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Our faculty welcomes students and guest scientists from all over the world. Several programmes out of about 100 altogether on Bachelor, Master and teaching degree level are international degree programmes, completely or partly taught in English and other languages other than German, or offering a double/joint degree. The international office of the faculty helps our students and researchers to realise a stay abroad for the purpose of studying, internship, or a research project, and to establish further international contacts. It is contact point for international students and researchers and closely cooperates with the Central Office for International Affairs.
Excellence Strategy: Outstanding in Human Rights Research
Celebrations at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): The “Transforming Human Rights” research project is to become a Cluster of Excellence. Late on Thursday afternoon, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Council of Science and Humanities announced which research projects are to receive funding from the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. FAU’s application […]Starting a degree – five tips to get started
Welcome to Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)! Starting a degree is an exciting experience in a new environment with new people, lots of exciting input and many opportunities to try something new. So that you are well prepared to start your degree, make sure you create your schedule now, register for classes and take part in introductory […]Anti-pluralist Parties Threaten Academic Freedom
Increasing influence of anti-pluralist parties is often associated with lower academic freedom in the respective country. This is one of the findings of the latest Academic Freedom Index (AFI) which is being released March 13, 2025. Scholars of the Institute of Political Science publish the index every year in collaboration with colleagues at the V-Dem […]