FUB Excellence Initiative
In the latest phase of the German national Excellence Initiative, Freie Universität Berlin has again achieved excellence status. As the joint committee consisting of members of the German Research Foundation, the German Council of Science and Humanities, and ministers of the German federal and state governments announced on Friday in Bonn, the university has had projects approved in all three funding lines. Funds have been committed through 2017 for the university’s future development concept “Veritas – Justitia – Libertas. International Network University” along with three clusters of excellence and seven graduate schools based at Freie Universität Berlin or with participation by Freie Universität. The following excellence clusters were approved for renewed funding: NeuroCure, Topoi, and Unifying Concepts in Catalysis. The following graduate schools were approved for new or renewed funding: Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies, the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, the Berlin Mathematical School, the Berlin School of Integrative Oncology (new), the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies, the Graduate School of North American Studies, and the Graduate School of East Asian Studies (new).
Human Rights under Pressure
German Research Foundation (DFG) and Einstein Foundation Berlin to fund(4.5 million euros) a collaborative doctoral research program at Freie Universität Berlin and Hebrew University of Jerusalem: First German-Israeli doctoral program to be funded by the DFG
QS World University Ranking by Subject
According to the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject, Freie Universität is the best German university in three subjects and among the world’s 50 best universities in five subjects.
Rankings!
According to the prestigious QS World University Ranking, Freie Universität remains among the world’s top 100 universities. In the latest ranking published, Freie Universität placed 87th worldwide. Among German universities Freie Universität Berlin is in fourth place, following TU Munich and the universities of Heidelberg and LMU Munich!
CHE University Ranking
Freie Universität Berlin performed very well in the most recent university ranking by the Center for Higher Education (CHE). New good results were achieved for the subject of history. In English and American studies, education, German studies, psychology, and Romance languages, Freie Universität’s good performance in the previous evaluation in 2010 was reconfirmed.
DFG Funding Atlas 2012: Freie Universität among Top Three
In the sixth funding ranking of the Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation or DFG), Freie Universität Berlin has expanded its top position among the strongest research higher education institutions in the country.
Student Diplomats
Application Period for National Model United Nations Opened / Deadline: October 18, 2022
American Studies at Freie Universität - Excellent
Freie Universität received excellent ratings for the disciplines of English studies and American studies in a research ranking performed by the German Council of Science and Humanities comparing the performance of German universities and independent research institutions. As the German Council of Science and Humanities announced in Cologne, American studies at Freie Universität received the best assessment of “excellent” in three of the four criteria.
FUB Supports Nonprofit Organization Prominent in Open Source Software
Free Server and System Maintenance for Apache Software Foundation. Freie Universität Berlin and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), following an initiative of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, are cooperating in making servers available in the data processing center of the university’s Institute of Computer Science.
Experts for Media
Would you like to speak with an expert for a commentary or an interview? At Freie Universität Berlin approximately 500 scientists and scholars are available for interviews with journalists investigating a particular issue. The Office of News and Public Affairs provides contact information to them – quickly and without charge. As one of the largest German universities, Freie Universität Berlin is able to provide expertise on a whole range of subjects.
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