Alumni

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16JUL 2025
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FAU Alumni #MyStory: Benjamin Donath, teacher and influencer
Benjamin Donath lives his passion for books both in the classroom and on social media. On his blog and Instagram account—where he’s known as Benni Cullen—he shares engaging book recommendations, connecting with a large community of literature fans. He discovered this love for the written word during his middle school teaching studies at FAU, where […]
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17JUN 2025
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BR “alpha uni”: FAU alumna already a notary at the age of 29
At the age of just 29, Christina Herbst was able to take over her own notary’s office. She completed her law degree at our FAU. Only those with extremely good grades can take over a notary’s office. Christina struggles with the enormous responsibility she has for her employees as a very young notary. And the […]
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10JUN 2025
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Alumni raffle: Tickets for the Schlossgartenfest 2025
Considered one of the most beautiful and largest garden festivals in Europe, the FAU Schlossgartenfest is truly a special event! With its unique atmosphere, the Schlossgartenfest at FAU is a remarkable experience that draws distinguished guests from politics, business, culture, and science, along with alumni, students, staff, and friends of FAU. Join us on Saturday, […]
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22APR 2025
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FAU Alumni #JobInsights: Heike Nowak-Schwerdtfeger, start-up advisor
She advises and coaches students and members of FAU who wish to start a business: FAU alumna Heike Nowak-Schwerdtfeger studied Psychology and the part-time Master’s program in Organizational and Personnel Development at FAU. In the video, she shares her initial career steps after graduation, offers tips for job searching, and discusses her current role as […]
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27MAR 2025
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Video FAU Alumni #MyStory: Christoph Kuch
He can read minds – at least it seems like he can. Christoph Kuch is a mentalist, speaker, and author. In 2012, he won the World Championship in the category of “Mentalism”. He tours the globe, regularly appears on talk shows, and will soon be featured in the new season of “Das Supertalent” (airing on […]
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07MAR 2025
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FAU Alumni #JobInsights: Daniel Kromm, Cardiologist
Med students, listen up! What is different than expected when starting a career, how do I get through the exams well and how can I take care of my work-life balance? FAU alumnus Daniel Kromm gives personal insights and tips. He works as a doctor in advanced training in the cardiology department of the Diakoniewerk […]
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13FEB 2025
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Support the emerging talents of FAU
Every year in January, FAU scholarship holders come together with their sponsors at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg to celebrate the FAU Deutschlandstipendium, get to know each other better, and exchange ideas. With the Deutschlandstipendium, businesses and numerous FAU alumni support dedicated students on their path to a successful degree completion. The alumni scholarships are […]Every year in January, FAU scholarship holders come together with their sponsors at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg to celebrate the FAU Deutschlandstipendium, get to know each other better, and exchange ideas. With the Deutschlandstipendium, businesses and numerous FAU alumni support dedicated students on their path to a successful degree completion. The alumni scholarships are […]
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07FEB 2025
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Video FAU Alumni #MyStory: Katja Wadlinger
FAU alumna Katja Wadlinger is a co-founder of AMPERIAL, a startup Energie Campus Nürnberg. She develops window films that protect buildings from solar heat and, depending on the location, solar exposure, building type, and climate, can save up to 25% of its energy consumption. At FAU, Katja Wadlinger studied Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials and Processes. […]
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03FEB 2025
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Between the limelight and the lecture hall
During the day he is a lecturer in Latin at our FAU, teaching students the fine points of an ancient language, and in the evening he rocks the stage across Europe with his Folk rock band Fiddler’s Green: FAU alumnus Ralf Albers is a man of contrasts. In the late 80s he studied German Language […]
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17JAN 2025
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FAU Alumni #JobInsights: Philip Clas, Digital and Marketing Chief Officer
Work as a game? That’s exactly what Philip Clas advises. He studied business administration at our FAU and gained professional experience in both start-ups and corporations. Today, he works as Digital and Marketing Chief Officer at the online sportswear store TEVEO. He also has these two tips for starting a career: make sure you have […]
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16DEC 2024
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FAU Alumni #MyStory: Nora Gourmelon
Using artificial intelligence to make the Earth a better place – that’s the mission of FAU alumna and doctoral candidate Nora Gourmelon. She analyzes satellite images to determine where glacier ice breaks off and ends up in the ocean. What was once a manual process can now be automated with AI. Her findings are crucial […]
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12DEC 2024
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Christmas Raffle for the FAU Community
Celebrate with your FAU family on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in the historic setting of the Erlangen Schlossgarten at a vibrant festival featuring music, dancing, and culinary delights! We warmly invite all members of our FAU community to participate in our Christmas raffle for a chance to win two of four free tickets to the […]
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