Student Advice Center
Do you have any questions on what to study, or would you like individual advice during your studies?
The Student Advice Center is often the first port of call at FAU for prospective and current students who have any questions about studying. We provide confidential, neutral and unbiased advice. If we are not qualified to give advice on any particular matter, we can point you in the direction of someone who is.
Initial contact: Information desk
- Phone: +49 9131 8523333
(Monday to Friday 8 am to 2 pm) - In person without making an appointment
Halbmondstraße 6–8, 91054 Erlangen (map)
Mondays to Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm and Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm) - By email using our contact form
Detailed questions: Individual advice
We are happy to take time to discuss your concerns, in person, by phone or online via Zoom. We provide you comprehensive advice and work together to find a solution. All conversations are confidential.
When can the Student Advice Center help?
- Selecting a degree program
- Application process
- General questions on studying and finding your feet at FAU
- Changing subjects and subject combinations
- Doubts about studying and dropping out of university
- Choosing a career
- Pregnancy whilst studying
- Studying with disabilities
- Opportunities for refugees
Ask us your questions, we are happy to help.
Team offering drop-in consultations
How we can help
You can call in during our drop-in consultation hours for information on any of the following topics, without long waiting times: degree programs on offer, admission requirements, application procedure for German and international prospective students, deadlines, formal questions and whom to contact for advice.
Contact
Nasja Asyo, Susanne Kernwein, Ute Knechtel, Heike Nuding, Doris Schirner and Birgit Schorr.
- Phone: +49 9131 8523333
(Monday to Friday 8 am to 2 pm) - In person without making an appointment
Halbmondstraße 6–8, 91054 Erlangen (map)
Mondays to Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm and Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm) - By email using our contact form
Study advisors for individual advice
How we can help
During an individual appointment we provide you with comprehensive advice on any questions you may have about starting to study or any more specific questions arising during your time at university.
Make an appointment
Please make an appointment with us to save yourself from having to wait. The points of contact are sorted according to faculty and organizational unit.
Contact details for study advisors at the Student Advice Center
Jürgen Wittmann
Address
Contact
- Email: zsb-phil@fau.deEmail: juergen.wittmann@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-24802
No office hours on May 19th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd. I will only be available in Nuremberg on Wednesday, May 21st. (J. Wittmann)
I (J. Wittmann) plan to offer consultations in Nuremberg on the following days during the summer semester 2025 (always on a Wednesday): April 23rd, May 7th and May 21st, June 4th and June 18th, July 2nd and July 16th
Dipl.-Germ. Kerstin Seitz
Address
Consultation Hours
By appointment
Contact
- Email: zsb-phil@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-24876
Carolin Unger
Address
Contact
- Email: carolin.unger@fau.de
Susanne Heinrich
Address
Contact
- Email: zsb-rewi@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-24826
Salome Höfler
Address
Contact
- Email: salome.hoefler@fau.de
Dr. Bianca Distler
Address
Contact
- Email: verbundstudium@fau.de
- Phone: +49 1746 0524 71
Susanne Kramarenkoff
Contact
- Email: zsb-mutterschutz@fau.deEmail: susanne.kramarenkoff@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-23733
Stefanie Rösch
Address
Contact
- Email: stefanie.roesch@fau.de
No office hours until May 28th. As a result, the response to your inquiries may be delayed.
Elisabeth Bächle-Grosso
Staff Faculty of Engineering
Address
Consultation Hours
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Monday: 09:00 - 12:00
per Telefon oder online
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Tuesday: 09:00 - 12:00
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Wednesday: 09:00 - 12:00
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Thursday: 09:00 - 12:00
Contact
- Email: zsb-tech@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-24809
Dr. Bianca Distler
Address
Contact
- Email: verbundstudium@fau.de
- Phone: +49 1746 0524 71
FAU stands for intercultural diversity, openness and tolerance. We are committed to helping refugees find their way to our university and doing the best we can to support them. We would like to welcome you to FAU and offer information about studying at our university and our German courses on this website.
Nicole Jakob
Address
Contact
- Email: nicole.jakob@fau.de
Stefanie Rösch
Address
Contact
- Email: stefanie.roesch@fau.de
No office hours until May 28th. (S. Rösch)
Stipendienstelle
Contact
- Email: stipendien@fau.de
Advice at the Faculties
Student Service Centers and/or subject advisors are available at each of the faculties where you can get information on the structure of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs and how to plan your studies. The Center for Teacher Education (ZfL) offers students from all faculties advice on teaching degree programs (Lehramt).
Student Service Centers Center for Teacher Education
Spotlight on the Student Advice Center
Our advice is available to both prospective and current students. We provide confidential, neutral and unbiased advice in a safe atmosphere. We consider your current situation, your goals and resources for the decision-making processes and work together with you to explore various options and possible solutions.
You can call in to one of our drop-in consultation sessions without making an appointment. If you would prefer, you can also make an appointment for a personal consultation. We can talk neutrally about all your concerns relating to studying. The meetings are held in a confidential setting.
In our work, it is also important that we bolster your own personal skills. We naturally all have a good knowledge of examination and admission regulations and the relevant administrative processes at FAU.
What do we stand for?
- Our advice sessions center around you, focusing on your concerns, your personal strengths, skills and interests. We do not judge your individual situation.
- We take an unbiased and solution-oriented approach. We give you information aimed at helping you find possible solutions and options that are most suitable for you and that you can put into practice.
We accompany you during the orientation or decision-making phase.
The Student Advice Center is located
- in Erlangen in Halbmondstraße 6-8 (Mondays to Thursdays from 9 am to 4 pm and Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm)
- in Nuremberg in Lange Gasse 20 (by appointment only)
Since 1974, advisors from the Student Advice Service (IBZ) have been supporting prospective students and students in choosing their degree program and during their studies. In 1999, the Career Service was integrated into the Student Advice Service to provide students leaving the university with advice. In 2024, the Student Advice and Career Service was renamed Student Advice Center and celebrated its 50 year anniversary.
We work closely with a wide network of partners from FAU and beyond, including
- FAU’s University Administration
- Subject advisors at the faculties
- Agentur für Arbeit – Federal Employment Agency
- Student advice centers at Bavarian universities
- Schools
By remaining in contact and regularly exchanging ideas with our cooperation partners we can provide you with comprehensive support during your studies.
FAU information days and the “Unitag” project
The FAU information days are held each year in September. High school students can attend more than 70 presentations in Erlangen and Nuremberg and find out all about what FAU has to offer.
FAU is involved in the project “Unitag” to encourage gifted and talented high school students.
Studieninfotage Unitag project