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FAU face masks are now available to buy at the student restaurants at Langemarckplatz, Erlangen Southern Campus and Regensburger Strasse in Nuremberg during opening hours.

As a small consolation, we have prepared a selection of Bergkirchweih backgrounds for Zoom, so that you can at least enjoy a virtual visit to the Berg. Download Bergkirchweih backgrounds

The Bavarian state government has presented the Bavarian Hydrogen Strategy in Nuremberg. An important part of this strategy is promoting mobility research. FAU and TUM have joined forces to further explore and implement hydrogen mobility technology together with partners from industry and the economy.

The ‘FAU Round Table for Students’ with the Vice President Education on 10 June via Zoom.

At the National Model United Nations (NMUN), students from all over the world take on the role of the negotiators. FAU’s FAUMUN delegation also takes part every year. Students can apply to take part until 1 August 2020.

In a network within the ‘Central Innovation Programme for SME’ led by geologists from FAU, scientists and representatives of SMEs are investigating the potential of a new form of geothermal energy: shallow geothermal systems and low-temperature district heating networks. The network partners have already completed projects successfully during the first phase. International partners are set to join the network and participate in the second stage of the project.

Jennifer Skurka is studying for a teaching degree and works as a research assistant at the Innovation in Learning Institute at FAU. In this article she shares her five most important tips for studying online.

AI and medical technology – two future trends that are inseparably linked to the FAU. No wonder, then, that FAU was chosen for the Digital Health Hub within the framework of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria (HTA). Bavarian science minister Bernd Sibler visited FAU to discover for himself what can be expected from the Digital Health Hub today and in the future.

Librarian Christoph Ackermann explains what he has experienced during the last weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

A summer semester without Bergkirchweih? Unthinkable! This year the traditional tapping of the first barrel of beer at Erlangen’s Bergkirchweih is being replaced by a digital toast at FAU with the University’s own beer.