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Freie Universität Berlin Germany

Musterbild. Freie Universität Berlin Germany. Musterbild. What‘s New at the FU?. Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education 2007 Oct. 27 – Nov. 10 Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco Freie Universität Berlin. Where is Berlin?. Founding of the Freie Universität Berlin.

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Freie Universität Berlin Germany

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  1. Musterbild Freie Universität BerlinGermany

  2. Musterbild What‘s New at the FU? Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education 2007 Oct. 27 – Nov. 10 Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco Freie Universität Berlin

  3. Where is Berlin? Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  4. Founding of the Freie Universität Berlin • 1948 Founding of the first politically free university in Berlin by students and professors, therefore the name „Freie Universität Berlin“ Henry-Ford-Building, 1954 Philological Library, 2005 Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  5. What does it look like? Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  6. Campus in Berlin-Dahlem Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  7. What does it look like? Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  8. Architectural Diversity Habelschwerdter Allee 45 The University Board’s “Golden Room” Philological Library Henry Ford Building Düppel Campus Otto Hahn Building Botanical Garden Lankwitz Campus Charité, Benjamin Franklin Campus Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  9. Scientists, Guests and Honorary Doctors Kenzaburo Oe (li.), Salman Rushdie (2. v. re.), Günter Grass (re.) Kofi Annan Hans-Dietrich Genscher John F. Kennedy Roman Herzog Jutta Limbach Roman Herzog Richard von Weizsäcker Marcel Reich-Ranicki Sandra Maischberger Umberto Eco Annette Schavan Joschka Fischer Theodor W. Hänsch Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  10. Facts and Figures • 35.500 students in Winter term 2007, thereof 60% women, 15,3% foreign students • 390 full and associate professors • (and 102 at the Medical school Charité) • 1.416 research assistants and assistant professors • 2.139 other personnel Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  11. 11 Departments and aJoint Medical School • Joint Medical School with Humboldt Universität • Veterinary Medicine • Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy • Physics • Mathematics and Computer Sciences • Earth Sciences • Political Science and Social Anthropology • Psychology and Educational Science • Economics • Law • Philosophy and Humanities • History and Cultural Studies Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  12. International Character • 130 partner universities world-wide • 30 partner universities in the US, e.g. Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Princeton, Stanford, Tulane, UC System, U of Maryland, U. of Pennsylvania, Yale • Five partner universities in Canada in Ontario and Quebec • Five partner universities in Australia of the Group of Eight • 711 SOCRATES agreements with about 2,000 exchanges (for the year 2006/2007) • 1,851 FU students going abroad • 1,655 international program students hosted by FU • Over all number of foreignstudents 5430 Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  13. Gender Equality • High quota of women: • 60 % students/graduates • 43 % academic staff and assistant lecturers • 32 % junior professors • 21 % professors • Awards for efforts towards equality, most recently: • First place in the CEWS university rankings (Center of Excellence Women in Science and Research) • Total E-Quality Science Award for the Promotion of Women in Science two years in succession Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  14. Excellence Initiative - Update • The Excellence initiative by the German federal and state • governments to promote science and research at German • Universities • Some facts in short • Goals of the 3 funding lines: • To promote 30 Clusters of Excellence • To promote 40 Graduate Schools (PhD Programs) • To identify approx. 10 Elite Universities in Germany Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  15. Freie Universität Berlin – An International Network University • Excellence Initiative Results for Freie Universität: • Freie Universität Berlin was successful in each of the 3 funding lines: • Cluster of Excellence: • Topoi. The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations (together with the Humboldt-Universität) • Languages of Emotion • NeuroCure - towards a better outcome of neurological disorders (Charité – FU/HU Medical School) Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  16. Freie Universität Berlin – An International Network University • 2. Graduate School (PhD Program): • North American Studies • Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies • Muslim Cultures and Societies: Unity and Diversity • Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (Charité – FU/HU Medical School) • Berlin Mathematical School (together with HU and TU) • 3. Institutional Strategy to promote top-level research: • Freie Universität Berlin – An International Network University Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  17. FU and the Bologna Process • The traditional „Magister“ and „Diplom“ courses of study are successively being replaced by new BA and MA degrees • Exception to the rule Medicine, Pharmacy and Law • we have changed to the BA all undergraduate education • we will have introduced all Master courses by 2009 Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  18. German University System old system new system Magister, Diplom (five years) Master (two years) Bachelor (three years) Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  19. Advantages of the new FU system • More structured curriculum, introduction of modules • Modules, consisting of two different courses (for example, a lecture and a seminar on the same topic) • Exact module structure and credits for each subject can be found in the study and examination regulations • One semester is worth 30 credits (ECTS) • 1 FU credit equals 30 hours workload • Accumulative Grade Point Average Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  20. Realization of Bologna In the Future • Our exchange students will have to use our online platform Distributed Campus to register courses • You will see graded transcripts with ECTS points • We will also document the contact hours taken to facilitate the transfer of credits/workload • We hope to continue seeing happy and engaged international students despite the hiccups caused by the Bologna “revolution” Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  21. Dahlem Research School • Dahlem Research School offers PhD programs • Covers all academic areas • Highly selective admission • Scholarships for PhD students • Program lasts three years Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

  22. Thank you • for your attention. • Many happy • returns to • Berlin! Freie Universität Berlin Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco

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