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What‘s New at the FU?Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators

in International Education 2007Oct. 27 – Nov. 10

Dr. Wedigo de VivancoFreie Universität Berlin

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Where is Berlin?

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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

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What does it look like?

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Campus in Berlin-Dahlem

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What does it look like?

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Architectural Diversity

Otto Hahn Building

Botanical Garden

The University Board’s “Golden Room”

Henry Ford Building

Habelschwerdter Allee 45

Philological Library

Charité, Benjamin Franklin Campus

Düppel Campus

Lankwitz Campus

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Scientists, Guests and Honorary Doctors

Kofi Annan

Jutta Limbach

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Joschka Fischer

John F. Kennedy

Umberto Eco

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Roman Herzog

Richard von Weizsäcker

Theodor W. HänschSandra MaischbergerAnnette Schavan

Roman Herzog

Kenzaburo Oe (li.), Salman Rushdie (2. v. re.), Günter Grass (re.)

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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

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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

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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 foreign

students 5430

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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

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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

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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:

1. 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)

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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

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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

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German University System

Hauptstudium

Vordiplom / Zwischenprüfung

Grundstudium

Magister, Diplom (five years)

old system

Bachelor (three years)

Master (two years)

new system

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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

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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”

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Dahlem Research School

Dahlem Research School offers PhD programs

Covers all academic areas

Highly selective admission

Scholarships for PhD students

Program lasts three years

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Thank you for your attention.Many happyreturns toBerlin!