Technische Fakultät at the Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen

Department Informatik

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General remarks

This department is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Total number of students	2,330
Number of master degree students	588
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	6.0 %

Students in cooperative education

Total score for support in the study entry phase

7/14 points

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	62.0 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	55.2 %

International orientation, bachelor's	3/9 points
International orientation, master's	5/9 points
Outgoing students	0.0 %

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	3/11 points
Contact with work environment, master's	3/11 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Share of professors with work experience	5.0 %

Publications per academic	5.0
Third party funds per academic	97.3 T€
Doctorates per professor	1.3

Teacher support	1.9
Support in studies	2.0
Courses offered	1.7
Study organisation	1.8
Exams	1.9
Transition to Master's studies	1.8
Research orientation	1.9
Job market preparation	1.9
Support for stays abroad	2.0
Rooms	1.9
Library	1.7
IT-infrastructure	1.8
Overall study situation	1.7

Teacher qualification programmes	teacher qualification degree courses are offered
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Further degree courses of the department

none

Special features regarding teaching
Large department with a wide range of courses, 14 professorships and great range of options within the degree courses (specialisations and minor subjects). Integration into the technical faculty means that the course can focus on engineering.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Chongqing University (China), Universidade Federal do Parana (Bsasilien), University of Strathclyde (UK), Universite Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1 (Frankreich)
Special features regarding the equipment
Powerful modern computer workstations with 24-inch monitors; campus-wide WiFi; Modern hardware development places; "Embedded Systems"; Robotics laboratory; Graphics/virtual-reality laboratory; High-performance clusters; 3D projection system; Automotive lab, large historical informatics collection with operational Zuse Z23
Support for founders
The Department of Computer Science has a start-up officer who works and advises in close cooperation with the university network (founders office, large number of offerings in this area). The AMOS course approaches the idea of business start-ups in the teaching concept.
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Premises are accessible. The department’s web presence is accessible. Escape chair provided for evacuation. Reasonable adjustments for examinations are possible with a doctor’s certificate and on application.
Further information on research activities
www.cs.fau.de