Events and offerings for Students

We welcome our international students, including ERASMUS Students with our Welcome Week and Faculty Day.

Welcome Week for International Students

• 04 – 08  September 2023 Welcome week for students taking part in the intensive off-term German language course (FIT course).
  (For the detailed program please scroll down on the linked page. Program coming soon)
• 04 – 13 October 2023 Welcome week for all international students including Faculty Day presumably on 5 October 2023
  (For the detailed program please scroll down on the linked page. Program coming soon)

Official welcome from FAU President, Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, his colleagues from the Executive Board, and representatives from the cities of Erlangen, Nuremberg, and Fürth.

Details on the German website.

• Soft-skill-Seminars
• Career Start Counseling
• Seminar registration (German)

International Day 2023 – presumably on 07 November 2023

Every year in November, the virtual fair around a stay abroad during the studies normally takes place in cooperation of NAT and TF with the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (WISO). We offer many tips, expert lectures and firsthand information for your stay abroad. It is a mix of online lectures and some face-to-face events.

Details 2022: www. internationalday.de

General information about the stay abroad can be found on the website International or in this presentation (German).

At the Faculty of Engineering we are proud of each and every one of our graduates. Normally twice a year we hold a commencement ceremony in the main lecture building at the south campus, or in summer on the ‘Rote Platz’.

The next commencement ceremony is scheduled to take place on:
Friday, July 21st 2023, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Faculty of Engineering, H11 and H7, Cauerstr. 11, Erlangen

You will receive the invitation with your graduation documents from the examination office.

If you would like to attend, you have to REGISTER at the following link from approximately the beginning of May 2023 to June 23rd 2023 at the latest.

https://www.apps.tf.fau.de/absolventenfeier/?lang=en

Please note that the possibility to participate is limited due to the space available. You should therefore register online, stating the number of your accompanying persons (max. 3), as soon as possible after receiving your invitation.

As there might be changes, we kindly ask you to check this website for the latest information.

Please note that due to organizational reasons no registration and participation in the celebration will be possible after June 23rd 2023. The next commencement ceremony will presumably take place on February 9th 2024.

GOWNS AND CAPS

A graduation cap and gown is a special way to highlight your academic accomplishments during the graduation ceremony. Therefore, we are happy to announce that at the Faculty of Engineering, caps and gowns will be a part of the upcoming ceremony.

In order to increase sustainability, it will be possible for participants to rent a cap and gown, including a sash in TF-silver-grey, which can be done via our cooperation partner „Robe Academicus“ using the link below for a cost of 25 €. We hope that this adds to the festive atmosphere of the event and would be pleased if you take advantage of this offer. A booking with indication of the desired size must be made by the 30st of June 2023.

Graduates will receive the set home via DHL no earlier than 2 weeks / no later than 1 week before the ceremony. After the ceremony, you can drop off the set in a prepared container in the returnable, resealable bag which you received with the academic attire, if you did not purchase it.

You can find the link for booking here:
https://registrierung.robe-academicus.com/en/
Code: erlangen

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Program of the Commencement Ceremony
The program will follow shortly.

If you have any questions, please contact the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Engineering:

Martenstraße 5a, 91058 Erlangen
Tel.: 09131-85-27295
E-Mail: tf-anmeldung@fau.de

The highlight of the ceremony is the moment when the professors of our departments formally hand over congratulatory certificates personally to each of the graduates. The top students are also granted awards from industry.

But there ist more: Entertaining, witty speeches from leading figures from industry and top scientists and motivating performances from well-known artists such as the mentalist Harry Riegel, who regularly astounds millions of listeners with inexplicable experiments on radio, ensure that there is never a dull moment.

The official part of the ceremony is completed by some final words from graduates and the formal speech of the Dean before the more informal celebrations start, with plenty of opportunity to chat, enjoy the live music and have something to eat or drink. We hope that the ceremony is a memorable occasion for our graduates, who are standing at the threshold to their professional careers, and encourages them to remain in touch with our Faculty of Engineering for the rest of their lives.