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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
FAU – Internationalisation
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
International Work Environment at FAU
• 500 partner universities in more than 70 countries
• Largest Language Center in Germany
• 1 FAU Campus Busan (South Korea)
• 1 Bavarian University Center for Latin America (BAYLAT)
• 1 Bavaria California Technology Center
(BaCaTeC)
• 1 Confucius-Institute Nürnberg-Erlangen• About 3,300 students from abroad• About 1,000 researchers from abroad• 25 international Bachelor and Master degree programmes, among
them 18 English degree programmes with around 600 students
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Strategic Partnerships
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
• FAU is home to the Bavarian University Center for Latin America (BAYLAT) • FAU is cooperating intensively with
11 Brazilian universities• 77 students from Brazil are currently
enrolled at FAU,including 52 exchange students,among them 44 CsF scholars
• 7 doctoral candidates,among them 4 CsF scholars
• 7 Post-Docs financed by CsF at FAU• 4 Brazilian citizens among FAU’s academic staff• 15 visiting professors at FAU
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FAU and Brazil: Facts & Figures*
* March 2015
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
• Strategy developed in April 2013• Goal: to strengthen FAU’s internationalisation by fostering
exchange and research between FAU and partners in Brazil• Why Brazil?
• Fast growing economy, emerging market• Attractive scholarship programs • Great variety of funding agencies • Clearly structured research and HEI landscape• German research alliances and institutions expand to Brazil more and
more • Global German companies which co-operate with FAU increase their
investments in Brazil synergies• FAU benefits from BAYLAT’s support
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FAU and Brazil: Strategy I
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
• Regular high-level delegations to and from Brazil since 2012• Results:
• New co-operations with universities with a similar research profile• Successful “matchmaking” between FAU’s researchers and
researchers from the partner universities• Strategic partnerships with TOP research universities• Negotiations with CAPES to establish a ‘Brazil rotating Chair’ at FAU• Signing agreements with funding agencies, e.g. FAPESP
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FAU and Brazil: Stratey II
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de
Our next steps:… in teaching:
• To further increase the number of Brazilian Incoming students• To increase the number of Outgoing students• To establish Joint and Double Degrees as well as Summer
Schools with our Brazilian partners
… in research:• To strengthen the exchange on PhD-, PostDoc- and senior
researcher’s level• To establish internationally renowned joint German Brazilian
research projects• Administrative support of joint German Brazilian research projects
(e.g. by initial financing)
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FAU and Brazil: Strategy III