Free University of Berlin

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The Free University of Berlin is a major public research university in Berlin, Germany, renowned for its strong emphasis on the humanities, social sciences, and international collaboration.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of higher education
public research university
university
abbreviation FU Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin NERFINISHED
academicStaff over 4,000
affiliatedWith Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
Technical University of Berlin
campusType urban campus
city Berlin
country Germany
focus humanities
life sciences
natural sciences
social sciences
foundedAs alternative to Humboldt University in West Berlin
foundingDate 1948
foundingYear 1948
fundingType publicly funded
hasFaculty Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of History and Cultural Studies
Department of Law
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Department of Philosophy and Humanities
Department of Physics
Department of Political and Social Sciences
Department of Veterinary Medicine
School of Business and Economics
University Hospital Charité (jointly operated)
hasInternationalPartnerships numerous universities worldwide
hasNotableAlumni many prominent academics
many prominent politicians
many prominent writers
historicalContext founded during the early Cold War
inception 1948
knownFor international collaboration
research excellence
strong emphasis on humanities
strong emphasis on social sciences
languageOfInstruction English
German
locatedIn Berlin
Dahlem
memberOf Berlin University Alliance
Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments
German U15
motto Veritas, Iustitia, Libertas
mottoInEnglish Truth, Justice, Freedom
mottoLanguage Latin
nativeName Freie Universität Berlin NERFINISHED
offersDegree bachelor's degree
doctoral degree
master's degree
participatesIn Erasmus+ program
postgraduateStudents tens of thousands
regionServed Berlin
Germany
international students
state Berlin (state)
students over 30,000
type public university
undergraduateStudents tens of thousands
website https://www.fu-berlin.de

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Free University of Berlin ("FU Berlin")
abbreviation
Humboldt University of Berlin
affiliatedWith
Berlin Botanical Garden ("Institute of Biology of Freie Universität Berlin")
affiliation
Steglitz-Zehlendorf ("Freie Universität Berlin")
contains
Steglitz-Zehlendorf ("Freie Universität Berlin")
hasEducationalInstitution
Berlin
hasUniversity
Berlin Botanical Garden ("Freie Universität Berlin")
ownedBy
Berlin Botanical Garden ("Freie Universität Berlin")
partOf

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