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The rainbow pride flag is a symbol of diversity, hope, and acceptance for members of the LGBTINQA++ community. This year will see the intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag displayed centrally at Freie Universität Berlin for the first time.

Pride Month: Freie Universität Berlin Shows Its Colors

University kicks off Berlin’s Pride Month with a range of events, including the “Queer Contemporary Histories: International and Intersectional Perspectives” conference from July 1‒2, 2024 / An Interview with Freie Universität’s Queer Staff Network

The Rost- und Silberlaube Building at Freie Universität Berlin

QS World University Rankings 2025: Freie Universität Berlin Places Fourth among German Universities

Freie Universität Berlin placed ninety-seventh worldwide – one place higher than last year.

Sometimes it can help to take a step back before approaching an issue. The ISME master’s degree program offers students this kind of critical distance.

Critical Debates, Open Minds: Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East

A master’s degree program at Freie Universität Berlin is showing that the Middle East region can only be understood in all its diversity

Franz Kafka: The themes in his novels, short stories, and drawings are modern and timely.

Three Questions about Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka died on June 3, 1924. His themes are timely today, but there are still many open questions about his work.

From Kabul to Berlin: Ehsanullah Attiq fled the Taliban in 2021 and has studied media and communication studies at Freie Universität Berlin since the 2024 summer semester.

“I Kept My Eyes on the Prize the Entire Time” – Ehsanullah Attiq Recalls How He Learned German through Freie Universität’s Welcome Program for Refugees

German courses for refugees will begin again starting August 26, 2024 – registration is now open

Alumni dinner in Bogotá, Columbia

The Liaison Office São Paulo and South America, together with the Alumni Office of Freie Universität Berlin, hosted a dinner for alumni in Bogotá, Columbia as part of the Latin American Studies Association conference taking place in Colombia

The PharMetrX network continues to grow year after year. Group photo from the PharMetrX alumni event in September 2023 in honor of the program’s fifteenth anniversary.

PharMetrX: Connecting Researchers across Disciplines to Advance Drug Treatments and Tailor Dosage

For fifteen years the doctoral program at Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Potsdam has been combining pharmacy and mathematics with the goal of making drug treatments more individualized

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