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The lecture period for the winter semester 2025/26 begins on the 13th of October at the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg. Prof. Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, the president of the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg, welcomes all new and returning students to the new semester. Just under 3,000 first-semester students (2,855 as of 13.10.25) will start their studies this autumn.

Dr. Jauwairia Nasir from the chair of human-centered AI got selected as one of the “Rising Woman Stars in Social Robotics” and was invited to give a spotlight talk at the 17th edition of International Conference of Social Robotics + AI 2025 in Naples, Italy.

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