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We are FAU – passionate about what we do!

As a diverse, open and innovative university, FAU thrives on the passion and respect all of its members put into their work. It offers everybody at FAU scope for personal and career development, creates flexibility and provides support in all stages and situations of life. It creates a climate of openness, recognition and equal opportunity, thus promoting excellence in studying, teaching, research and administration.

Your journey to FAU

Regardless of whether your journey at FAU starts with training, studying, research or any other type of occupation, the University offers help and advice for all stages of your career, pages with information and contacts to assist you.

Studying and working at FAU

People at FAU work in administration, teaching or in research, study at one of our five faculties and often keep close ties with the University after they have finished their studies. We have put together information for students, researchers, staff and alumni on the following pages.

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  • Seen on a global scale, the manipulation of elections is not a rare occurrence. But which points are particularly susceptible to manipulation before, during and after elections? An assessment by election law and human rights expert Prof. Dr. Michael Krennerich from FAU.

  • The Bavarian Research Foundation and a Bavarian consortium from industry will jointly invest almost four million euros in the research consortium FORSocialRobots that is aimed at significantly improving the social skills of automated systems and robots. FAU-Prof. Dr. Jörg Franke will assume the role of speaker.

  • We invite you to participate in our survey on workplace discrimination. Your experience can help us understand and combat workplace discrimination. For employees and working students of FAU.

  • Before the Dies academicus, the University honors high achievers, academic achievements and services in teaching at FAU every year with the FAU Awards. Here are this year's awardees.

  • Developers of educational computer games, racing car designers and a collection manager who writes comics are at the forefront of this year’s celebrations for the 281st anniversary of FAU, the Dies academicus, on November 4.

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