Site development at FAU
A decade of change
Construction measures: FAU is changing its face and the cityscape in Erlangen and Nuremberg
This decade will bring important construction measures that will have a lasting impact on the appearance of FAU and the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in the long term.
Campus development: Consolidating and focusing on three campus locations at FAU
Financing: Free State of Bavaria investing millions of euros
Plans are already underway for construction projects worth over 1.5 billion euros, others are to follow.
View to the future: Impressions from planned construction projects

Join in and share your ideas
Would you like to help shape FAU and have your say in our site development? Get involved in our construction community open to all members of FAU (name of group: “Das Jahrzehnt des Wandels – Standortentwicklung an der FAU”, or in English “The decade of change – Site development at FAU”)
At a glance
The following pages give a brief overview of which areas and which locations of FAU are currently affected, and which new buildings are in the pipeline.



Frequently asked questions
Further information
All major construction projects at FAU that the Bavarian government has in principle agreed to implement at the current time or in the future are listed in the currently valid budget of the Free State of Bavaria (see draft for 2023: Einzelplan 15, Anlage S (individual plan 15, Appendix S) (listing of state construction measures totaling over 3,000,000 euros in any individual instance).
Energy-efficient construction and renovation works
As FAU is a Bavarian university, construction and renovation works are subject to the ambitious requirements of the Free State of Bavaria concerning energy-efficient construction. Further information is available (in German) on the following websites:
- https://www.stmb.bayern.de/buw/hochbau/programmeundinitiativen/energetischesanierung/index.php
- https://www.stmb.bayern.de/buw/bauthemen/gebaeudeundenergie/
Contact
FAU Press Office
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-70229
- Email: presse@fau.de
- Website: https://fau.eu/press