Our Mission

The FAU Academy is the continuing education platform of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Alongside research and teaching, academic continuing education in the broader sense is the third core mission of the university. No one is fully “educated” today. When knowledge becomes obsolete faster than ever before, when new technologies and digitalization are changing our working and professional world in all areas, and when new challenges require a constant process of adaptation, lifelong learning is the key to individual, entrepreneurial, and societal future viability.

With lifelong learning…

Under the motto “creating value through lifelong learning,” FAU focuses on the continuous transfer of knowledge between science and practice – in both directions. As one of Germany’s most research-intensive and innovative universities, FAU embraces the challenge of bringing new ideas into the world – also through continuing education for all phases of life.

…we create value

Academic continuing education contributes to personal, entrepreneurial, and societal development, creating diverse values ranging from personal education and skills acquisition in a professional context to personnel development, knowledge transfer in companies and society, and enhancing innovation capacity. Thus, continuing education at FAU is a key to strengthening Germany’s innovation capacity and future viability.

…with excellent quality in continuing education

FAU forms a unique cooperative ecosystem for academic and personal continuing education as well as knowledge transfer with its five research-strong faculties. Its cross-faculty research focuses and immediate proximity not only to market-leading companies but also to key research societies and a global network of top universities demonstrate our excellence driven by passion.

Take advantage and enrich it!

The offerings are open to all interested individuals regardless of gender, national/ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, and sexual identity.