7.3 University

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.

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...

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...

Inforeihe Auslandsaufenthalte während des Studiums im WS14/15

Eine Information des Referats für internationale Angelegenheiten: 21.10.2014: Studium und Praktikum im Ausland: Überblick über Programme und Länder 18:00 Uhr pünktlich, Kollegienhaus, R. 1.019 http://www.fau.de/international/wege-ins-ausland/informationsveranstaltungen/ Anbei Information...

Public Open Access Lunches at FAU (in German)

Everyone: If you are interested in Open Access and work at FAU or are a student, here is a chance to meet like-minded people as a part of the Open Access week at FAU: Die kommende Veranstaltungsreihe zur Internationalen Open Access Week vom 20. – 23. Oktober nimmt den Publikationsfonds und and...

A Matter of FAU Pride and Research Competence

Siemens and FAU have agreed on a new sweeping collaboration contract, making FAU one of the eight preferred research partners of Siemens, world-wide. FAU joins the ranks of RWTH Aachen (Germany), MIT (U.S.A.), and Tsinghua University (China). For more information, please see this FAU press release o...