Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Bavaria's second-largest university has a broad spectrum of topics and subjects that is unique in Germany because of its diversity and interdisciplinary networking. In intensive cooperation with non-university research institutions and industry, it plays a pioneering role in the development of concepts and technologies for the future. 

In figures:

• more than 40,000 students, including more than 4,800 from abroad
• more than 14,200 employees (including clinic)
• more than 570 professorships
• Five faculties:
• Faculty of Philosophy and Department of Theology
• Faculty of Law and Economics
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Technology
• more than 260 study programmes
• 500 international university partnerships
• 178 million euros in third-party funding per year (2016)