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FAU - established 1743

Study at an outstanding innovative university.

FAU - Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg - is the academic organizer of the management training programs.
 

FAU's Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences in Nuremberg, an expert in executive management education, runs the programs.

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FAU is supported in the organizational implementation by its spin-off WFA - the WiSo-Führungskräfte-Akademie.

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Facts and figures

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Founded in 1743

  • 5 faculties, 24 departments

  • 267 study programs

  • 308 academic chairs, 624 professors

  • Ca. 6.000 employees

  • Nearly 40.000 students

 

School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences ("WiSo")

  • More than 40 academic chairs

  • 55 professors

  • 14 honorary professors

  • Ca. 6.000 students

  • ca. 80 PhDs

Networking wordwide

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • One of the best-known State Universities in Germany

  • More than 500 partner universities all over the world

  • More than 130 research cooperations with major universities worldwide

  • Successful cooperations with firms like SIEMENS, adidas, Schaeffler, BMW and many more

 

School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences ("WiSo")

  • Founded in 1918 as Business School in Nuremberg

  • More than 100 partner universities worldwide

  • International study program full-time and part-time

  • Renowned researchers and teachers with international experience

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Rankings of FAU and of the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

  • THE-Ranking by Subject 2023: FAU Business and Economics: national # 5, international # 133.

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  • "Stanford List" 2022: 227 FAU researchers are among the top 2 percent of most-citied scholars worldwide.

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  • Reuters-Ranking 2019: “The FAU is one out of two German universities that ranks among the ‚Top 10‘ as most innovative universities: No 1 in Germany and No 2 in Europe“

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Excellent research & practical experience

Excellent research at FAU

  • FAU ranks among the top research universities in Germany

  • Max-Planck-Institute, Max Planck research school, 2 Fraunhofer Institutes, 24 DFG-funded research clusters

  • Cluster of Excellence, BMBF-leading-edge-cluster, 3 DFG doctoral colleges

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Awarded as TOP university with executive education center 2023

  • Successful executive education programs since 2004

  • Renowed university professors with excellent practical experience

  • Additional mentors and guest speakers from practice

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High-ranked Board of Trustees, i.e. and experienced advisors

  • Herbert Hainer, President FC Bayern München

  • Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann, Vice President Capgemini, former German Minister for Economic Affairs

  • Daniel Krauss, Founder and CIO, Flix SE

  • Janina Kugel, Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group

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