Free University of Berlin

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institution of higher education public research university university

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.

Aliases (3)

Freie Universität Berlin ×4
FU Berlin ×1
Institute of Biology of Freie Universität Berlin ×1

Statements (65)

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