Interviews

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05AUG 2025
FAU news
“The concept of human rights has an inner strength”
A plea for the defense of human rights: A new book from Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Heiner Bielefeldt How can we defend international human rights at a time in which their fundamental relevance is increasingly being questioned? In their new book “Menschenrechte nach der Zeitenwende. Gründe für mehr Selbstbewusstsein” (Human rights after the turning point. […]
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11DEC 2024
FAU news
International Human Rights Day: Our rights, our future, right now!
“Our rights, our future, right now” is the motto of today’s International Human Rights Day. It is intended to draw attention to the importance of human rights for the present and the future. But what is the state of human rights and what challenges do research and society face? An interview with Prof. Dr. Grażyna […]
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19DEC 2023
Alumni
President of the German Chess Association: An interview with FAU alumna Ingrid Lauterbach
She is the first woman to be appointed president of the German Chess Association in its 146-year history: FAU alumna Ingrid Lauterbach. From 1979 to 1985, she studied for a degree in mathematics at FAU. Since 2001, she has worked as an expert in information security at Deutsche Bank. Ingrid Lauterbach started her career in […]
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13JUL 2023
Alumni
German Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China: An Interview with FAU-Alumna Dr. Patricia Flor
She has been the German ambassador to the People’s Republic of China since July 2022 and is in charge of the German embassy in Beijing: Dr. Patricia Flor. Originally from Nuremberg, she has made her career as a diplomat, representing German interests in her host country. She completed her doctoral degree in Eastern European history, […]
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16DEC 2022
Alumni
Ecological and sustainable practices in the economy: An interview with FAU alumna and innovator Maike Kauffmann
Sustainability in the economy. This is what FAU alumna Maike Kauffmann hopes to achieve. She is an active member of “Stiftung Verantwortungseigentum” and supports companies that aim to encourage a transformation towards more sustainability and a more ecological mindset in society and the economy. She received the FAU Innovator award 2022 in the alumni category […]
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03NOV 2022
Alumni
Alumni interview with Sebastian Wendl, presenter with Radio Gong 97.1 and stadium announcer at 1. FCN
During the week, he is behind the microphone at Radio Gong from Funkhaus Nürnberg and at the weekend he fires up the fans of 1. FCN as the stadium announcer: FAU alumnus Sebastian Wendl. He studied Political Science and German Language and Literature in Erlangen between 2009 and 2013, and has been actively involved in […]
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08JUL 2022
Alumni
Interview: FAU Alumnus Niels Rossow, commercial director of 1. FC Nürnberg
Niels Rossow studied business administration at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (FAU) between 1998 and 2002. After many years working at Adidas, Rossow, who is originally from Nuremberg, is now the commercial director of 1. FC Nuremberg (also known as “the Club”). In our interview, Niels Rossow shares some insights into his work at the Club and […]
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03FEB 2022
international
Interview: Preventing and treating obesity using cold sensation
Nutritional insecurity is the biggest concern worldwide. It has two extremes, one is malnutrition/undernutrition and other is overnutrition/obesity. According to WHO’s The World Health Statistics, non- communicable diseases (obesity, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer etc) are the prime cause of huge manual and economic losses. Obesity is invariably associated with other metabolic complications like type 2 […]Nutritional insecurity is the biggest concern worldwide. It has two extremes, one is malnutrition/undernutrition and other is overnutrition/obesity. According to WHO’s The World Health Statistics, non- communicable diseases (obesity, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer etc) are the prime cause of huge manual and economic losses. Obesity is invariably associated with other metabolic complications like type 2 […]
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