| Location | Erlangen, Germany | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 38111 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 1742 | Estimated Cost of Living | 10200 EUR |
| Address | Schlossplatz 4 91054 Erlangen |
Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg is a public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The name Friedrich–Alexander comes from the university's first founder Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and its benefactor Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
FAU is the second largest state university in the state of Bavaria. It has 5 faculties, 24 departments/schools, 25 clinical departments, 21 autonomous departments, 579 professors, 3,457 members of research staff and roughly 14,300 employees.
In winter semester 2018/19 around 38,771 students (including 5,096 foreign students) enrolled in the university in 265 fields of study, with about 2/3 studying at the Erlangen campus and the remaining 1/3 at the Nuremberg campus. These statistics put FAU in the list of top 10 largest universities in Germany. In 2018, 7,390 students graduated from the university and 840 doctorates and 55 post-doctoral theses were registered. Moreover, FAU received 201 million Euro (2018) external funding in the same year, making it one of the strongest third-party funded universities in Germany.
Choosing where to study is a very important decision for you and your daughter or son. While at university, your child will be laying the foundations for their future career; university will also help them develop their individual identity and personality and here they can make friends for life (and perhaps even meet their future partner).
There are numerous reasons why you and your child should choose FAU as a place to study, and we’ll give you ten of them in detail:
Unique range of courses As a comprehensive university, FAU offers over 260 subjects for your child to choose from. This breadth of subjects, the outstanding quality of teaching at FAU and the extensive interdisciplinary network provide for an academic education unique in Germany.
In addition, after acquiring their degree at our university, your child has the option of directly moving on to study for a doctorate with us.
The region – a safe location where the living is easy FAU is located in one of the most attractive and popular regions in Germany – and one of the safest. Compared to the rest of the country, the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region region performs particularly well when it comes to safety. Among the eleven German metropolitan regions the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has the lowest rate of per capita crime.
Support in all situations FAU will stand by you and your child at all times, providing advice and support both during your child’s time at university and thereafter. Irrespective of whether you’ve questions concerning a degree programme, need help finding a job or counselling in psychological and legal matters – our advice and service centres offer free, fast and targeted support. In addition, we also offer many courses in which your child can learn foreign languages – and these, of course, are free of charge.
Close cooperation with businesses and research institutions FAU works closely together with local businesses and non-university research institutions, such as the Max Planck Institute, the Fraunhofer Institute and the Helmholtz Institute. These excellent contacts make it easier for your child to start a successful professional career in business or in the sciences.
International cooperation FAU is an internationally valued partner when it comes to joint research projects and student exchange. We have 500 partnerships with other institutes of higher education located in more than 70 countries, while the 1330 researchers and more than 4000 international students who have come here from all over the world demonstrate the international attractiveness of FAU. Together, we make it possible for your child to benefit from the experience of studying overseas and the constant exchange of information with people from all over the world.
An academic landmark FAU is one of the best performing universities in Germany with regard to research and is thus a major world hub in this connection. Research and teaching are inextricably linked at FAU and the results of research thus find their way into the seminars and lectures. In more than 20 interdisciplinary centres, students and lecturers at FAU undertake future-orientated research that transcends the boundaries of subject, institution and faculty.
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