Freie University of Berlin

Location

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and the most significant area with almost 4 million inhabitants from more than 180 countries. Vital industries include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, clean tech, biotechnology, construction, and electronics.

The metropolis is a popular tourist destination. Berlin today is the third favorite city to visit destination in Europe. The main sights around Berlin such as the Berlin wall, Museumsinsel, Schloss-Charlottenburg, Zoologischer Garten, Mauerpark, Botanical Garden, Deutscher Dom, and Holocaust-Mahnmal.

Berlin has a highly sophisticated public transportation network. There are an airport, railway, intercity buses, public transport, airports, and cycling lane. More than 700 hotels available in Berlin from the standard economy for backpackers to five stars hotel for business. Restaurants are serving for the European Food, Asian Food, and Middle Eastern Food.

Campus

There are buildings in the Freie University of Berlin that has a long history such as Henry Ford Building, the University Library, and the University's Benjamin Franklin Hospital. Thanks to the generous help from the United States that the buildings can be finished to built. The "Rostlaube," the complex structure the humanities and social sciences is, in its way is a piece of world architecture. The rest majority of Freie Universität's new buildings are designed in a contemporary style and are of high architectural quality.

The Freie University of Berlin provides many facilities for the student. There are sports center, library with 2,5 million of books, the research center for sciences and medical departments, medical center, auditorium, The Collegium Musicum, housing facilities, cafeteria, International office, Botanical Garden, and other facilities both for study and leisure.

Residing Options

The university provides the accommodations for international exchange and program students of Freie Universität Berlin. There is a single room with shared facilities provide by Studierendenwerk Berlin and Studentendorf Schlachtensee. If any students want to have separate apartments or studio apartments, the place is in Neon Wood or Gotthardstraße

Due to the limitation of housing options the university advise the student to register for accommodation as soon as the registration opens. The placement follows the "first-come-first-served-principle".

Faculty

The ratio between the administrative staff and students is 1:7. There is 4,350 staff working at this university. The academic staff consists of professors, fixed term professors, the research team, and lecturers.