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The Free University of Berlin [a] (German: Freie Universität Berlin, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin.It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period as a Western continuation of the Friedrich Wilhelm University, or the University of Berlin, [3] [4] whose traditions and faculty members it retained.
The Humboldt University of Berlin is one of Berlin's oldest universities, founded in 1810 [4] as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities.
During the Berlin Blockade, the Freie Universität Berlin was established as a de facto western successor in West Berlin in 1948, with support from the United States, and retaining traditions and faculty members of the old Friedrich Wilhelm University. The name of the Free University refers to West Berlin's perceived status as part of the ...
During its history, Free University has awarded various people with an honorary degree, amongst them: Paul Krugman, economist, holds an FU Berlin honorary degree. 1949: Ernst Reuter – mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953
Website. www .polsoz .fu-berlin .de /en /polwiss /index .html. The Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science ( Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft, short OSI) is a prestigious research institute of the Free University of Berlin. It is the leading academic institution for political science in Germany, and one of the most highly rated in ...
www.charite.de. The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University Medicine) (pronounced [ʃaʁite] ⓘ) is Europe's largest university hospital, affiliated with Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. [3] The Charité traces its origins to 1710. The complex is spread over four campuses and comprises ...
Location. Berlin, Germany. Website. www.berlin-university-alliance.de. The Berlin University Alliance is a consortium of three universities and one hospital in Berlin: the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin, [1] and the Charité – Berlin University of Medicine. [2]
Founded in 1951 during the Cold War, [4] the OEI is located in Dahlem in south-western Berlin, as are most of the Free University of Berlin's institutions. It was among the first institutions focused on East European Studies in West Berlin and West Germany. [5] It offers the master's programs in East European Studies.