Host Institution

The Freie Universität Berlin

www.fu-berlin.de

Berlin's largest university, the Freie Universität Berlin was established in 1948 under its founding motto, "Truth, Justice, Freedom." Over 39,000 students, including 5,500 international students, make up its student body. This traditional university offers over 100 different programs of study.

Primarily located in Dahlem, the campus includes offices and classrooms housed in villas, some large lecture halls, parks, and wooded areas. In addition to many research institutes, the FU Berlin also has a large library system, computer facilities, a center for recreational sports, and a wide array of student organizations. Like most European universities, it is not a residential university, and its student body commutes to the campus from all over greater Berlin.

The FU Berlin has cultivated over 80 university-level international partnerships plus a variety of cooperative agreements at the departmental and institute levels and its faculty regularly participate in overseas conferences and teaching and research visits.