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The Faculty of Engineering is pleased to welcome Prof. José-Daniel Muñoz, Director of the Simulation of Physical Systems Group at the National University of Colombia (UNAL), Bogota. His research interest focuses on the numerical modeling and analysis of granular media, building materials, acousti...

FAU once more shows what it can do in the second and third subject groups in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. The second ranking group focuses on engineering and computer science, and the third on subjects including social sciences. In computer science, FAU improved its position, moving ...

The recently published Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) carries a dire warning of the potentially irreversible consequences of following the current trend of global warming. Extreme events, such as the huge wildfires ...

Students studying computer science and medical engineering have set up technical support for schools in Erlangen. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Maier, Chair of Computer Science 15 at FAU, the team of volunteers provides support to teachers, parents and children, free of charge. They ...

As part of the collaboration between FAU and Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, the IRTG will offer three new interdisciplinary graduate level lectures consisting of two courses held by both a Japanese and a German Professor starting from November 2020. This FAU-NITech Lecture Series will pro...

Are you interested in study abroad in WS21/22 or SS22? You are invited to an online-information via Zoom. Subject: Information study or internship abroad: Prerequisites, possibilities, preparation, financing, application and short information about partner universities of the Faculty of Engineer...

Just as doctors make their medical skills available to people all over the world ('Doctors without Borders') - Technik ohne Grenzen e.V. ('Technology without Borders') offers technical enthusiasts to put their technical expertise to meaningful use in the service of others. As a student you get the o...

The Faculty of Engineering is pleased to welcome its international beginners with general orientation events in English. Date: September 2 to 5, 2019 and October 1 to 3, 2019 These days include a welcoming event with information about getting started in Erlangen (health insurance, city registr...

FAU and MIT to collaborate even more closely The MIT Germany programme, a cooperation between FAU and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), promotes joint projects in research and teaching. One of these projects is the Global Teaching Labs, which Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier from the Departm...

Sunday at 5 am: While the sun has only just started rising, a group of students are already loading their cars with tools, cables, oil, brake fluid and everything else you need to test racing cars. They are the Octanes and have just built a new racing car for the international Formula Student competition, as they do every year.