Freie Universitaet Berlin
| Freie Universität Berlin | |
Seal of the Free University of Berlin
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| Latin: Universitas Libera Berolinensis | |
| Motto | Veritas, Iustitia, Libertas (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Truth, Justice, Liberty |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1948 |
| Budget | € 510.2 million |
| President | Peter-André Alt since 2010 |
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Academic staff
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2,786 |
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Administrative staff
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2,357 |
| Students | 31,500 (2016) |
| Undergraduates | 20,755 (2015) |
| Postgraduates | 8,787 (2015) |
| 4,406 (2015) | |
| Address | Kaiserswerther Straße 16–18, Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
| Campus | Suburban and urban 1.8 km2 (180 ha) |
| Colors |
Green Blue |
| Affiliations | UNICA, EUA, German Excellence Universities, DFG, U15, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| Times | 75 |
| QS | =123 |
The Free University of Berlin (German: Freie Universität Berlin, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. It is known for its research in the humanities and social sciences, as well as in the field of natural and life sciences. Founded in West Berlin during the early Cold War period, its name refers to city's status as part of the so-called Western "free world".
Free University of Berlin is one of eleven German elite universities in the German Universities Excellence Initiative, a national competition for institutions of higher education. Winning a distinction for five doctoral programs, three interdisciplinary research clusters and its overall institutional strategy as an "International Network University".
Free University of Berlin was established by students and scholars on 4 December 1948. The foundation is strongly connected to the beginning of the Cold War period. The University of Berlin was located in the former Soviet sector of Berlin and was granted permission to continue teaching by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD) in January 1946. The universities were increasingly influenced by communism as they were ground for the political disputes of the postwar period. This led to protests by students critical of the prevailing system. Between 1945 and 1948, more than 18 students were arrested or persecuted, some even executed by the soviet secret police (NKVD).
At the end of 1947, first students demanded a university free from political influence. The climax of the protests was reached on 23 April 1948: after three students were expelled from the university without a trial, about 2,000 students protested at the Hotel Esplanade. By the end of April, the governor of the United States Army Lucius D. Clay gave the order to legally check for the formation of a new university in the western sectors. On 19 June 1948 the "preparatory committee for establishing a free university" consisting of politicians, professors, administrative staff members and students, met. With a manifesto titled "Request for establishing a free university in Berlin" the committee appealed to the public for support.
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