Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), founded in 1743, is one of Germany's largest and most prestigious public research universities. Located primarily in Erlangen with major campuses in Nuremberg and Fürth (Bavaria), FAU enrolls around 40,000 students and employs over 600 professors and approximately 6,700 staff. The university operates five faculties: Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie, Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Medizinische Fakultät, Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, and Technische Fakultät. FAU offers over 275 degree programs spanning humanities, social sciences, law, economics, medicine, natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Recognised as Germany's most innovative university, FAU features in the top 10% of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and ranks in the global top 100 for patents and third-party research funding. FAU holds system accreditation (Systemakkreditierung) under the German Akkreditierungsrat. Notable research initiatives include the Exzellenzcluster 'Transforming Human Rights' and numerous DFG, EU, and BMBF-funded projects. Applications are processed through the online portal campo.fau.de.