FAU nurtures particularly close ties to the major research and development institutions in the metropolitan region of Erlangen, Fürth and Nuremberg. Joint research and technology projects are commonplace, and they also collaborate on a strategic level with joint professorships, or shared career and innovation platforms.
The aim of the Bavarian Laser Centre (BLZ) is to find new areas of application for lasers through research, development and the transfer of knowledge. BLZ acts as a link between basic research and industrial applications. It offers a wide range of seminars on topics related to optical technologies. At the same time, BLZ also brings new applications to the researchers. As BLZ has founded and coordinates numerous networks and technology transfer associations, it can find the right specialist to answer almost any question related to applied laser technology.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IIBS) conducts applied research and development in the areas of microelectronics and nanoelectronics, power electronics and mechatronics. The institute has received international attention and recognition for its technology, device and material developments for nanoelectronics, its activities in the area of simulation and its work on power electronic systems for energy efficiency and hybrid and electric cars.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) is a research facility and business partner for companies in the microelectronic systems and software sectors. Industrial companies, service providers and the public sector commission research by IIS. Its business areas include audio and multimedia technology, imaging systems, digital broadcasting, embedded communication systems, IC design, logistics, localisation and navigation, medical engineering, optical inspection systems, x-ray technology and sensor technology.
The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light was founded on 1 January 2009. It originated from the Max Planck research group ‘Optics, Information and Photonics’ at FAU. Since 2004, MPL has strengthened FAU’s long-standing reputation in the field of optics and provided new insights across multiple disciplines. Many of the Institute’s research projects are based on technologies which are applied and further developed in several working groups. Its activities range from the production of optical microstructures and nanostructures to the provision of sophisticated optical technologies.
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LSTME e.v. has set itself the goal of consolidating and expanding the scientific and technical visibility of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics on a national and international level, with a focus on Asia and South Korea in particular.
The Institute carries out research on cooperative business from an economic, legal and sociological perspective. This approach results from the interdisciplinary character of cooperative business.
Forum V is an association of northern Bavarian insurance companies, universities and organisations committed to the interdisciplinary advancement of insurance science. The non-profit association works to further the cooperation between research, practice and politics in the insurance industry.
The Institute aims to advance independent empirical sociological research.
The Institute aims to research, teach and provide information about the nature and significance of liberal professions in society, the economy and government both in general and with regard to certain individual professions. Furthermore, the Institute of Liberal Professions provides consulting services for start-up businesses and the liberal professions.
It is IPM’s goal to reduce or avoid long-term complications through early diagnosis and treatment. IMP connects the University, clinics, doctors and patients, and disseminates research findings and experience in the fields of hypertension, coronary disease, kidney disease and diabetes.
Further institutions affiliated with the University
The FAU Faculty Club, Fakultäten-Club Erlangen-Nürnberg e. V., was founded in 1990. All faculty members can become full members of the club, while their spouses and family members can become supporting members.
It was established in an increasingly differentiated University to counteract the growing estrangement between faculties, provide opportunities to meet and talk with people from other faculties, and contribute to a sense of cohesion within the University as a whole. Since 1997, the club has had its own rooms in the University’s club house (Röthelheimpark, Carl-Thiersch-Str. 9), where members can meet, bring guests, have a bite to eat and chat with each other. The restaurant on the ground floor, “Unicum”, is the perfect place to have something to eat or drink, and the club rooms are on the first floor.
Twice a semester, the Faculty Club organizes a “Professorium”. This is an evening where a professor gives a talk on his or her specialization in general terms. Guests are always welcome. Afterwards, participants can continue the discussion with colleagues over drinks and snacks. The second Professorium in the summer semester is linked to an annual general meeting.
That apart, a casual weekly meeting is held every Monday during the semester at 7 pm, without any particular agenda. An annual excursion led by an expert is also organized one Saturday in summer or early fall.
Currently, the club has just under 200 full and supporting members. It could do with many more if it is to reach the goals it has set itself. Therefore, we have a heartfelt request for you: “Become a member of the Faculty Club and help to support its goals.”
Membership currently costs 40 euros per year for full members and 20 euros for spouses and family members as supporting members, and is tax deductible. If you are interested in joining, please complete the application form and send it to the following address:
Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier
Institut für Optik, Information und Photonik
Staudtstraße 7/B2
91058 Erlangen
Phone: + 49 9131 85 27603
Fax: + 49 9131 85 27293
Email: joachim.von.zanthier@fau.de
Website for Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier’s research group
IZT was founded in 1997 as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen. Its main focus is on the development, production and distribution of commercial products in the fields of measurement, testing and information technology, wireless applications and digital broadcasting.
Founded in 1948, the Institute is a combination of a state-approved vocational school and a state-approved private academy for foreign-language professions.
The Physikalisch-Medizinische Sozietät Erlangen (the Erlangen Society of Physical Medicine) was founded on 20 March 1808. Its aim is to promote an exchange of ideas, observations and experiences in the natural sciences, engineering and medicine.Its original statutes date from 27 April 1808 and the latest amendment was made on 4 February 2010. As of 16 July 2014, the society had 365 members in Germany and abroad, including 4 honorary members and 36 corresponding members. Each semester the society holds two to three meetings with presentations by its members or renowned researchers from around the world. It also publishes reports of its meetings under the title ‘Sitzungsberichte der Physikalisch-Medizinischen Sozietät Erlangen’ (ISSN 0371-2117). A total of eleven volumes, each consisting of four issues, were published between 1984 and 2011. In addition to current research papers, the reports contain transcripts of academic speeches (inaugural lectures, farewell lectures, addresses given when honorary doctoral degrees are awarded and at the annual ceremony when doctoral degrees are awarded at the Faculty of Medicine).
As a branch office of Hagen FernUniversität (Hagen Distance Learning University), Campus Nürnberg provides all necessary information material and forms and takes care of correspondence on the students’ behalf. Furthermore, Campus Nürnberg aims to serve as a link between students and the administrative and teaching staff in Hagen.
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