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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

International Office of the 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

‘International’ portal of the Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Sciences

Office for Internationalisation at the Faculty of Sciences

Please contact the offices and Student Service Centres at the individual departments

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty Administration of the Faculty of Engineering

Student Guidance of the Faculty of Engineering

Room: Room Raum SSC
Erwin-Rommel-Str. 60
91058 Erlangen

Head of Office

Head of the Office

Kira Gehrmann

Kira Gehrmann, M.A.

Room: Room 01.016
Helmstraße 1, Eingang A
91054 Erlangen
  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-65165
  • Email: kira.gehrmann@fau.de
Office hours: Room 01.016, nach Vereinbarung

Deputy head

Peter Forna

Peter Forna, M.A.

Room: Room 01.015
Helmstr. 1, Eingang A (Einhornstrasse)
91054 Erlangen
  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-65144
  • Fax number: +49 9131 85-65151
  • Email: peter.forna@fau.de
Office hours: Dienstag: 13-16 Uhr, Donnerstag: 9 bis 12 Uhr



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