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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.

The Scholarship The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships are awarded to women undertaking business studies who have demonstrated outstanding potential in the field. Zonta International offers up to 32 scholarships of US$2,000 each at the district/region level and six international scholarships in the amount of US$8,000 each.

Europe's biggest student-run conference for entrepreneurship and technology is returning to unite the startup community under the banner of innovation. Connect with Europe's leading investors, young talents and entrepreneurs. START Summit is the virtual conference to attend this year for founders, investors and students.

WiSo developed the WiSoVirtuell concept in response to the Corona crisis. For the summer semester 2021, WiSoVirtuell will now become WiSoVirtuellplus. This provides for WiSo to guarantee studies during this difficult time, even if this means leaving familiar paths. Since an end of the pandemic is not yet foreseeable, WiSo is taking steps to organize the events.

On 4 March 2021 from 5pm to 11pm, the University Library would like to invite you to the Long Night of Writing, which is being held entirely online this year. Entry is free of charge and you don’t need to register to participate. The programme includes tips for motivation, feedback on topics and texts, time management, yoga at your desk, and much more.

All master's degree programs at WiSo Nuremberg as well as the continuing education programs will present themselves compactly on March 25, 2021 via Zoom and explain the admission and application process. Make a note of the date now to get to know the diverse range of studies offered by WiSo Nuremberg.

A new call for applications for the young researchers’ programme Emerging Talents Initiative (ETI) has just started – the deadline is 3d March 2021. Once again, excellent young researchers can apply for a one-year grant of up to €15,000. Within this framework, they can flexibly apply for all measures needed to prepare an external funding application.