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QS World University Rankings 2022 have been published FAU has ranked first place again in the prestigious citations per researcher category on a national level in the recently published QS Rankings 2022. At an international level, FAU continues to be listed among the 20 most prestigious universitie...

FAU has once again made it into the top 100 universities worldwide with 5 subjects in the recently published Shanghai Ranking. In the national comparison, FAU is represented in the top 10 with ten subjects - including Business Administration in 9th place. For the 2021 ranking, more than 4,000 universities from 93 countries worldwide were examined and 1800 ranked.

In the International Business Studies Master program, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the complexity in an international environment and acquire skills to operate successfully in this environment. The application deadline for the winter semester runs until June 30, 2021. For all interested parties, an information event will take place on June 2 from 2:00 pm.

Deutschlandstipendium scholarships are one way for individuals, foundations and firms to help FAU and the federal government fund outstanding students at our University. One example for the success of the program is FAU alumnus Dr. Benjamin Hübel. He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program at the WiSo at FAU.

The bachelor’s program including the bachelor’s thesis has already been completed and with it, presumably, the first obstacles in the preparation of scientific papers. In addition, the proportion of term papers and practice-oriented seminars in the master’s program is often significantly greater than in the bachelor’s program. But the master’s thesis also brings new challenges and pitfalls for many students.

There are more than 70 Master’s degree programmes to choose from at FAU and you can now apply for a place in winter semester 2021/2022. Applications are also open for international students in all undergraduate degree programmes and programmes without admission restrictions.

The University election for representatives for each of the University’s member groups in the Senate, the Faculty Councils of the five faculties and the School of Theology’s Appointments Council (Berufungsrat) are to be held electronically for the first time in mid June. Students are also able to vote for representatives in the Student Committees and in the Student Council.

After successfully completing their bachelor’s degree, many students aim for a master’s degree. But in order to be able to start the continuing studies directly after the bachelor’s degree, some things should be considered and different deadlines should be taken into account. The Infothek explains what is important and provides useful tips for enrolling in a master’s program.

It comes sooner or later to each of us - the bachelor thesis. As a rule, this is written at the end of the bachelor's program, i.e. in the sixth semester. However, the actual work begins much earlier. When choosing a suitable chair to supervise it and a topic. Topic as well as supervising chair are often chosen according to interest, but also the recommendations of other students.

The lecture period has begun and WiSo welcomes its students in the third digital semester #WiSoVirtuell. In addition, of course, the newly enrolled students in the 1st master semester. We wish everyone a good start into the semester. You can always find the latest news on WiSo's digitization activities at www.wiso-virtuell.fau.eu.