1. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de FAU – Internationalisation Bildidee???

2. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de International Work Environment at FAU 500 partner universities in more than 70 countries Largest Language Center in Germany 1 FAU Campus Busan (South Korea) 1 Bavarian University Center for Latin America (BAYLAT) 1 Bavaria California Technology Center (BaCaTeC) 1 Confucius-Institute Nürnberg-Erlangen About 3,300 students from abroad About 1,000 researchers from abroad 25 international Bachelor and Master degree programmes, among them 18 English degree programmes with around 600 students 2

3. Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) | Presentation | www.fau.de3 Strategic Partnerships

4. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de FAU and Brazil

5. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de FAU is home to the Bavarian University Center for Latin America (BAYLAT) FAU is cooperating intensively with 11 Brazilian universities 77 students from Brazil are currently enrolled at FAU, including 52 exchange students, among them 44 CsF scholars 7 doctoral candidates, among them 4 CsF scholars 7 Post-Docs financed by CsF at FAU 4 Brazilian citizens among FAU’s academic staff 15 visiting professors at FAU 5 FAU and Brazil: Facts & Figures* * March 2015

6. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de Strategy developed in April 2013 Goal: to strengthen FAU’s internationalisation by fostering exchange and research between FAU and partners in Brazil Why Brazil? Fast growing economy, emerging market Attractive scholarship programs Great variety of funding agencies Clearly structured research and HEI landscape German research alliances and institutions expand to Brazil more and more Global German companies which co-operate with FAU increase their investments in Brazil  synergies FAU benefits from BAYLAT’s support 6 FAU and Brazil: Strategy I

7. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de Regular high-level delegations to and from Brazil since 2012 Results: New co-operations with universities with a similar research profile Successful “matchmaking” between FAU’s researchers and researchers from the partner universities Strategic partnerships with TOP research universities Negotiations with CAPES to establish a ‘Brazil rotating Chair’ at FAU Signing agreements with funding agencies, e.g. FAPESP 7 FAU and Brazil: Stratey II

8. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de Our next steps: … in teaching: To further increase the number of Brazilian Incoming students To increase the number of Outgoing students To establish Joint and Double Degrees as well as Summer Schools with our Brazilian partners … in research: To strengthen the exchange on PhD-, PostDoc- and senior researcher’s level To establish internationally renowned joint German Brazilian research projects Administrative support of joint German Brazilian research projects (e.g. by initial financing) 8 FAU and Brazil: Strategy III

9. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) I Presentation I www.fau.de 9 Research excellence through International Partnerships Joint Degrees Researcher’s exchange Student exchange Strategic partnerships Joint research projects Cooperation with funding organisations and industry