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02SEP 2025
FAU news
Presented: The University Council of FAU on video
The University Council functions like a supervisory board: It supports FAU with strategic decisions and advises the University during development planning. In addition, it is also involved in selecting members of the Executive Board. The University Council consists of representatives from academia, culture, business and various professions and the elected members of the Senate. FAU […]
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28AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A Cup with the President – Episode 29: Prof. Dr. Kai Phillip Schmidt
A visit to Prof. Dr. Kai Phillip Schmidt, Chair of Theoretical Physics 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 […]
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25AUG 2025
FAU news
Innovative inclusion project now also on video
A video has been produced about prospective teaching assistants in the “Inklusive Bildung in Bayern (IBB)” project. It was produced by the Multimedia Center of the RRZE, and it is now available in FAU’s video portal. In around five and a half minutes, the video explains the background and aim of the project initiated by […]
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22AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 28: Prof. Dr. Grieshaber-Bouyer
A visit to Prof. Dr. Grieshaber-Bouyer, Professor of Clinical Systems Immunology 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 […]
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19AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 27: Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker
A visit to Prof. Dr. Sarah Necker, Professor of Economics and Director of the ifo Center 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 […]
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18AUG 2025
FAU news
University rankings: the battle for the top places
The importance of university rankings Universities strive to gain one of the top places in international and national rankings. There are a number of different rankings: Shanghai-Ranking, THE-Ranking, QS-Ranking. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is included in each of these three prestigious university rankings. But what do they actually indicate? And what impact do they have? We […]The importance of university rankings Universities strive to gain one of the top places in international and national rankings. There are a number of different rankings: Shanghai-Ranking, THE-Ranking, QS-Ranking. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is included in each of these three prestigious university rankings. But what do they actually indicate? And what impact do they have? We […]
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01AUG 2025
A cup with the President
A cup with the President – Episode 26: Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
Visiting Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel, Chair of Interfaces and Particle Technology 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 […]
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24JUL 2025
FAU news
2025 World Market Leader Innovation Day in Erlangen: The Power of Technology
Representatives from research, business and politics will be focusing on the technology revolution that brings growth on September 25. How can our small and medium-sized enterprises grow? What potential lies in future-oriented sectors such as robotics, biotechnology and defense technology? What makes a certain technology competitive? At the sixth World Market Leader Innovation Day held […]
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16JUL 2025
Alumni
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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15JUL 2025
FAU news
Green light given for ZOHO Factory
The German government recognizes the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator as a Startup Factory Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg congratulates the ZOLLHOF team and celebrates their joint success in the German “Startup Factories” competition from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Federal minister Katharina Reiche awarded the title to the most promising concepts. The ZOHO Factory has a […]The German government recognizes the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator as a Startup Factory Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg congratulates the ZOLLHOF team and celebrates their joint success in the German “Startup Factories” competition from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Federal minister Katharina Reiche awarded the title to the most promising concepts. The ZOHO Factory has a […]
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14JUL 2025
FAU news
AIBE receives award for “Best research environment 2024”
Praise from jury for the use of digital tools and ARIADNE program The Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has the “Best research environment 2024”. The award was launched and presented for the first time this year by “Die Junge Akademie” and the Volkswagen Foundation. The jury’s statement: “The […]Praise from jury for the use of digital tools and ARIADNE program The Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has the “Best research environment 2024”. The award was launched and presented for the first time this year by “Die Junge Akademie” and the Volkswagen Foundation. The jury’s statement: “The […]
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11JUL 2025
FAU news
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for Prof. Dr. Elmar Gräßel
Honor for Erlangen pioneer in dementia care and research into relatives’ needs On June 30, 2025, Prof. Dr. Elmar Gräßel was honored for his outstanding achievements in dementia research and in his voluntary work with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Gräßel, who is Director of the Center […]
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