Price Hikes For The Deutschland-Ticket

The conference of transport ministers of the federal states announced on 23 September 2024 that the price of the Deutschlandticket will rise from the current €49 to €58 from January 2025. The increase will also affect the Bayern-Ticket, which will cost €38 in future.

The price increase of 31% exceeds the recent Bafög increase of 5% many times over. The AK Mobility Working Group of the Munich student representatives and the AK Semesterticket Erlangen-Nuremberg Working Group (of which our Student Union is also a member) reject this price increase and are campaigning for a more student-friendly solution. Both alone and together with other student representatives in Bavaria, we are approaching politicians and the media in order to keep mobility attractive and affordable for students.

We are calling on politicians to ensure that the increase is not passed on to students in full or in the middle of the semester. The ticket will only be successful if long-term planning is possible. We are therefore also calling for a mechanism to be introduced for future price increases to ensure that this long-term planning is possible.

We will be able to report on further developments once we have spoken to all those involved. Talks are planned with both the VGN and the Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Joachim Hermann, in the coming weeks.

If you are interested in this topic and would like to know more, please contact the Stuve Department of Mobility (stuve-mobilitaet@fau.de).

Report on the building issues discussion

Every semester, the FSVs and the University Chancellor Christian Zens discuss the current state of FAU's renovations and can clarify problems at their own locations. This semester, the following topics were discussed, among others:

Visible work started on the Raspberry Palace this August.
Demolition work on the Henkestraße lecture hall center will probably begin next year.

A parking lot Henkestraße-Ecke-Gebhartstraße is to serve as an alternative area for the renovation of the Anatomie, the necessary laboratory wing is to be built on the Kussmaulcampus.

At our suggestion, a packing station is to be built at the Südblick cafeteria.
The building authority is currently looking into the construction of additional covered bicycle racks on the south campus.

The old Inorganic Chemistry building will not be demolished until 2031, after the new Chemikum has been completed.
Unfortunately, the construction of new solar systems is failing due to the insufficiently allocated construction budget, the financing will only pay off after approx. 8 years.
Several years ago, the FAU suggested the renaming of “Erwin Rommel Straße” to the city of Erlangen; the current status will be reviewed here.

Report on the Status group meeting with the Vice President of People

In the Jour Fixe with VP-People, our student representatives talk together with FAU stakeholders on all topics relating to equality, diversity and internationalization. In addition to the elected representatives students from the Stuve departments are also represented. The last meeting covered the following topics, among others:

The Diversity Day is to be held annually from now on, with the next one focusing on inclusion.

The new position of Discrimination Officer is to be created as a low-threshold contact person at FAU.

The lack of specific awareness teams at FAU events was addressed, but as no clear solution has yet been found, the topic will be discussed again in the next talks, which will also clarify whether those involved in the student body want to or should take on a role in this.

Expiring residual funds and future financing of the Stuve

Due to new guidelines from the Bavarian ministries, it will no longer be possible for the individual bodies of the Stuve to carry over remaining budget funds into the next financial year. All remaining funds will expire at the end of the next year. In addition, the restructuring means that the annual funds available to the student representatives will be further reduced. A future adjustment of the funds to the actual requirements was offered to us in discussions, but talks on this will only take place after a few years.

First-year cycling tour

Erlangen is a cycling city - almost all routes in the city can be covered within 15 minutes by bike.

The student representatives and the cycling club ADFC show you important and beautiful places in Erlangen.

Meeting point:
Sunday, 27th October, 2pm (duration approx 2-2.5 hrs)
Schlossplatz
afterwards we will go to a café

Please bring along: a roadworthy bicycle, water bottle, good mood

Student group: International Student Network

Have you come to the FAU as an exchange student? Would you like to meet other international students as well as true Erlangers, to build your friend group for your semester abroad? Do you want to take part in trips around the region, Erasmus parties and dance events, or relaxed meetups in Erlangen’s parks and pools? If your answer is yes, join our International Student Network for Nürnberg-Erlangen-Fürth!

We're looking forward to you joining us!

Bar evening on 22.10, 6 pm with Amnesty International

Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, do you want to stop just watching?

We are the Amnesty International university group, and we campaign for human rights at the university and in the surrounding area. Together, we make up the world's largest human rights non-governmental organization, with over 10 million members.

On October 22, we are organizing a bar evening at Gambrinus, Vierzigmannstraße 7, starting at 6 pm. There, you can learn more about our organization and have casual discussions with people about current issues. If you are interested, please fill out our survey.

We look forward to seeing you
Your Amnesty Erlangen Team

High Voltage Motorsports

High-Voltage Motorsports e.V. is a university group at FAU that has been developing and building racecars every year as a Formula Student Team since 2007.

In order to start the new season successfully, we need your support! Therefore, we cordially invite you to our upcoming events. You can find us here:

14.10.2024: Techfak Rallye
16.10.2024: Roter Platz
22.10.2024: Mensa Langemarck
24.10.2024: Tag der offenen Werkstatt @Wetterkreuz 11A

You can find more information on Instagram at: @highvoltagemotorsports
We look forward to seeing you!

ETG-Ersticamp 2024 - Freshers' Weekend

Are you a freshman and still getting to know people in Erlangen? Would you like to change that and enjoy a legendary weekend before the semester begins?

That's why we, the university group ETG Kurzschluss, invite you to our Ersticamp (freshman camp) from October 11 to October 13, 2024!

Ersticamp is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow students from your course of study, get insider tips about studying at the Faculty of Engineering, and learn more about life in Erlangen.

Together with a group of freshmen, we’ll head to the CVJM Leisure Center in Münchsteinach for a fun-filled weekend just before lectures begin.

You can register and find additional information like participating departments here. We can't wait!

Would you like to organize a dance, theatre or performance festival?

ARENA is a student-founded and run association that has been organizing a dance-theatre-performance festival for young artists from around the world every summer since the 1990s. The upcoming festival will take place in June 2025 under the motto ‘Kitsch’. At the start of the semester, we are looking for wonderful people who want to help organize the festival!

Our team consists entirely of FAU students, it doesn't matter what subject you come from and you don't have to have any previous knowledge - you should want to meet nice people, plan a cool cultural festival on your own and you can even get up to 10 ECTS for it! Why don't you come to one of our kick-off events? See you soon :)

EELISA Pubquiz #4 in the Kanapee

How good are you at geography, history, pop culture and politics? Do you know when the EU was founded? Or which country has produced the most Nobel Prize winners?

Test your knowledge in the EELISA Pub Quiz!

Compete against other students and show what you've got at the fourth EELISA Pub Quiz on November 25 at 7 p.m. at Kanapee, Neue Straße 50 in Erlangen!

A total of 20 teams have the chance to win the main prize: four Interrail tickets and a visit to one of our EELISA partner universities - whether you're a quiz veteran or a beginner, there's something for everyone! You can register via the FAU EELISA website. Don't miss your chance, last-minute places will be announced via the EELISA FAU Instagram account.

Be part of Germany's largest student marketing initiative!

With over 3,600 members and 18 locations, we at MTP – Marketing between Theory and Practice e.V. offer you the opportunity to gain practical marketing experience through lectures, workshops, and projects, while expanding your network. Alongside the practical work, there's no shortage of fun. At events and bar evenings, you'll quickly make lifelong friends!

Join our kick-offs on October 29th at TH or on October 30th at FAU WiSo in H5, both starting at 6:30 PM. For more information, follow us on Instagram @mtp_nuernberg and visit our website.

You’re also welcome to join our weekly meetings starting on Thursday, November 7th. We look forward to seeing you :)

FAUst aufs Auge – Improv Theater to Join In

FAUst aufs Auge e.V. brings you improv theater – spontaneous, unscripted, and fun. We offer regular workshops and performances. Follow us on Instagram or join our international WhatsApp Community for updates. Join our English Introductory Workshop on 07/01/25 at 19:30 or take a behind-the-scenes look on 17/12/24 (in German). Sign up at join@impro-faa.de or via DM. First-year students get free admission to all 2024 performances! We also offer an English improv course (“Theatersport”) every Tuesday, 17:15–18:15, through FAU campus sports (registration starts on 07/10/24).

Platypus reading group: What is „left“? What is „marxism“?

The historical roots of the Left and Marxism in the bourgeois revolution of the 17th-18th centuries and its 19th century crisis in capitalism are addressed through readings from Karl Marx and the background in radical bourgeois philosophy of Rousseau, Kant, and Hegel. 20th century attempts to recover Marx and Marxism’s political consciousness by the Frankfurt School and in the 1960s-70s “New Left” frame the problem of consciousness of the Left in the mid-late 20th century leading to the present, through writings by Karl Marx, Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Georg Lukacs, Karl Korsch, and Leszek Kolakowski.

All texts can be found here.

Experiencing community and exchanging about faith: Meetings of the SMD

We are an interdenominational university group of Christian students from various disciplines university. As such, we would love to be a meeting point for anyone interested in the Christian faith, as well as bring our faith into the university context in conversations, through questions, or simply by enjoying good community. Our program ranges from casual game nights to profound lectures in the auditorium. There is definitely something for you here. You can find more information online.