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Degree programs at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg combine academic excellence with a wide range of opportunities for personal development. Discover topics about degree programs, teaching, life on campus and everyday student life at FAU.

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14AUG 2026
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Welcome TERRA! Learn about the future. Shape the future.
The foundation Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre is providing funding for a transdisciplinary FAU project for sustainability in teaching
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06AUG 2026
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Successful migration to new library management system
University Library Successfully Begins Live Operations with the New Open-Source Library System FOLIO
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29JUL 2026
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University Library is changing systems
On August 4, 2026, the University Library will be changing to a new library system. Please note the following information: Short stop on loans from the University Library On August 4, 2026, the University Library will be changing to a new library system. For this reason, it will not be possible to order or reserve […]
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16JUL 2026
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Help, I can’t log in anymore!
You have to be able to log in to campo or StudOn to study at FAU. However, as of July 16, student assistants will only be able to log in if they have activated multi-factor authentication. This is a familiar concept that many people have come across either in connection with online banking or payment […]
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08JUL 2026
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Jag älskar Sverige
Over 90 Years of Swedish at FAU
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07JUL 2026
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Introduction of tuition fees for international students from non-EU states
As of summer semester 2027, FAU will charge tuition fees for newly-enrolled students from non-EU and non-EEA states. In other words, students who are enrolling at FAU for the first time in summer semester and who are from countries that are not a member of the EU or EEA. This will not affect students who […]
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07JUL 2026
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Lunch in the cafeteria with the FAU President
FAU President Joachim Hornegger invited 10 students to lunch in the cafeteria and answered all the questions they’ve always wanted to ask him in his position as President of the University. During the new “Meet and Mingle” format with the President of FAU, students not only had the chance to ask their questions during lunch […]
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02JUL 2026
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New degree programs starting winter semester 2026/27
Anyone who is interested in starting to study in winter semester 2026/27 can choose from over 275 degree programs at FAU, five of which are starting for the first time this winter semester. Among them are the Master’s degree programs “Organization – Transformation – Society,” “Earth System Dynamics and Evolution,” “Data Science of Human Multimodal […]
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01JUL 2026
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Re-registering for winter semester 2026/2027
All students at FAU must re-register for the coming winter semester from 1 - 8 July 2026 and pay their semester fee. The semester fee is 82 euros.
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23JUN 2026
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Sustainability Award and second place in the 5 Euro Business competition
With their startup “MapleScrape” and their concept for a tongue scraper made of maple wood, three FAU students impressed the jury of the 5 Euro Business competition.
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05MAY 2026
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Meet and Mingle: Lunch in the cafeteria with the FAU President
FAU President Joachim Hornegger invited 10 students to lunch at the cafeteria.
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13APR 2026
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"Meet and Mingle": Lunch in the cafeteria with the President of FAU
FAU President Joachim Hornegger is inviting 10 students to lunch in the cafeteria on April 24. The new format is called “Meet and Mingle” and gives FAU students the chance to ask the FAU President anything they’ve always wanted to know. What do students want to know? FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger is looking […]
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