On 5-6 December 2023 as part of PACT4Ukraine project and DAAD project “Science Diplomacy in Active Conflicts” Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg will host an international conference: “State-building in face of crisis: challenges and lessons learned” in Erlangen and Nürnberg. The conference will include discussions on topics such as democratisation processes, good governance, EU integration, the rule of…
Join us for the FAU Siemens Research and Innovation Ecosystem (RIE) Erlangen-Nürnberg Conference 2023. Engage with like-minded tech-enthusiasts, share your expertise, and gain insights from industry and academia pioneers. Meet Siemens CEO Dr. Roland Busch and President of the FAU Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Hornegger at the ZOLLHOF Nürnberg or in the livestream. Dive into the…
Celebrate the EELISA Days at FAU! FAU is organising a second pub quiz at the Kanapee in Erlangen (Neue Straße 50). 20 teams can prove their knowledge about Europe and compete for the main prize: four Interrailtickets*. The quiz will be held in English and German. Be quick, only the first 20 registrations will…
We have all been there: we read a paper that is promising the release of source code and data, we go on their webpage and we only find a release date or we do not succeed to run the code. This is very frustrating, and raises the question how reproducible our results are. Whilst papers…
FAU invites innovative talents from all EELISA partners to the first EELISA Entrepreneurship School at the Research Campus Waischenfeld in Germany from 16th to 20th October 2023. The EELISA Entrepreneurship School is a one-week program for EELISA students and staff from all disciplines who can apply either as an ideator with a first business idea or as a co-creator motivated to join…
How can the next generation of scientists and engineers to address geopolitical challenges? There is an increasing demand for experts in a particular technology domain, who are also able to understand and manage the challenges of science and new technologies while reflecting and reviewing their impact on European values. Vice versa, engineers and scientists need…
POST Spring School will be organised by FAU from 24-26 May 2023 in Nürnberg, Germany by the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN) and Chair for Corporate Sustainability Management. It will focus on deepening the understanding of multi-stakeholder partnerships engaged in tackling grand sustainability challenges of our times. As such, it will help participants explore…
PhD students discover potential for innovation in their research Not just a PhD project, but also a business idea? On the first EELISA PhD Innovation Day Doctoral students at FAU and EELISA partner universities had the possibility to discover how much potential there is in their own research topic. The full-day workshop was held by FAU’s…
Before a new product is launched, many questions need to be answered. Which target group is most interested? What are their needs and their aesthetic desires? How much are they willing to pay? As the winner of the first EELISA Prototype Contest, Adán Sánchez, founder of the Spanish startup “The Green Factor”, had the opportunity…
Storytelling is essential for humans because our brains are hardwired for narrative. Stories come in a variety of forms: poetry, song, movement, pictures, plays and even Dad Jokes. We make sense of our life experiences in part by the stories we learn or tell ourselves – in our private or professional life, in science or…