🔸 *What this video covers*
🔹 FAU in Erlangen and Nuremberg, study options, and how international students can get started.
🔹 Admissions essentials: language, HZB, Studienkolleg, DSH.
🔹 Individual support: Buddy Programme and Students Welcome for refugees.
🔹 Scholarships, costs, internships, accommodation, and practical tips.
🔸 *About FAU*
🔹 Research-oriented public university in two cities with a strong international community and interdisciplinary programmes.
🔸 *English-taught highlights*
🔹 Artificial Intelligence • Autonomy Technologies • Clean Energy Processes • Medical Engineering • Advanced Optical Technologies • Communications and Multimedia Engineering • Information and Communication Technology • International Business Studies • International Economic Studies • Master in International Business Studies • Master in International Information Systems • Master in Economics
🔸 *Admissions and prerequisites*
🔹 Teaching language for most degree programmes is German. A strong command of German *C1/C2* is essential.
🔹 University entrance qualification *HZB* follows the recommendations of the Central Office for Foreign Education *ZAB*.
🔹 Studienkolleg and the assessment exam *Feststellungsprüfung* may be required if your secondary school qualification does not grant direct admission.
🔹 Preparatory German *DSH* helps reach the required level. Check recognised certificates.
🔹 Application logistics vary by programme and intake. Always follow official instructions for documents and timelines.
🔸 *Buddy Programme*
🔹 Volunteer FAU students help internationals with everyday matters and settling in (city orientation, buying a bike, organising trips, practical tips). Buddies are not official advisors.
🔸 *Students Welcome (for refugees)*
🔹 Guidance on ways into studying and German courses.
🔹 For a consultation you need *B2* in German or English and a basic document set (CV without gaps, school certificate and transcripts with certified translations, refugee residence permit with supplement, passport copy if available, target programme).
🔹 Send scans to *students-welcome@fau.de*. After a document check, FAU arranges a consultation (processing may take up to two weeks).
🔸 *Questions answered in this session*
🔹 What language level is required for the consultation
🔹 What is the preparatory German course *DSH* at FAU
🔹 *Can students mix German- and English-taught modules within a single degree programme*
🔹 When are Studienkolleg and *Feststellungsprüfung* required
🔹 *Do you accept electronic documents at the application stage, or are apostilled hard copies by post mandatory*
🔹 Admission after finishing grade 11 in Ukraine (student currently in Germany)
🔹 How FAU assesses university entrance *HZB*
🔹 Studying German in parallel while studying in English at FAU and what it costs
🔹 How FAU assists students in finding paid internships in high-tech companies (BMW, Siemens, Bosch)
🔹 *How long the application review takes and when applicants can expect the decision letter*
🔹 Advisory centres for migration or visa questions
🔹 *Preparatory language options before the programme start (Propädeutikum / August–September intensives)*
🔹 *Any priority measures for applicants under temporary protection in Germany*
🔹 Applying for another programme in Germany with a prior Master’s (switching to Social Science)
🔹 *Semester contribution amount at FAU and what it includes*
🔹 Transfers from a Ukrainian university (course recognition and equivalence)
🔹 Average monthly living costs in Germany
🔹 Student accommodation options and when to start searching (and how the university helps)
🔹 Part-time work during studies (feasibility, from which year, and the role of language DE/EN)
🔹 Best-fit FAU programmes for sustainability and environmental technologies
🔹 Switching majors if the initial choice is not a good fit (success stories)
🔹 *Programmes with a compulsory internship/practical semester and who supports placements*
🔹 *Regional partners in Franconia that actively recruit FAU students*
🔹 Whether German is still necessary for employment if you study in English
🔹 *Minimum mathematics requirements and any entrance tests/competency checks in Informatik*
🔹 *Whether programming certificates (Java/Python) or a project portfolio are required or advantageous*
🔹 *Selection format for Data Science: documents only or also an interview*
🔹 Competition for Medical Engineering (places vs demand)
🔹 What counts most at admission (university performance, school diploma, or both)
🔹 Whether there are entrance exams
🔹 Access to examples of past engineering exams on the website
🔹 *Dropout rates after the first year and the main reasons*
🔸 *Chapters*
00:00 – Start of the presentation
28:00 – Q&A
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