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18MAY 2026
FAU news
How the first computer made history: 85 years of the Zuse Z3
A milestone in the history of technology
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12MAY 2026
FAU news
From Erlangen to Stanford
FAU student accepted onto prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars program
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07MAY 2026
Rankings
Top marks for law and economics
FAU scores highly in the latest CHE ranking
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06MAY 2026
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 43: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Maltese
A visit to Prof. Dr. Giovanni Maltese, Professorship for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology
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30APR 2026
FAU news
The garden party in the heart of Erlangen
FAU’s Schlossgartenfest is celebrating its 70th anniversary in June
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29APR 2026
FAU news
Writing competition on water and the future
International competition invites young people to try their hand at creative writing
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28APR 2026
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 42: Prof. Dr. Svenja Bedenlier
A visit to Prof. Dr. Svenja Bedenlier, Professorship for Education focusing on Digitalization in Higher and Adult Education Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. […]
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27APR 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Milestone for Bavaria’s Al campaign
Huge expansion planned for AI supercomputer at NHR@FAU
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20APR 2026
FAU news
mp3 pioneer and founding director of Fraunhofer IIS has passed away
FAU Professor Dieter Seitzer passed away at the age of 92.
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16APR 2026
Alumni
Giveaway: Two pairs of tickets for the Schlossgartenfest 2026
The long-awaited FAU Schlossgartenfest is just around the corner: on 27 June 2026, the FAU Community can once again look forward to a magical evening featuring open-air light installations, live bands, culinary delights, and much more. To mark Mother’s Day, our Alma Mater is hosting a giveaway! Two pairs of tickets to the Schlossgartenfest are […]
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16APR 2026
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 40: Prof. Dr. Marvin Nipper
Visiting Prof. Dr. Marvin Nipper, Chair of Sustainability Reporting Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors in their institutes. He visits them there to talk about their research, to discover what is close to their heart and to get to know them better. Our series introduces you to the researchers and gives […]
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13APR 2026
FAU news
FAU Innovation Influencer 2025: Award for Dr. Max Gmelch
panOPTICUM and Ways of Light exhibition initiated by FAU alumnus The FAU Innovation Influencer 2025 is awarded to Dr. rer. nat. Max Gmelch, formerly Director of Administration and Outreach at the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), for his leading role in establishing the panOPTICUM. He accepted the award […]panOPTICUM and Ways of Light exhibition initiated by FAU alumnus The FAU Innovation Influencer 2025 is awarded to Dr. rer. nat. Max Gmelch, formerly Director of Administration and Outreach at the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), for his leading role in establishing the panOPTICUM. He accepted the award […]
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