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Mechatronics, Department

Technische Fakultät

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Technische Fakultät
Department Elektrotechnik-Elektronik-Informationstechnik (EEI)
Cauerstraße 7
D-91058 Erlangen
Telephone: +49 9131 85-27156
https://www.fau.de

Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

640

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

370

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

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Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

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Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

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Master theses in cooperation with work environment

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Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Generous, modern practical facilities; attractive soft skills through close interdisciplinary links with the entire FAU; very good equipment; initial study phaseMathematics revision course, informational events for each degree course, get-together with the departmental student organisation initiatives, campus rally, library tours; FAU Student Card for cafeteria/library/computer rooms; photocopier (black/white); programming course for beginners.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Numerous internat. visiting professors; Numerous lectures in English for regular students and exchange students. Intensive guidance option and supervision of a visit abroad for students of all degree courses in the Departments of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering (EEI) and Mechanical Engineering, regulated credit-transfer process.

Special features regarding the equipment

State-of-the-art labs such as clean room, high voltage, photovoltaic test facility, audio, antenna, medical technology, control engineering, mobile radio communications, EMC, drive systems, measurement technology, real-time simulators (energy supply), embedded wireless lab.

Special features regarding research activities

Supervision of the degree course in cooperation with two departments with very high levels of third-party funding (mechanical engineering and electrical engineering) with excellent connections to partners in industry and non-university research institutions; close involvement of students, e.g. as student assistants and in Bachelor's/Master's theses, as well as with research placements

Support for founders

Runs centrally via the start-up office at FAU; Students are introduced to the topic via offers such as the Digital Tech Academy

Other special features

Student Service Center open Mon-Fri for student counselling. Satisfaction with the guidance provided is more than 90% (FAU survey 2020); The university’s substantive orientation and reputation are a magnet for students, for example: The satisfaction of EEI students with teaching and its quality is top internally at FAU and in some cases clearly outperforms the other degree programmes (FAU survey 2020); High career prospects for graduates on the job market; The strength of the department’s research was demonstrated in 2021 with the acquisition of millions in third-party funding

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Last Update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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