International Press Releases 2009

April 2011

• № 71 from 04/21/2011

  Bruno S. Frey to Speak at Freie Universität Berlin

  Well-known Swiss Economist to Hold Lectures at School of Business and Economics

December 2009

• № 370 from 12/30/2009

  Homi K. Bhabha Guest at Freie Universität Berlin

  Literary Critic to Hold Hegel Lecture on January 28 at Dahlem Humanities Center

• № 368 from 12/28/2009

  Photo Exhibition on the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  Photographs from the Period around the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 on Display in Main University Library at Freie Universität Berlin until January 8

• № 366 from 12/17/2009

  Adopt a Vortex as a Christmas Present

  Institute of Meteorology at Freie Universität Sells Rights to Name High and Low Pressure Systems

• № 361 from 12/11/2009

  Scientists at Freie Universität Solve Centuries-old Mystery of Saturn’s Moon Iapetus

  Published in the Prestigious Journal "Science"

• № 360 from 12/11/2009

  Seeking Cosmopolitanism

  Professor Galin Tihanov to Speak December 17 at Freie Universität on the History and Current Importance of Global Citizenship

• № 359 from 12/09/2009

  Excellent in the CHE Research Ranking

  Freie Universität Berlin in Top Positions in All Rated Subjects

• № 358 from 12/09/2009

  Professor Heather Cameron Is Professor of the Year

  Junior Professor of Inclusive Education at Freie Universität Honored for Commitment Both at Work and Outside Her Job

• № 357 from 12/09/2009

  European Research Council Funds Two-million-euro Project Headed by Biology Professor Regine Hengge at Freie Universität

  Project Chosen from Nearly 1600 Proposals

• № 353 from 12/04/2009

  Mars Camera Experiment Funded with 2.64 Million Euros

  Planetologists of Freie Universität Berlin Granted Federal Funding for Three More Years

• № 350 from 12/02/2009

  Freie Universität Berlin Launches Office in Brussels

  Fifth Branch after New York, Moscow, New Delhi, and Beijing

• № 349 from 12/02/2009

  Sustainability Education Award for German-Indian Exchange Program at Freie Universität

  Berlin Senate Presented First Award to Program of the Environmental Policy Research Centre at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 348 from 12/02/2009

  New Round of Applications for German-Chinese Doctoral Program at Freie Universität Berlin

  Doctoral Students May Apply to Graduate School of Global Politics until February 1

• № 347 from 12/01/2009

  Unpublished Papers of the Inventor of the Computer to Be Digitized

  Deutsches Museum and Freie Universität Launch Project in Honor of Centennial Birthday of Computer Pioneer Konrad Zuse

• № 345 from 12/01/2009

  Conference on "The Transformative Power of Europe"

  Freie Universität Hosts Meeting December 10/11 to Discuss the European Union

November 2009

• № 343 from 11/30/2009

  Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies Announces Call for Applications for Eight Ph.D. Scholarships

  The Graduate School is a joint endeavor of Freie Universität Berlin, Hertie School of Governance, and the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

• № 340 from 11/25/2009

  China’s Most Senior Judges at Dept. of Law at Freie Universität

  Chinese Delegation Met with Professor Philip Kunig

• № 338 from 11/25/2009

  Instituto Cervantes Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Expand Cooperation

  More Language Courses for Students and Extended Cooperation Are Planned

• № 334 from 11/24/2009

  Transatlantic Relations in Times of Globalization

  Lecture by Foreign Policy Adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 332 from 11/24/2009

  Improving the Knowledge Base of Laws

  Scholars at Freie Universität Coordinate Network of Excellence of the European Commission for Policy Impact Assessment

• № 329 from 11/23/2009

  European Research Council Awarded Philology Professor Joachim Küpper of Freie Universität 2.4 Million Euros

  Funded Project "Early Modern European Drama and the Cultural Net" Selected from Nearly 1600 Proposals

• № 327 from 11/20/2009

  Crossing Intermedial Borders with Comics

  International Conference at Freie Universität Berlin November 27 and 28, 2009

• № 324 from 11/19/2009

  Claire-Lise Buis Recipient of Best Dissertation Award

  Political Scientist at Freie Universität and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris Honored for Doctoral Dissertation

• № 322 from 11/18/2009

  German Research Foundation Funds Three Further Collaborative Research Centers at Freie Universität Berlin

  Freie Universität Now Lead University for Nine Collaborative Research Centers

• № 320 from 11/17/2009

  South Korea’s North Korea Policy

  Personal Advisor to the President of South Korea to Speak at Freie Universität

• № 316 from 11/13/2009

  Professor Gudrun Doll-Tepper Honored with Two International Awards

  Freie Universität Integration Educator and Sports Scientist Receives Awards from Two Sports Associations

• № 315 from 11/13/2009

  Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Freie Universität Berlin Announce Enhanced Cooperation

  Agreement on Close Cooperation for Top-level Research and Doctoral Candidates

• № 314 from 11/13/2009

  Philippe Kirsch Guest at Freie Universität

  Renowned Canadian Legal Scholar to Speak on Current Developments in International Law

• № 313 from 11/12/2009

  Reading by Anna Seghers Prize Winner Guadalupe Nettel

  Mexican Novelist Guest at Freie Universität on November 16

• № 308 from 11/05/2009

  Canada’s Environmental Policy

  John F. Kennedy Institute of Freie Universität Berlin Holds Conference on November 13–14

• № 306 from 11/03/2009

  Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Guest at Freie Universität Berlin

  "Citizen Entrepreneurship" Workshop as Part of Vision Summit 2009 Seeks to Stimulate Creative Start-ups

• № 305 from 11/03/2009

  Spin-off Team "Parelectrics" of Freie Universität One of Top Three in European Comparison

  Scientists Successful in Business Plan Competition for Universities in European Capitals

October 2009

• № 300 from 10/29/2009

  Discoverer of the Seven-million-year-old Pre-human "Toumai" to Hold 10th Einstein Lecture

  Michel Brunet Guest at Freie Universität on November 6, 2009

• № 298 from 10/28/2009

  Strong in Research and International: Political Scientists at Freie Universität among the Best in Europe

  CHE Ranking Classifies the Subject in the Excellence Group

• № 297 from 10/28/2009

  Presentation for Journalists: Driving like James Bond

  Scientists of Freie Universität Control Vehicle with iPhone

• № 296 from 10/27/2009

  Student at Freie Universität Recipient of DAAD Award

  Manuel Scheidegger to Be Honored October 28 for Outstanding Achievements

• № 295 from 10/27/2009

  Philip Leverhulme Prize for Visiting Scholar at Freie Universität Berlin

  Alexander von Humboldt Fellow Awarded Research Prize of 70,000 Pounds Sterling

• № 288 from 10/20/2009

  Lomonossow Moscow State University Awards Journalist Günther von Lojewski Honorary Professorship

  von Lojewski Honored for Work in Training Democratically Minded Journalists

• № 286 from 10/20/2009

  Supermachos and Tragic Figures

  International Comics Symposium October 22 – 24, 2009, at Institute for Latin American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin

• № 283 from 10/16/2009

  German Unity from an American Perspective

  Historian Philip Zelikow to Lecture at John F. Kennedy Institute on October 22

• № 282 from 10/16/2009

  Computer Scientists at Freie Universität Develop Remote Control for Robotic Car

• № 281 from 10/16/2009

  Open Access Week at Freie Universität Berlin

  Open Access Activities and Projects Presented October 19–23

• № 280 from 10/16/2009

  Career Talks for Doctoral Candidates

  Dahlem Research School Offers Insight into Professional Life as of October 19

• № 275 from 10/15/2009

  Formal Launch of New Master's Program in Communication and Journalism on October 21

  Freie Universität and Lomonosov Moscow State University Are Jointly Educating German and Russian Journalists

• № 272 from 10/09/2009

  RNA Samples Return to Earth Aboard a Russian Soyuz Rocket

  Biochemists at Freie Universität Berlin Use Microgravity to Crystallize Nucleic Acids for Development of New Medical Therapies

• № 270 from 10/09/2009

  Physicists at Yale University and Freie Universität Berlin Confirm Existence of Permanent Electric Currents in Metal Rings

  Research Results Published in Current Issue of "Science"

• № 269 from 10/09/2009

  Dissertation Award for Dr. Leonhard Dobusch

  Researcher at Freie Universität’s School of Business and Economics Honorerd by Alcatel- Lucent Foundation for Communications Research

• № 268 from 10/09/2009

  Tim Conrad Recipient of Klaus Tschira Award

  Computational Biologist of Freie Universität Honored for Science Communication

• № 267 from 10/08/2009

  President of Freie Universität Congratulates Herta Müller on the Nobel Prize in Literature

  Nobel Laureate Was First Heiner Müller Professor at Freie Universität

• № 266 from 10/08/2009

  THE: Freie Universität Berlin among World’s 100 Best Universities

  Freie Universität One of the Top Three German Universities

• № 265 from 10/07/2009

  Successful Launch of Chair Endowed by Government Printing Office

• № 264 from 10/07/2009

  Avian Exhibition in the Botanic Garden

  Bird Exhibition in Botanic Garden of Freie Universität Berlin, October 16 – 18, 2009

• № 263 from 10/07/2009

  Katharina Ziolkowski Awarded Moltke Prize

  Legal Scholar at Freie Universität Berlin Received Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Security Policy

• № 260 from 10/05/2009

  Franz Kafka and the Modern Jewish Literary Complex

  Literary Scholar Dan Miron to Give Lecture at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 258 from 10/02/2009

  Intensive Seminar and Workshop at Graduate School of Global Politics

  International Doctoral Students and Chinese Scholars at School of Global Politics of Freie Universität Berlin

• № 254 from 10/01/2009

  Between Ideals and the Marketplace – Chinese Literature since 1980

  Between Ideals and the Marketplace – Chinese Literature since 1980

September 2009

• № 252 from 09/29/2009

  Charlottengrad and Scheunenviertel

  Scholars to Discuss East European Jewish Migrants in Berlin during the 1920/30s at Jewish Museum Berlin, October 18 and 19, 2009

• № 251 from 09/28/2009

  On the Way to "Smart" Materials?

  Freie Universität Berlin and Academy of Media Arts Cologne Explore Technological Paradigm Shift

• № 250 from 09/28/2009

  Adopt-a-Vortex for 2010

  The allocation of highs and lows for 2010 will start on October 1, 2009.

• № 245 from 09/17/2009

  Professor Christian Calliess Appointed Member of German Federal Government’s NanoKommission

  Law Professor of Freie Universität Advises Government on Regulation of Nanomaterials

• № 241 from 09/16/2009

  New Information System for Blind and Visually Impaired

  Computer Scientists at Freie Universität Berlin Start Field Trials

• № 240 from 09/15/2009

  Professor Peter H. Seeberger Recipient of Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award 2010

  Professor at Freie Universität Honored for Exceptional Achievements in the Field of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

• № 239 from 09/15/2009

  Students Can Practice Being Diplomats

  Students May Apply for Simulation Conference at the United Nations in New York / Application Deadline October 15, 2009

• № 234 from 09/10/2009

  Professor Horst Spielmann Named Official Patron of Animal Welfare in the Life Sciences

  Adjunct Professor at Freie Universität Honored at World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences

• № 233 from 09/10/2009

  DFG Funding Ranking: Freie Universität Berlin among the Top Five

  Leader in the Fields of Humanities and Social Sciences

• № 231 from 09/04/2009

  Start-up Project at Freie Universität Awarded 5,000 Euros

  Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Honors Start-up FuTinGo

• № 230 from 09/04/2009

  Jacques Rancière Research Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin

  French Philosopher to Hold Three Public Lectures

• № 228 from 09/03/2009

  Colors in Everyday Life

  Exhibition: Plant and Animal Dyes on Display in University Library of Freie Universität Berlin

August 2009

• № 223 from 08/28/2009

  Project to Prevent School Violence Funded with 1.128 Million Euros

  Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Sponsors New Research Project at Freie Universität Aimed at Prevention of School Shootings and Violence at German Schools

• № 219 from 08/25/2009

  Vernissage at Confucius-Institute of Freie Universität Berlin

  Painting Exhibition – Impressions of China by Ekkehard Stoevesand

• № 217 from 08/21/2009

  Prosperity in Eastern Germany Almost Equivalent to That in West

  Study at Freie Universität Shows Pensioners and Young People Have Profited Most

• № 214 from 08/13/2009

  Summer School of Freie Universität Berlin and Fudan University in Shanghai

• № 213 from 08/07/2009

  "Crossing Borders in Southeast Asian Archaeology" – Conference 2010 in Berlin

  International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA): Over 150 Scholars Expected to Attend

• № 212 from 08/06/2009

  Bayreuth Festival and Freie Universität Launch New Cooperation

  "Theater as Festivity – Festivity as Theater" Symposium from August 20 – 22 in Bayreuth

• № 211 from 08/06/2009

  Federal Environment Minister Gabriel to Reopen the Main Tropical Greenhouse in Berlin

  Complete Renovation of Its Famous Conservatory – Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem will celebrate with its visitors September 16 – 20

• № 208 from 08/03/2009

  Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Grants Available

  International Research Training Group "Between Spaces" at Freie Universität Invites Applications for Grants

July 2009

• № 206 from 07/29/2009

  Photo Contest and Exhibition "My China"

  Confucius Institute at Freie Universität to Select Exceptional Photos

• № 203 from 07/23/2009

  Berlin Sculpture Network Granted 1.55 Million Euros

  Federal Ministry of Education and Research Funds Joint Project of the National Collection of Classical Antiquities and the Institute for Classical Archaeology at Berlin’s Freie Universität

• № 201 from 07/21/2009

  Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Freie Universität Recipient of Research Fellowship from Polish Minister of Higher Education

  Byzantine Studies Scholar Przemyslaw Marciniak Honored for Outstanding Research Achievements

• № 199 from 07/17/2009

  Freie Universität Berlin Presents Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu with the Freedom Award

  University Honors Tutu’s Commitment to the Struggle for Equal Opportunities

• № 192 from 07/14/2009

  "Wind Songs – Music for Woodwinds"

  World Premiere of Works by Students of International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS)

• № 191 from 07/14/2009

  Freie Universität Berlin and Lomonosov Moscow State University Launch Joint Program in Journalism

  M.A. Program Set to Start in October

• № 189 from 07/10/2009

  Freie Universität Berlin Successful in DAAD Competition

  Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence for Science to Be Established in St. Petersburg

• № 187 from 07/10/2009

  Alexander von Humboldt Conference at Freie Universität

  International Conference: Over 300 Scholars Meet July 27 – 31 to Discuss "Travels between Europe and the Americas"

• № 185 from 07/08/2009

  Students of Freie Universität Operate Solar Roof

  Inauguration of 2,500-square-meter Facility on Humanities Building in Berlin-Dahlem

• № 182 from 07/07/2009

  Klaus Möbius Elected Fellow in the International Society of Magnetic Resonance

  Physicist of Freie Universität Berlin Honored by the International Society of Magnetic Resonance

• № 181 from 07/07/2009

  Native American Cultures – Self-perception and Perception by Others

  New Research Project of Freie Universität Berlin and Ethnological Museum

• № 180 from 07/06/2009

  Freie Universität Vice World Champion in RoboCup

  Humanoid Robots "FUmanoids" Lost RoboCup World Championship to "Darmstadt Dribblers"

• № 175 from 07/01/2009

  Projektwerkstatt GmbH Recipient of ZDF Award

  Tea Campaign Company Founder Prof. Dr. Günter Faltin of Freie Universität Honored

June 2009

• № 171 from 06/26/2009

  Symposium on The Transnationalization of Legal Cultures

  Tenth Anniversary of the German Law Journal at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 168 from 06/25/2009

  Opening Ceremony of Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies

• № 165 from 06/23/2009

  Funding Approval for New Research Collaboration Project at Freie Universität

  Federal Grants of 2.3 Million Euros for Bernstein Focus: Neuronal Basis of Learning

• № 162 from 06/19/2009

  Veterinarians Open Their Research Institutes and Clinics

  Open Day on Saturday, June 27, from 1 to 6 p.m.

• № 161 from 06/19/2009

  Pioneer of Supramolecular Chemistry, Julius Rebek Jr., at Freie Universität Berlin

  American Researcher in Berlin-Dahlem as Humboldt Research Fellow

• № 160 from 06/19/2009

  Freie Universität's profund Supports Egypt in Technology Transfer

  Cooperation Funded by the European Union

• № 159 from 06/18/2009

  Exhibition on Chemical Disaster in Bhopal

  25 Years after the Industrial Disaster: University Library of Freie Universität Berlin Exhibit Provides Insight into Causes, Effects, and Protest Movements

• № 158 from 06/18/2009

  Physicist Hagen Kleinert Recipient of Honorary Doctorate

  Romanian West University of Timisoara Honors Professor of Freie Universität

• № 150 from 06/16/2009

  Freie Universität Berlin Launches Public Safety Research Forum

  German Federal Ministry of Research Subsidizes the Transdisciplinary Project

• № 142 from 06/09/2009

  Conference on Semantic Business Process Management

  Berlin Semantic Web Day to Be Held at Freie Universität

• № 139 from 06/08/2009

  From Mao to Manhwa

  Experience the Diversity of the Far East during the Long Night of Sciences at the Seminar of East Asian Studies of Freie Universität

• № 138 from 06/05/2009

  High Flying at the Long Night of Sciences

  Freie Universität Offers Visitors High-altitude Flights to Other Planets and the Flight Premiere of a Remote-sensing Camera

May 2009

• № 119 from 05/15/2009

  Winner of the Prix Ghirshman 2009

  Award for Volume in the “Iranica” Series of the Iranian Studies Institute of Freie Universität

• № 113 from 05/12/2009

  Two New Research Training Groups for Freie Universität

  DFG Funds Two New Research Training Programs for Doctoral Students

• № 111 from 05/12/2009

  "Witnesses of the Shoah": More than 50,000 Holocaust Eyewitness Testimonies Available for Education in Schools

  Freie Universtät Berlin Introduces First German Version of Digital Video Archive

• № 105 from 05/04/2009

  "Before Orientalism: Early Modern Anglo-Ottoman Encounters"

  International Conference to Be Held May 8 – 10, 2009, at Freie Universität

• № 104 from 05/04/2009

  INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE "Witnesses of the Shoah": Advancing Holocaust Knowledge in Schools

  Presentation of Project with More than 50,000 Video Testimonies on May 12th, 2009

• № 103 from 05/04/2009

  Richard Powers Currently Samuel Fischer Visiting Professor

  U.S.-American Author Spending Summer Semester Teaching at Freie Universität

April 2009

• № 93 from 04/21/2009

  President of Freie Universität Berlin, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, Re-elected Vice President of HRK

  Lenzen: Internationalization of Higher Education Continues

• № 90 from 04/21/2009

  South Korea’s Reconciliation Policy

  Member of the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Hold Lecture at Freie Universität

• № 89 from 04/20/2009

  Carsten Dreher Heads New Center for Cluster Development at Freie Universität Berlin

  Expert in Innovation Management Also Accepted Professorship at School of Business and Economics

• № 72 from 04/01/2009

  German-Chinese Year of Science and Education Officially Launched

  Federal Minister Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan Calls for Cooperation with Chinese Universities

March 2009

• № 63 from 03/24/2009

  Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate of Ethiopia to Open III. International Enno Littmann Conference

  Over 50 Scholars from Europe, the Orient, and Northeastern Africa to Participate

• № 61 from 03/23/2009

  German-Chinese Conference to Facilitate New Forms of International Cooperation

  Conference "New Forms of International Cooperation - Joint Graduate Programs" to be held March 31 and April 1, 2009

• № 52 from 03/16/2009

  Egyptologist at Freie Universität Berlin Recipient of Award

  Dr. Angelika Lohwasser Awarded Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize 2009

• № 47 from 03/06/2009

  Theater Studies Scholars Intensify Transatlantic Cooperation

  Joint Symposium at Brown University Extends Research Collaboration

• № 45 from 03/06/2009

  "durakult" in Finals of Concept Phase in Science4Life Venture Cup

  Biotechnology Company "durakult" Sponsored by Freie Universität Awarded for Development of Bioreactor System

• № 43 from 03/05/2009

  German-Chinese Research Group to Receive 1.35 Million Euros

  Cooperation between Freie Universität and China Agricultural University in Beijing

February 2009

• № 39 from 02/27/2009

  The Universe under the Microscope

  Exhibition at the Botanical Museum, Botanical Gardens Berlin in Cooperation with Matthias Burba, Hamburg, from March 12 to June 1, 2009

• № 38 from 02/27/2009

  Success in Climate Protection at Freie Universität Berlin

  Reduced Energy Consumption Eighth Time in a Row – 33 Million Kilowatt Hours of Electricity and Heating Saved from 2001 to 2008

• № 37 from 02/26/2009

  Single Polymer Chains as Molecular Wires

  Research Group Succeeds in Characterizing the Electrical Conductance of Single Long Molecular Wires

• № 33 from 02/20/2009

  Stefan Weidner Appointed August Wilhelm von Schlegel Visiting Professor in Poetics of Translation

• № 26 from 02/06/2009

  Conference "1989 – 2009: Remembering for the Future" to Be Held February 19/20, 2009, in Berlin

January 2009

• № 22 from 01/29/2009

  Motifs from the Story of Cupid and Psyche

  Special Exhibition of the Collection of Casts of Ancient Sculptures, Freie Universität Berlin

• № 19 from 01/27/2009

  Slides from "Special Project Monumental Art" Turned over to Freie Universität

  Slides Long Believed to Be Lost Now Turned over to "Degenerate Art" Research Group at Art History Institute for Initial Evaluation

• № 16 from 01/26/2009

  New Approach to Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

  Chemists of Freie Universität Identify New Class of Active Agents as Anti-inflammatory

• № 14 from 01/22/2009

  600 Former Forced Laborers from 26 Countries Remember the Past

  "Forced Labor 1939–1945" — A Digital Archive for Education and Research

• № 13 from 01/22/2009

  Relations between the United States and Western Europe

  Panel Discussion and Conference at John F. Kennedy Institute of Freie Universität Berlin

• № 5 from 01/13/2009

  Judith Butler to Speak at Freie Universität

  U.S.-American Philosopher to Hold Hegel Lecture at Dahlem Humanities Center