Central Office for International Affairs
Who we are
The Central Office for International Affairs (Referat für Internationale Angelegenheiten, RIA) is the University’s main contact point for all questions regarding international studying, teaching and mobility. We see ourselves as coordinators, initiators and contact persons for all of the University’s international activities, and as such we work closely with the Executive Board and FAU’s five faculties. We offer advice to the following target groups:
- Advice for international students enrolled in a degree programme at FAU
- Advice for student mobility – exchanges
- Advice for teaching and staff mobility
- Advice for international researchers
We offer a wide range of support services for all our target groups. We offer advice and information to students at FAU about going abroad. We organise an initial orientation programme and offer comprehensive advice to international students at FAU during their studies. We also offer advice and a cultural programme to international doctoral candidates and researchers and their accompanying family members. We provide support to all FAU lecturers and staff who would like to teach at a foreign university or exchange knowledge about their own field of activity with their international colleagues. In addition, we provide support with establishing and maintaining university co-operations.
We closely collaborate with
- the FAU Executive Board
- FAU teaching staff
- the University Administration
- the international offices of the individual faculties
- the Association for Promoting Internationalisation at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Förderverein zur Internationalisierung der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
- the cities of Erlangen, Nuremberg and Fürth
- external organisations such as the Bavarian University Centre for Latin America (BAYLAT)
Advice at the Faculties
In addition to the Central Office for International Affairs (RIA) and the Welcome Centre for International Researchers, the following contacts are familiar with all aspects of internationalisation at the faculties and with international marketing.
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law
School of Business, Economics, and Society
International Relations Office at the School of Business,Economics and Society
School of Law
‘International’ portal of the School of Law
Please contact the lecturers listed here
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty Administration of the Faculty of Engineering
Student Guidance of the Faculty of Engineering
Erwin-Rommel-Str. 60
91058 Erlangen
Head of Office
Head of the Office
Kira Gehrmann, M.A.
Helmstraße 1, Eingang A
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-65165
- Email: kira.gehrmann@fau.de
Deputy head
Peter Forna, M.A.
Helmstr. 1, Eingang A (Einhornstrasse)
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-65144
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-65151
- Email: peter.forna@fau.de