An introduction to our mission statement for teaching and studying.
Strengthening links between research and teaching
As a leading research university, FAU is committed to uniting research and teaching, and ensures that pioneering research is used as a basis for teaching, including the areas where new fields of research overlap. Teaching at FAU offers students insights into research topics from an early stage in their studies and opportunities to become actively involved in research.
Taking an increasingly international and cosmopolitan approach and encouraging mobility
FAU encourages an international approach in its degree programs, nurtures international partnerships and supports the mobility of its lecturers and staff. Students and lecturers are encouraged to broaden their horizons through international contacts and stays abroad and to use these experiences to generate new ideas for studying, teaching and research at FAU.
Encouraging innovative teaching, sparking creativity
FAU is committed to critically reviewing existing models of study and sustainably supporting both traditional and new forms of teaching and learning. It aims to strengthen and continue to improve traditional teaching methods, while also facilitating innovative ideas for teaching and adjusting teaching scenarios accordingly. FAU advocates the principle of lifelong learning. Our goal is to enable people to update, enrich and extend their knowledge at any stage in life through a structured and expanding range of professional development courses.
Adjusting teaching to suit the student lifecycle
FAU actively supports its students’ personal development and is committed to offering a variety of degree programs and further education opportunities at all stages of university education. It creates and supports special initiatives designed to develop and implement new models of study. FAU has a range of special programs which enable students with alternative educational backgrounds to study at the University, while taking into account the issues surrounding gender and diversity and the challenges of a changing society. FAU involves its alumni in an ongoing dialog.
Continuing to improve services and infrastructure
At FAU, we believe that the basis for effective teaching is not only an excellent range of degree programs but also the best possible teaching and learning environment. The University’s central institutions, facilities and administration work efficiently to support teaching and research, and provide expert advice to lecturers and students. The services and infrastructure for studying and teaching are continuously monitored and adapted to suit changing and rising demands. FAU supports this development through a process-orientated quality management system for teaching and studying.
Participation and identification – take responsibility, make decisions together
At FAU, active discussion of the goals and content of modern teaching is the foundation used to continually develop the degree programs on offer. FAU supports this exchange between lecturers and students of all subjects, which promotes the development of each subject’s unique identity and profile, and ensures that lecturers and students can identify with the subjects on offer. FAU believes that it is crucial to include students and lecturers in the development and quality assurance processes for its degree programs.