News from the International Office

Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology

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Wanted: Buddies

Are you a student of FAU and interested in accompanying and supporting an international student during his or her first weeks of study in Erlangen or Nuremberg? Do you know FAU and the region of Erlangen/Nürnberg by your own experience? Then please contact the buddy coordinator of the Faculty, Katrin Schlüter (phil-buddy@fau.de) and fill in the registration form for FAU buddies (in German) Further information

Reminder: Registration for German intensive language course

If you are a student or an employee of FAU and you want to improve your German skills, you can register for the next intensive off-term course for German that will take place 16 March – 01 April 2019. The courses are supported by the Association to promote internationalisation at FAU (Förderverein zur Internationalisierung der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg e.V.). The three-week long intensive course is organised twice a year (in March […]

International get-togethers for students by students

International get-togethers take place regularly during the semester. As an international student, you meet German students, as an outgoing you meet students who have previously studied abroad or are planning to do so. Meetings take place in different places. First get-together (foyer Audimax): 24 October, 2019, 7 pm Bar tour (entrance Bismarckstr. 1): 21 November, 2019, 7 pm Christkindlesmarkt (entrance rail station Erlangen): 13 Dec., 2019, 5 pm For further […]

Day trips for international students

The FAU volunteers for internationals (FVI) offer excursions to different remarkable cities in Bavaria at the beginning of the semester. The trips are: 19/10/19: Würzburg 19/10/19: Bamberg 19/10/26: Regensburg 19/10/26: München Please bring the money in cash (4-5 EUR), be punctual and check the weather report. You can register for ONE trip only, please send • your Name, • the number of the trip and • your nationality to guel.balci@fau.de. […]

Wanted: Buddies

Are you a student in your third semester or more and interested in accompanying and supporting an international student during his or her first weeks of study in Erlangen or Nuremberg? Then please contact the buddy coordinator of the Faculty, Katrin Schlüter. Registration form for FAU buddies (in German) Further information

Welcome to Biergarten international

Shortly before the beginning of the semester we organise welcome meetings in the beer garden for newly arrived international students. There they have the opportunity to meet fellow students and representatives of the faculty. We will be happy to welcome you as well as “fellow student”. All students of Philfak are welcome! October 3rd at Steinbach-Bräu, Vierzigmannstr. 4, Erlangen October 10th at Steinbach-Bräu, Vierzigmannstr. 4, Erlangen October 17th at Kitzmann […]

Orientation Week for International Students

An orientation week before the start of the lectures helps international newbies of the English taught Master programmes in the Humanities and Social Sciences to have an easy start in Erlangen. It includes workshops, a student led campus and city tour and an introduction to the university library. When: 10th – 17th October Where: room A401 (A-tower) on Campus Bismarckstraße, Bismarckstr. 1, Erlangen (10 – 11 Oct.) room 117 Gr.HS […]

Invitation – Conference Mobilities and Transformations in the Americas

RIIA (Interdisciplinary Research Network on the Americas) brings together graduate and doctoral students, alumni, researchers and professors working and doing research on the American continent. We invite you to the launch of our Network and its e-journal, which would be celebrated with a conference called “Mobilities and Transformations: Perspectives from the Americas,” between the 26th and the 28th of June, 2019. We have invited distinguished speakers engaged in this area […]

FAU Digital Tech Fellows Program

The “Digital Tech Fellows Program” is FAU’s program open to outstanding digital talents from all FAU degree programs and faculties! We give you all you need to follow your heart and passion for digitization, entrepreneurship and innovation. Within one year, you will learn the newest state-of-the-art innovation methods, dive deep into technology and develop your digital start-up idea. Ø Become one of FAU´s 25 handpicked talents Ø Work in interdisciplinary […]

Weekend trip to Lake Constance

The International Office of FAU offers a weekend trip to Lake Constance with an overnight stay from May 11th to 12th 2019. Included is the transfer by bus and the overnight stay in Lindau (incl. breakfast and lunch box for sunday). We will visit the New Palace in Meersburg as well as the town centre. On Sunday we will visit the mountain Pfänder (in Austria) via Cable Car. The participation […]