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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1948
Total number of Students
37,608
Students at this campus
37,608
Semester contribution
312.89 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
0%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
19.7%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
35.8%
Humanities, Languages
26.8%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
5.6%
Other studies
12.1%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
40.9%
Master's degree
24.4%
Teacher qualification degree
20.5%
Pre-Bologna degrees
11.4%
Other types of degrees
2.8%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: The FU university library supplies the members of the university with information and information infrastructure through a central library and 10 specialised libraries.; Stock: The university library comprises a total of approximately 6.9 million printed media items, approximately 75,000 e-journals, over 800,000 e-books and approximately 1,200 databases.; Services: Acquires media, makes it accessible, lists and maintains it; Responsible for stock management, digitisation, archiving, local and inter-library lending, information services; Provides guidance on the literature and information offered; Promotes information literacy and media skills; Advises and supports teaching staff/students concerning digital teaching, learning and examination scenarios; Supervises and develops learning spaces; Responsible for the fields of e-research, digital humanities, open access, research data management; Manages the university archives; Coordinates the university collections
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, Dutch, Persian.
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Students attending the institution can participate in the sports programme of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW), Humboldt University of Berlin (HUB), Technischen Universität Berlin (TUB), and University of Applied Sciences (BHT). Participation is subject to fees. The central facility for university sports of the Free University of Berlin offers a wide range of sports, workshops and sports trips as well as a differentiated programme in the field of health promotion for all university members. In addition, we promote a dual career for students who are top athletes, offer our own courses and are committed to sustainability. Sports: Taking into account the mission statement of the university, every semester we arrange a comprehensive and high-quality selection of courses for more than 120 sports and with up to 800 individual events per semester.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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