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Faculty Day for International Students on 05 October 2023.
For further information and registration, see Introductory events of the Faculty of Engineering (TF).
Here are some information from the DAAD service you might like to read:
DAAD service for entering Germany
Why choose Mechanical Engineering at FAU?
Germany is world’s leading nation in Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical engineering is a key industry and the „engine“ of the German economy that ensures innovation and technological leadership. In the worldwide market for mechanical engineering, Germany has the largest percentage with about 20 % (more than USA or Japan). Due to the high exports accounting, all German larger companies in production engineering have a strong international orientation and are imperatively seeking international oriented engineers and managers with technical knowledge and competences in economics and foreign languages. Therefore, Germany is an ideal country for students of Mechanical Engineering from all over the world who plan to study one or two semesters abroad.
Whether you are planning to come to Nuremberg and Erlangen as part of an international exchange programme or whether you are considering taking your entire degree here, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg has plenty to offer you. On this page you will find practical information for exchange students about the lectures in English language that are especially suitable for exchange students.
Since its foundation in 1743, the traditional university has been open to new developments and adapted to innovation. Research in numerous rankings place the university among the top 10 universities in Germany, in some fields of engineering the university has been given the attribute of excellence. Both Erlangen, the short-way-city with 100,000 inhabitants (1/4 of which are students), and Nuremberg, a city with a population of 1/2 million and a both metropolitan and medieval flair, have their own special charm. The University’s motto “advance through networks” is reflected by an almost unique offer of interdisciplinary and international degree programmes at the interface between Natural Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, in close collaboration with the classical academic disciplines. Students receive a high level of academic training in a state-of-the-art research environment. Our graduates can look forward to optimal professional and career prospects. International students can count on multiple support services providing extensive advice.
The study program „International Production Engineering and Management“ is ideal for foreign students to study one or more semesters (winter or summer term is equally suitable) abroad in Germany at one of the largest universities in Bavaria. Beside our basic modules in German language like mathematics, we offer various engineering and management lectures in English language, which are especially suitable for exchange students and which could be accompanied by our special German language courses for exchange students. You could also write your bachelor thesis at our university.
Requirements and application deadlines
Therefore, for the application as exchange student, a German language certificate is in general not necessary for ERASMUS exchange students if you have comparable English language certificates and want to choose English modules. If you like taking your entire degree here, you need a German language certificate (please refer to this page). For studying as an exchange student at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg, you have to apply at the Central Office for International Affairs of our university. Further information may be found here.
Application deadlines:
– for winter term: 01st April
– for summer term: 01st October
Semester dates and corona update
Lecture periods (please refer also here; the exams take place after the lecture period):
| Term | Start – End |
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| Winter semester 2022/23 | 2022-17 – 2023-02-10 | |
| Summer semester 2023 | 2023-04-17 – 2023-07-21 | |
| Winter semester 2023/24 | 2023-10-16 – 2024-02-09 | |
| Summer semester 2024 | 2024-04-15 – 2024-07-19 |
For information for times and places, please search the lectures within Campo
(choose: search: „Lecture list“, then choose the appropriate semester at the top right and type in the lecture name)
List of our modules in English language
Engineering (Bachelor and Master level)
Management (Bachelor level, may also be taken by Master exchange students)
Management (only for Master students)
2) B=suitable for incoming Bachelor students; M=suitable for incoming Master students
4) For theses, a language level of at least C1 in English or German and individual agreements with an institute are necessary.
Further courses in english language of the Faculty of Engineering
Module handbook
| Link to lecture | Link to module | Lecturer | ECTS in winter semester 3) | ECTS in summer semester 3) | Level 2) | |
| Engineering (Bachelor and Master level) |
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| Production Technology 1 with Exercises (with training in technical english) | Lecture | Module | Merklein e.a. | – | 5 | basic (B) |
| Production Technology 2 with Exercises (with training in technical english) | Lecture | Module | M. Schmidt e.a. | 5 | – | basic (B) |
| Advanced Seminar on International and Sustainable Production | Lecture | Module | div. | 2,5 | 2,5 | basic (B) |
| German language courses | University language center | 5 – 15 | 5 – 15 | basic, intermediate oder advanced (B, M) |
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| Laser Technology | Lecture | Module | Schmidt, Cvecek | 5 | – | advanced (B, M) |
| Engineering of Solid State Lasers | Lecture | Module | Cvecek | – | 2,5 | advanced (B, M) |
| Integrated Production Systems (E-Learning course at vhb) |
Lecture | Module | Franke | 5 | 5 | advanced (B, M) |
| International Supply Chain Management (E-Learning course at vhb) |
Lecture | Module | Franke | 5 | 5 | advanced (B, M) |
| Introduction to the Finite Element Method | Lecture | Module | Mergheim | – | 5 | advanced (B, M) |
| Nonlinear Finite Elements | Lecture | Module | Mergheim | 5 | – | advanced (B, M) |
| Computational Dynamics | Lecture | Module | O. Schmitt | 5 | – | advanced (B, M) |
| Linear continuum mechanics | Lecture | Module | Steinmann | 5 | advanced (B, M) | |
| Nonlinear continuum mechanics | Lecture | Module | Steinmann | 5 | advanced (B, M) | |
| Lecturer | ECTS in winter semester 3) | ECTS in summer semester 3) | Level 2) | |||
| Management (Bachelor level, may also be taken by Master exchange students) | ||||||
| Innovation (in German language) | Lecture | Voigt | – | 5 | advanced (B, M) | |
| Sustainability Management: Issues, Concepts and Tools | Lecture | Module | Beckmann | 5 | – | advanced (B, M) |
| Innovation Strategy III | Lecture | Möslein | – | 2,5 | advanced (B, M) | |
| Innovation Design | Lecture | Module | Möslein | 2,5 | – | advanced (B, M) |
| F&E Management | Module | Brem | 5 | advanced (B, M) | ||
| Lecturer | ECTS in winter semester 3) | ECTS in summer semester 3) | Level 2) | |||
| Management (only for Master students) | ||||||
| Global operations strategy (seminar) | Seminar | Module | Voigt | 5 | – | advanced ( M) |
| Technology and Innovation management | Lecture | Module | Voigt | – | 5 | advanced ( M) |
| Advanced Service Management | Module | Bodendorf | 5 | advanced ( M) | ||
| Advanced Process Management | Module | Bodendorf | 5 | – | advanced (M) | |
| Organizational Creativity | Lecture | Module | Voigt | 5 | – | advanced (M) |
| Business strategy | Lecture | Module | Hungenberg | 5 | – | advanced (M) |
| Change management | Lecture | Module | Hungenberg | – | 5 | advanced (M) |
| Advanced Sustainability Management & Corporate Functions | Lecture | Beckmann | 5 | – | advanced (M) | |
| Global Retail Logistics (E-Learning course at vhb) |
Lecture | Module | Hartmann | 5 | 5 | advanced (M) |
| Designing technology | Lecture | Module | Möslein | 5 | advanced (M) | |
| Platform Strategies | Lecture | Module | Möslein | 5 | advanced (M) | |
| Organizing for Digital Transformation | Lecture | Module | Möslein | 5 | advanced (M) | |
| International Technology Management Research Seminar | Module | Brem | 5 | 5 | advanced (M) | |
| Strategic intellectual property management | Module | Brem | 5 | 5 | advanced (M) | |
| Internet of Things and Industrial Services Seminar | Module | Matzner/Stierle/Pauli | 5 | advanced (M) | ||
| Bachelor thesis with advanced seminar 4) | div. | 12+3 | 12+3 | advanced (B) | ||
| Project thesis with advanced seminar 4) | div. | 12+3 | 12+3 | advanced (M) | ||
| Master thesis 4) | div. | 30 | 30 | advanced (M) |