President

Head of the university, elected for up to six years, usually from among the professors. Theoretically,  the President could also come from outside the university and would not even have to be a professor.

At other universities, the President is also called the Rector. Formal German archaic form of address: Magnifizenz. The President of FAU is Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger.

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