Joint Funding Online Courses Freie Universität Berlin / The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
With the goal of facilitating research cooperation in the framework of a strategic partnership, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) have established a joint seed funding scheme to enable FUB and HUJI faculty and researchers to identify complementary strengths, facilitate the use of synergies, and promote the development of outstanding future research and teaching projects.
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More information on the joint seed funding for research can be found at https://www.fu-berlin.de/international/faculty-staff/project-funding/seed-funding_huji-research/index.html.
Joint Funding Online Courses 2025/2026
Deadline: February 03, 2025
Launched in 2021 through the German-Israeli Virtual Campus (GIVCA) initiative, the project aims to foster the development of joint digital and blended learning, teaching and mobility formats for the benefit of students at both institutions.
Academic Fields: The 2025/26 call is open to collaboration of HUJI and FUB scientists in all fields. Applications can be either focused on one discipline or be of interdisciplinary nature.
Eligibility: FUB and HUJI are seeking pairs of academic staff – 1 HUJI and 1 FUB as “teaching tandems” – who will design and deliver joint online/digital courses that can be integrated into the regular curricula of both institutions. Applications have to be submitted jointly by tenured or tenure track faculty at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and (Junior) Professors, Research Group Leaders or permanent research staff at Freie Universität Berlin. Previous grant recipients are not encouraged to apply.
Please note that the respective faculty/department (dean or administrative head) from both HUJI and FUB have to endorse the application and attach a letter to that end.
Funding: Up to 6.000 Euro per joint course.
Activities: Possible formats of cooperation, further details and selection criteria are listed in the call for applications.
Location: Please note that joint events in Jerusalem and visits to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem by FUB staff are currently not possible due to the active travel warning of the German Foreign Ministry. We therefore recommend that joint events take place in Berlin as long as the travel warning is in place.
Participants: Courses will be open to registered FUB and HUJI students.
Further information
Freie Universität Berlin: Mr. Bertram Welker, Division of International Affairs, E-Mail: bertram.welker@fu-berlin.de
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Ms. Keren Sagi, International Office, E-Mail: kerensa@savion.huji.ac.il