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25JUN 2026
Teaching
Controlling, Siemens Healthineers and Beer Garden Spirit in Nuremberg
From June 22nd to 26th, the FAU-Siemens EMBA class of 2025–2027 reunited at FAU WiSo in Nuremberg for the module “Controlling”, superbly led and organized by Prof. Dr. Friedrich Sommer. Highlight of the week were several guest lectures by Siemens Top Managers like Dr. Jürgen Wagner, Klaus Rathke, Dr. Peter Rathgeb, Yves Metzner and Andreas […]
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25JUN 2026
Teaching
Captivating insights about the Industrial Metaverse at FAU WiSo
On June 24th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Theo Papadopoulos, Head of the Siemens Industrial Metaverse Lab, for a guest lecture as part of the Industrial Management course at FAU WiSo. In his talk, “The Power of Industrial Metaverse,” he shared valuable insights into how the real and digital worlds are increasingly converging — […]
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24JUN 2026
Teaching
Turning Right: An Inspiring AFWN Dialogue with Dr. Kay Bretz
Inspiring evening at FAU WiSo: Dr. Kay Bretz joined us for an AFWN event to present his book “Turning Right” and share insights from his remarkable journey as a former WiSo student, McKinsey consultant, manager in Australia, ultramarathon runner, and bestselling author. His talk, “In a world of rising complexity, excellence alone isn’t enough,” focused […]
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22JUN 2026
Teaching
Back from ECIS 2026 in Milan: with plenty of new ideas, good conversations, and probably a slightly overheated brain
Last week, Michael Mertel had the opportunity to discuss first insights from our joint research on Shadow AI at the European Conference on Information Systems at Bocconi University in Milan. Broadly speaking, shadow AI is the unauthorized use of AI tools at work. As such, it is the kind of AI adoption that happens quietly, […]
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17JUN 2026
Teaching
FAU top in Bavaria: More than 2,000 students enrolled in part-time executive education programs
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is maintaining its leading position in the field of academic executive education in Bavaria. According to the latest figures on executive education programs at Bavarian universities published by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics (Fürth), a total of 2,095 people were enrolled in executive education programs at FAU in the winter semester […]Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is maintaining its leading position in the field of academic executive education in Bavaria. According to the latest figures on executive education programs at Bavarian universities published by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics (Fürth), a total of 2,095 people were enrolled in executive education programs at FAU in the winter semester […]
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11JUN 2026
Industry Relations
Inspiring exchange of ideas at Nürnberg management summit
At today’s NMS several representatives from academia and top management presented their views on how to navigate artificial intelligence and increase the competitiveness of German industry. Speakers such as Dr. Roland Busch, Prof. Dr. Robert Mayr, Katrin Adt, Miguel Ángel López Borrego, Dr. Markus Söder, and many others shared valuable perspectives on the future of […]
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