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Eighty Years after the End of World War Two: How Do Wars Finally Come to an End?

Marking the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end in Europe, experts from history, political science, and conflict studies explore how peace is made—and what past strategies mean for today’s conflicts.

Image Credit: Picture Alliance / ZUMA Press / Marilla Sicilia

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In the Workshops of Amarna

Many works of art from ancient Egypt, including the bust of Nefertiti, originate from the brief reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten. An international team of researchers aims to find out how artisans worked more than 3,000 years ago.

CAMPUS

Federica Mogherini and Joschka Fischer held the first Europaeum Annual Lecture on November 7, 2025, at the Henry Ford Building at Freie Universität Berlin.

“The New Global Disorder: Europe’s Future in a Fracturing World”

Federica Mogherini and Joschka Fischer discussed the end of multilateralism and the weaknesses of the European Union at Freie Universität Berlin

The thirteenth International Staff Training Week took place at Freie Universität Berlin this June…

“Our Strategy as an International Network University Is Very Much Paying Off”

How Freie Universität Berlin succeeded in securing almost two million euros in funding to support its Erasmus+ partnerships outside of Europe. An interview with Herbert Grieshop and Stefanie Ritter from the Division of International Affairs.

Im Juni 2025 fand bereits zum 13. Mal die International Staff Training Week auf dem Campus der Freien Universität Berlin statt.

Thinking Globally, Connecting Locally

175 guests from fifty-three countries visited Freie Universität Berlin for International Staff Training Week 2025

RESEARCH

In the Workshops of Amarna

The Mu’allem family in Bagdad in 1953. Assaf Bar-Moshe’s mother is the little girl at the front right.

Archaeology of Language

For centuries Jewish communities living in Iraq cultivated a multitude of distinct dialects. Israeli linguist Assaf Bar-Moshe wants to preserve them for posterity.

Hannah Arendt in 1954. After fleeing to the USA in 1941, she became a US citizen in 1951.

A Champion of Independent Thinking and Astute Analysis

Hannah Arendt’s reflections on authoritarian regimes and the dangers of concentrated power and mass ideology are highly relevant today. Scholars at Freie Universität have been working on a critical edition of her complete works since 2018.

PEOPLE

Flight, room, and board: The Berlin Center for Global Engagement supports research visits between Berlin University Alliance researchers and their partners in the Global South.

“No amount of reading could have given me these impressions.”

Four Berlin University Alliance researchers from the Global South talk about how important the Berlin Center for Global Engagement’s Flexible Travel Funds have been to their work, enabling research travel in both directions.

Dr. Luiza Bengtsson, Head of the Museum & Society Department at the Botanic Garden Berlin.

Not Your Garden-Variety Job

A conversation with biochemist and science communicator Dr. Luiza Bengtsson, Head of the Museum & Society Department at the Botanic Garden Berlin

Shahhussain Rasuli (left) and Aya Boudaka: Two of the seventy-five participants currently enrolled in the Welcome@FUBerlin program.

Welcome Program German Courses at Freie Universität Berlin Are the Ideal Stepping Stone for Refugees

New German courses for refugees will kick off in August at Freie Universität Berlin. Two participants talk about their experiences in the program.