frisch! an der FAU – a magazine for new students
An online guide to starting at FAU

frisch! 2020
Congratulations! You’ve decided to study at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg. That’s a great choice! Plus, you’ve just found the perfect companion to show you around: Our magazine frisch! an der FAU can tell you (nearly) everything you need to know about our university.
You can find articles from the frisch! on this website.
Here is an overview of all the links in the magazine
Getting the right advice from the very start
- Student Advice and Career Service: www.ibz.fau.eu
- Faculty-specific information: www.fau.info/ssc-english
- Examinations Offices: www.fau.info/examination
What you need to know at the start of the semester
- … you’ll find at fau.eu in the section ‘Programme start’
- How to create your study plan: fau.info/studyplan
- Welcome event for first-year students: www.fau.info/welcome-event
Ready, steady, uni!
- Overview of introduction events: www.fau.info/introduction-events
Almost as good as home
- Student Services can help with (nearly) any problem: www.werkswelt.de (German)
Online services and internet portals
- The first step – using our IdM portal: www.idm.fau.eu
- The FAUcard – your FAU access card: www.fau.info/faucard-english
- The ‘Mein Campus’ portal: www.campus.fau.de (German)
- The ‘Studon’ portal: www.studon.fau.de (German)
- Get to know how to use your PC: www.kurse.rrze.fau.de (German)
- Watch lectures online: www.fau.tv (German)
- FAU on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fauenglish (English) and www.facebook.de/Uni.Erlangen.Nuernberg(German)
- FAU on Instagram: www.instagram.com/uni_fau
- FAU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FAU_Germany (English) and www.twitter.com/UniFAU (German)
- FAU on YouTube: www.youtube.com/unifau
- FAU on LinkedIn
- FAU on Xing
- FAU Community: www.community.fau.de
- The FAU app: www.fau.info/app
- Always well-informed: www.fau.eu
- Study plans: www.univis.fau.de (German)
- Software: software.rrze.fau.de(German)
- Stay safe in the uni cloud: www.faubox.rrze.fau.de (German)
All about the money – financing your degree programme
- Student Advice and Career Service: www.ibz.fau.eu
- Information on BAföG (federal training assistance): www.das-neue-bafoeg.de (German)
- Federal Training Assistance Office: www.werkswelt.de (German)
- Deutschlandstipendium scholarships: www.fau.info/fau-germany-scholarship
The Uni Library: A meeting place for creative minds
- The University Library on the web: www.ub.fau.eu
- The University Library on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdUVPbVnV8b9QNnyMWOWtQ
- Online services at the University Library: E-books, electronic journals, databases, training, FAUdok and much more
- Virtual library: www.studon.fau.de/cat360.html (German)
- Study rooms navigator: www.fau.info/learning-room-navigator
Fit for the world
- Learning languages at FAU: www.sz.fau.de
- Register for language courses: www.sprachkurse.fau.de (German)
Studying abroad
- Central Office for International Affairs (RIA): www.fau.eu/international
- International Relations Office at WiSo
- Buddy programme and FAU volunteers for internationals: www.fau.info/buddy-programme
First steps for international students:
Life after uni
- The best career advice:
- Find out from those who’ve been there: Career talks with alumni
- Job site for students: www.stellenwerkfau.de (German)
- The way to a doctoral degree: FAU Graduate School: www.fau.eu/graduate-centre
The frisch! crash course in university policymaking
- Students’ Representatives (Stuve): www.stuve.fau.de (German)
- Student Associations (Fachschaftsinitiativen) (German)
Removing obstacles
- Equal opportunities at FAU: www.gender-und-diversity.fau.de (German)
- Family service: https://www.familienservice.fau.eu/
Maps
Student Initiatives
- stuve.fau.de/gruppen (German)
- Kitaso: www.facebook.com/kitasofau (German)
- Reflex: www.reflexmagazin.de (German)
- FAUMUN: www.faumun.org (German)
- FabLab: www.fablab.fau.de/en
- Junior Consulting Team: www.jct.de (German)
- Teddybärkrankenhaus: www.blogs.fau.de/tbkh (German)
- Octanes: www.octanes.de
- V – the student magazine: www.v-magazin.studierende.fau.de (German)
- Refugee Law Clinic: www.facebook.com/RLCErlangenNuremberg
University Sports
- Sports courses at FAU: www.hochschulsport.fau.de (German)
Universitätsmusik
- Music at FAU: www.musik.fau.de (German) and www.musik.ewf.fau.de (German)
- Universitätsorchester: https://www.musik.fau.de/ensembles/uni-orchester/ (German)
… and more:
- Student concerts: www.musik.ewf.fau.de (German)
- Schlossgartenfest: www.fau.info/schlossgartenfest-english
Gone but not forgotten?
- Services for Alumni at FAU: www.fau.eu/alumni
- FAU Community: https://community.fau.de/en/login/
SkillsLabs
- www.med.fau.de/skills-lab-perle/ (German)
FAU Moot Network
- www.facebook.com/FAU.Moot.Network (German)
FAU’s start-up ecosystem
- Digital Tech Academy: www.dta.fau.de
- FAU start-up consulting service: fau.info/gruenderberatung (German)
funklust
- funklust.de (German)
Sneep
- Nuremberg: www.facebook.com/sneepNuernberg (German)
- Erlangen: www.sneep.info/lokalgruppen/erlangen-2/ (German)
Publication details
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