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14JUL 2026
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FAU is the leader in further education in Bavaria
Aktuelle Statistik bestätigt starke Nachfrage nach berufsbegleitenden Studienangeboten
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29JUN 2026
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FAU reaffirms its position as a world leader for innovation
Also achieves top rankings in Germany for all submitted Sustainable Development Goals World leader in innovation and technology transfer: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has once more achieved outstanding results in the “Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026” from the British education magazine Times Higher Education (THE). For the Sustainable Development Goal “industry, innovation and infrastructure”, […]Also achieves top rankings in Germany for all submitted Sustainable Development Goals World leader in innovation and technology transfer: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has once more achieved outstanding results in the “Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026” from the British education magazine Times Higher Education (THE). For the Sustainable Development Goal “industry, innovation and infrastructure”, […]
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18JUN 2026
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FAU ranks in the world’s top 15 percent of universities
QS Ranking confirms strong research impact and growing international visibility.
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18JUN 2026
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A leading light in Germany: FAU is the university with the most research training groups
FAU is the university with the most research training groups (RTG) in the whole of Germany. Currently, the German Research Foundation is funding 14 RTG at FAU.
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07MAY 2026
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Top marks for law and economics
FAU scores highly in the latest CHE ranking
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26MAR 2026
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QS subject ranking 2026: FAU among the top 200 worldwide in eight subjects
Among the top 10 in Germany in six subjects
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24FEB 2026
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Among the top 3 in Germany: FAU is a member of the patent elite
EFI report confirms the university's innovative strength
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16DEC 2025
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CHE Master’s ranking: Good results for FAU
Master’s students from Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering particularly satisfied Many Master’s students have given positive feedback on Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in the CHE Master’s ranking 2025. The survey ranked engineering subjects and psychology. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering did particularly well. For the ranking, students were asked for […]Master’s students from Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering particularly satisfied Many Master’s students have given positive feedback on Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in the CHE Master’s ranking 2025. The survey ranked engineering subjects and psychology. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering did particularly well. For the ranking, students were asked for […]
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01DEC 2025
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QS Sustainability Ranking 2025: Significant improvement for FAU
FAU among the top 20 percent most sustainable universities in the world Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has performed well once again in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2025, significantly improving its position both on a national and an international level. At place 200 internationally (#229 in the previous year) and place 12 in Germany (#14 last year), FAU […]
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19NOV 2025
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Shanghai subject ranking: FAU in the top 100 worldwide in five subjects
2025 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects has been published FAU is listed among the 100 most prestigious universities in the world in five subjects (four in 2024). In Germany, FAU even managed to jump into the top 10 in 18 subjects (17 in 2024). A total of more than 2000 universities all over the […]
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14NOV 2025
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Five FAU researchers among the most highly cited in their subjects.
Highly Cited Researchers List 2025 published Five researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are included in the Highly Cited Researchers List. This list names the 6868 most influential researchers across the globe in 2025. With a total of 363 researchers included in the list, Germany is ranked number 4. The five FAU researchers are: Prof. Dr. […]
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05NOV 2025
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University ranking: successful results in CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025
FAU is among the top ten in Germany One indication of a researcher’s reputation among peers is how often their publications are cited. This measurable factor is taken as the basis for evaluating all universities in the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has performed excellently in this year’s ranking, particularly in comparison with […]
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