Excellence and commitment: FU Berlin in 2024 in focus

Excellence and commitment: FU Berlin in 2024 in focus

Free University of Berlin has made striking progress in scientific excellence and networking, accompanied by remarkable developments in 2024. Under the direction of President Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, who also acts as a spokesman for the Berlin University Alliance Exellence Association, is pursuing the goal of playing a leading role in the academic world, as on Fu-berlin.de . A central aspect is the newly founded unit for diversity and anti -discrimination, which aims to promote equal opportunities and to counteract discriminatory tendencies at the university.

As part of the 3rd Ukraine Recovery Conference, Jaco Cilliers, head of the United Nations development program, gave a lecture on ongoing work in Ukraine despite the ongoing war. An important alumna, Gretchen Dutschke, who is known as the contemporary witness of the student revolt in 1968, returned to her Alma Mater to share her experiences with the current students. Tragically, Edzard Reuter, a pioneer of the FU and son of the first mayor Ernst Reuter, died at the end of 2023, which the university put in grief.

a year of success

In the field of sport, the FU can look back on a significant victory: Paul Dösch became a European champion in indoor hockey with the men's national team. This underlines the performance of the students, since it is one of the 226 funded ones who have been selected for the Germany scholarship 2023/24 - the highest number of scholarship holders so far. The student community grows continuously; Over 38,500 students are currently enrolled at the FU, a strong increase in comparison to previous years, which shows the importance of the university in the German university landscape.

FU Berlin is one of the leading institutions in Germany and enjoys great reputation internationally, which is illustrated by its success in the excellence initiative and the large number of research projects. According to Wikipedia.org regularly ranks under the best universities, which further strengthens confidence in its academic and research -related skills. With an extensive range of courses and a clear focus on future issues, the Free University remains an important point of contact for students and top scientists worldwide.