FAQ

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

• Study Guide (starting at p.74)
  • https://www.iuk.studium.fau.de/studierende/studienfuehrer-und-ordnungen
  • will answer most questions you might have about the ICT programme
  • click on „Studienführer Bachelor/Master“
  • the english language part is at the bottom of the pdf
• Joanna Kudanowska – contact her for any question regarding technicalities of the programme: https://www.eei.tf.fau.de/person/joanna-kudanowska/
• There usually is no mandatory attendance except for labs, seminars and language courses. Ask the lecturer, if you’re unsure.
• Joining a course on StudOn usually is not binding except if communicated differently
• Registration on campo for an exam is binding (but you can deregister until up to three working days before the exam)

2. Campo, StudOn, UnivIS

• campo: https://www.campo.fau.de
  • room search
  • finding courses
  • create schedule
  • anything related to exams:
    • registering for exams (Prüfungsanmeldung)
    • transcript of records (Notenspiegel/Studienmatrix)
  • re-registering for the next semester (Rückmeldung)
• StudOn: https://www.studon.fau.de
  • search
  • Repository – Home > My Courses and Groups
  • In course: actions > add to favourites
  • Forums: questions to professors or students
  • „Beitreten“ = join
  • „Ankündigungen“ = announcements
• UnivIS: https://univis.fau.de
  • Legacy system! The information on this portal is potentially completely outdated! Please use the information found there with caution!
  • may still be interesting for finding buildings and rooms
• Oktis: https://sprachkurse.fau.de
  • Registering for language courses

3. Other FAU Services

• IdM: https://idm.fau.de/
  • view and update your personal information (address etc.)
  • (un-)subscribe to/from official mailing lists
  • change passwords
  • gain access to MS Teams and some other Microsoft services
  • register for the library
• Examination Offices („Prüfungsämter“): https://www.fau.eu/education/advice-and-services/examination-offices
  • official information about exam dates
  • information about what to do when you are sick on the day of an exam
  • information about compensation of disadvantages
  • etc.
• Semester dates FAU: https://www.fau.de/education/studienorganisation/semestertermine
• Student Service Center:
  • Joanna Kudanowska is the study coulselor for IuK/ICT
  • https://www.eei.tf.fau.de/studium/studien-service-center
• RRZE: https://www.rrze.fau.de
  • the IT department of the university
  • FAU-Mail forwarding
  • WiFi
  • Email
  • VPN
  • (free) software
  • helpdesk
  • free access to HPC clusters for bachelors and masters thesis
  • many other services, courses and tutorials
  • Some additional Microsoft Software : https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools
    • use MS Teams login
• Library: https://ub.fau.de
  • lend books
  • find papers, magazines, etc.
• FAU Videos: https://www.fau.tv
  • main recordings of past lectures
  • Some are password protected. Password can often be found in the studon groups of the lectures.
• Stuve https://stuve.fau.de
  • Information about student representation of FAU
  • Student groups: https://stuve.fau.de/en/gruppen/
  • Checklist https://stuve.fau.de/willkommen/checkliste/
• Semesterticket VGN: https://www.vgn.de/tickets/studenten/semesterticket-erlangen-nuernberg/
  • will be replaced starting in winter semester 2023/2024 with „Deutschlandticket“
• FAUbox: https://faubox.rrze.uni-erlangen.de
  • cloud storage
  • free for university members
  • clients are available for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android and iOS

4. Studentenwerk Services

• Studierendenwerk: https://www.werkswelt.de/?setlang=en
  • Cafeteria „Mensa“
    • https://www.werkswelt.de/index.php?id=sued&setlang=en
  • Counseling centers https://www.werkswelt.de/index.php?id=service-beratung
    • psychological counseling
    • social counseling
    • legal advice
    • BAföG
    • etc.

5. Accomodation

• Referat Accomodation FAU: https://www.fau.de/education/studentisches-leben/wohnen/#collapse_0
  • accommodation@fau.de
• Dormitories
  • application: https://www.werkswelt.de/index.php?id=erlangen
• Shared flats (WG = Wohngemeinschaft): https://www.wg-gesucht.de

6. Jobs

Finding jobs:

• https://www.jobs.fau.de
• the Internship Office (Praktikumsamt): https://www.eei.tf.fau.de/studium/praktikumsamt/#collapse_20
• bulletin boards and monitors around the universities
• search online
• ask around
• take the initiative!

7. Perks as student and other useful things

• Student discount
  • UniDays: https://www.myunidays.com/DE/de-DE
    many other sellers, just look around
• Semester abroad: https://www.fau.de/education/international/wege-ins-ausland/studieren-im-ausland/erasmus-studium/erasmus-partnerhochschulen/
  • Partnerunis (no fees; ERASMUS)
  • Registration: e.g. January 2023 for SoSe 2023 and WS2023/2024
  • Attend info events
• DeepL: https://www.deepl.com/en/translator