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Open Source Firmware Conference in Erlangen

Our security colleagues are supporting the Open Source Firmware Conference in Erlangen this week.

Siemens Global University Challenge

CKI writes to us: Die Firma Siemens (Digital Factory) hat einen Ideenwettbewerb "Siemens Global University Challenge – Automation meets Edge" ausgerufen. Als strategische Partneruniversität unterstützt die FAU diesen Wettbewerb durch Bekanntmachung unter ihren Studierenden der technischen Fachri...

FAU most innovative university in Germany, fifth in Europe

According to the most recent Reuters ranking of the most innovative universities, FAU comes in fifth in all of Europe and first in Germany. Read more (in German).

Second week of winter semester busier than ever

FAU students are a happy bunch, always social and eager to learn. As a passerby on the stairs remarked: These students must by lining up to register for our classes.

FAU is the 6th most innovative university in Europe

In the rankings game, FAU scored big again, and was named 6th most innovative university in Europe in 2017, according to this Reuters report.

Continued good news in University rankings

A while back, FAU started taking university rankings seriously. Good news keep coming: FAU is now #3 in Germany in engineering, and #108 world-wide, according to the Shanghai Ranking. More information (in German) in the FAU newsletter.

Top Ranking for FAU as Innovative University Again

Reuters ranked European universities again as to their innovativeness, i.e. how they turn research into innovation and ultimately practical applications. FAU comes in sixth, one seat behind TUM, annoyingly enough, but also not too shabby either. The third German university in the top 10 is "Unive...

Celebrating 50 years of @UniFAU’s Computer Science Department

Another Ranking, this Time FAU is #123 in Research World-Wide

The FAU public relations office points to another ranking (in German), this time the Times Higher Education ranking of 2015, which lists FAU as the 123rd best research university in the world. Weirdly, it is only the 12th best university in Germany. This speaks to the overall research strength of Ge...

FAU is #2 in Germany, #52 world-wide in Innovation

According to a recent Reuters ranking, FAU is the second most innovative university in Germany, and number 52 in the world. Innovation is counted by number of patents and publications, with an added focus on industry relevance and cooperation. Within Germany, TU Munich edged out FAU, but only barely...