Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical & Bioengineering, Electrical & Information Engineering
Founded in 1743, FAU is a large public research university with campuses in Erlangen and Nuremberg. It is known for its strong engineering faculty, particularly materials science, chemical engineering, and medical engineering, as well as natural sciences.
Domains taught:
Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Member of German U15. Strong collaborations with Fraunhofer Institutes, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, and industry (e.g., Siemens Healthineers, Audi).
Research:
Advanced materials and manufacturing, Medical engineering and imaging, Catalysis and process engineering, AI and data science, Optical technologies.
Famous Alumnis:
Gerhard Herzberg (Nobel laureate, postdoc)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
6000
Current students***:
38000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading research university with strong engineering and materials science faculties, extensive industry collaborations, innovative research.
Cons
Large and spread across two cities (Erlangen and Nuremberg).
Best For
Leading research university strong in materials science, engineering, and medical technology.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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