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am 4. Mai 2011

ERASMUS Staff Week Thessaloniki2015

Introduction to FAUYvonne Wöhner, M.A.Erasmus Co-ordinator

● One of the Top 10 Research Universities in Germany

● 5 Faculties

● 35.300 Students (2014)

● 639 Professors

● 12.000 staff

● 156 study programmes

● 158 Million Euro Third party funding

● Research: 2 Fraunhofer-, 1 Max-Planck- and 1 Helmholtz-Institutes

FAU in brief

Erlangen

Nürnberg

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Central Office of International Affairs

• Co-ordination of all international contacts

• Elaboration of the international strategy of the university

• Handling of exchange contracts (500 partner universities in more than 70 countries)

• Administration of scholarship programmes and European and federal funds

• Information and advice for German students and researchers wanting to go abroad

• Information and support for international researchers and exchange students coming to Erlangen/Nürnberg

• Cooperation with faculties and administrative divisions at FAU, the student services, foreign citizen’s authorities, international students associations, federal ministries etc.

• Participation in international events and exhibitions

• Organization of Erasmus Staff Week

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• Information and advice for German students on studying abroad in Europe (about 600 students/year)

Nomination, preparation of documents, informative Events, funding...

• Information and support for incoming exchange students from Europe (about 400 students/year):

Revision of applications & preparation of admission letters

Orientation Courses at the beginning of each semester

Preparation of Transcripts of Records, Certificates of Attendance etc.

• Communicator between RIA and Faculties (international

and/or at FAU)

Erasmus+ Co-ordinator for In and Out

Contact information:

E-Mail: [email protected]: +49 9131 85 65164

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