University Erlangen Nuremberg Rankings and Quick Facts
Also known as the FAU or Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (German).
| University world Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | N/A |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 203 to 304 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| European Rank (Jiaotong) | 81 to 123 |
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University Erlangen Nuremberg Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 25,800 |
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| Faculty / Staff | 10,000 |
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| Established | 1742 |
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| Number of foreign students | 2500 |
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University Erlangen Nuremberg Information
The university of Erlangen Nuremberg (FAD)is located in two different cities in the German state of Bayern. Two thirds of the students and nine of the eleven faculties are located in Erlangen, with the remainder being located in Nuremberg. The university was originally located in Bayreuth, but after one year relocated to premises in Erlangen, it was not until 1961 that colleges in Nuremberg became part of the FAU. Nowadays the university caters for nearly 26,000 students and a further 10,000 staff; these are watched over by the rector Karl-Dieter Grüske.
The university of Erlangen Nuremberg has five different faculties as follows:
Faculty of Philosophy and theology
Faculty of Law and business science faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science faculty
Faculty of Technology
Over the years the university of Erlangen has been associated with many famous alumni and faculty including the Nobel prize winner for chemistry Eduard Buchner. Even more renown is the physicists Georg Simon Ohm (Ohm's law) and Hans Geiger (Geiger counter). Others of note are Samuel Hahnemann (homeopathy) and the inventor of the MP3 Karl Heinz Brandenburg.
University Erlangen Nuremberg Address
University Erlangen Nuremberg
Schlossplatz 4
91054 Erlangen
Bavaria,
Germany