni events, inspiring alumni stories or exclusive raffles – the LinkedIn page of the FAU alumni network is now providing information about the network’s activities, in particular to alumni, but also to all other interested parties.