International Newsletter 01 | 2025

Academic Freedom Matters

Academic freedom is being challenged and defended worldwide – insights from researchers at Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in collaboration with the SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence

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.

Superglue Made from the Body’s Own Mucus

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and Freie Universität combined a mixture of mucilaginous and sticky proteins to produce an adhesive for biomedical applications

Alumni and Partner of Freien Universität Berlin in Neu-Delhi

Freie Universität Berlin’s Alumni and Partner Networking Event in New Delhi, March 2025

Strengthening Academic Bonds and Alumni Connections: Impressions from the Networking Event in New Delhi

Meridian: The science podcast of the Berlin Center for Global Engagement (BCGE)

Episode 17: The Africa Charter: A roadmap for universities towards equitable research partnerships – with Isabella Aboderin

Descendants of the Najman family with Hanno Hochmuth (second row, left) on October 11, 2022 at the laying of the “Stolpersteine” (stumbling stones) at Choriner Strasse 12.

Gravestones and “Stolpersteine”

Historian Hanno Hochmuth has documented the stories of Jewish families with the help of students from Freie Universität Berlin

A dive in the Red Sea near the port city of Aqaba formed part of the marine physiology internship for six students from Freie Universität Berlin.

First Student Exchange between Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Jordan

Students from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Jordan, Aqaba Branch, completed one-week internships in Jordan and Germany

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