With an impeccable learning environment, world-class resources, and modern campuses decorated with useful resources, Free University Berlin maintains its goal to develop and nurture its scholars who are enrolled. The Free University is one of the handfuls of prestigious German universities in the German Universities Excellence Initiative. The university regularly finds it ranked among the top 5 German Universities. It holds specialities in arts and humanities as well as social sciences.
On the plus side, the university does not charge any tuition fees in the traditional sense. Students and professors founded this university in response to the oppression faced by the students who took a critical eye on the system and organization at the Humboldt University of Berlin, which at that time was located in a divided city in the Soviet sector. Establishing a free institute found widespread support in the international and local community, including financial support. This aid helped pave the way for Free University to become an institute with an exceptional international reputation.
Founded in 1948, Freie Universitat Berlin is a prominent research and full-spectrum university comprising 3 Central Institutes and 12 Departments that offer more than 150 academic programs in a different and broad range of disciplines.
The university has a strength of 31,500 students as of 2016. Annually, 600 foreign scholars and scientists from abroad contribute to the teaching and research activities pursued at the Free University Berlin.
Student Services Center (SSC) is the central contact point for students. Here all queries of International and local students are registered and resolved. The staff at this centre is very cooperative and happy to serve students.
FUBiS (Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University) is an intensive academic program offering various extracurricular activities in every term, whether academic, cultural, sports or trips. Some of the attractive activities offered by FUBiS are a Visit to the Federal Parliament and Reichstag Building and a River Boat Tour of Downtown Berlin.
This university arrange accommodation for international exchange and program students and visiting scholars of Freie Universität Berlin. They have a certain number of spaces available for student housing. The number of living spaces is limited. The allocation is based on the "first-come-first-served" basis. In cooperation with ERG Universität service GmbH, the university has separate residences for international exchange program students and scholars.
Following are global rankings of Freie Universität Berlin.
Freie Universität Berlin
Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18 14195 Berlin Germany
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