Categories: student-a-z
Index
Examination deadlines
The examination regulations stipulate precisely at which point in your studies the GOP or final examination has to be passed. If a student misses this deadline for reasons for which they are responsible, the examination counts as failed for the first time. The student then has to resit the examination within the specified period. If they fail to do so, the examination counts as ultimately failed. Once you have ultimately failed an examination, you will not be able to enrol for the same degree programme or subject again at any German university. These stipulations encourage students to use their time at university carefully since the deadlines limit the duration of a degree programme.
Examination regulations
When you start your studies, you should get hold of the examination regulations for your degree programme and plan your studies according to the regulations so as to make sure that you will not be confronted with unpleasant surprises when you want to register for an examination.
www.fau.de/pruefungsordnungen (German only)
Chancellor
The chancellor is the head of the University Administration and is also responsible for the University’s budget.
More information on the members of the Executive Board is available on the FAU website.
FAU is also on Facebook. On the FAU page, you can find the latest news and events and get in touch with other students at FAU.
www.facebook.com/Uni.Erlangen.Nuernberg (German)
https://www.facebook.com/fauenglish (English)
Faculty
One of the main organisation units of a university, which combines a number of related disciplines. At the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, there are five faculties: the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology, the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law, the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Engineering.
Family services
The family services unit at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen provides support for families (including parents and family carers) with regard to family commitments and academic life. Students and staff of the University and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen benefit from comprehensive counselling on studying and working at the University with a child.
www.familienservice.fau.de (German only)
FAU
Abbreviation of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, named after Margrave Friedrich of Bayreuth and Margrave Alexander of Ansbach and Bayreuth.
FAU student job portal
Find the student job you’re looking for. Stellenwerk FAU is the student job portal for the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Whether you’re looking for a part-time job, internship or graduate scheme, this website offers suitable positions for both students and graduates.
FAUcard
The FAUcard is a multifunction chip card that also acts as your student or doctoral candidate ID.
It combines the following functions: student or doctoral candidate ID, library card for the University Library, electronic purse and ID for electronic access control. The card will be sent to your German address approximately six weeks after you enrol at FAU.
Note that the FAUcard must be validated before it is used for the first time and at the beginning of each semester. You will need to use the validation stations at the University for this. If you want to use the payment function of the card, for example to pay for a meal at one of the University restaurants, you must add money to the card. You can use the cash-to-chip machines at the University for this.
More information on the FAUcard is available on the FAU website.
Fellow students (Kommilitone/Kommilitonin)
All of your fellow students, irrespective of which semester they are in.