International Newsletter 02 | 2025

This year, Freie Universität Berlin hosted its thirteenth International Staff Training Week.

Thinking Globally, Connecting Locally

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

The panel: President of Freie Universität Berlin Professor Günter M. Ziegler, Professor of Philosophy Stefan Gosepath, and Member of the Bundestag Maja Wallstein (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD). Moderator: Dr. Anna-Lena Scholz.

“Truth and Freedom Are Closely Linked”

In the USA, the Trump administration is currently placing enormous pressure on universities. Could something similar happen in Germany? Representatives from politics and research discussed this issue at Freie Universität Berlin

Carmen Müller accepts a certificate of appreciation from Columbia University and a box of Swiss chocolates. She has led the Berlin Consortium for German Studies for the last thirty years.

“Many people consider Berlin to be their second home after the exchange”

The Berlin Consortium for German Studies (BCGS), which facilitates exchanges between Freie Universität Berlin and six Ivy League universities in the United States, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary

Teaching the sound–letter relationship at an elementary school in Tanzania: The opening event of the DCL on June 20, 2025, focused on African languages.

Casting Off the European World View

The Dahlem Center for Linguistics was founded at Freie Universität on June 20, 2025 / Interview with Professor Ferdinand von Mengden

Discussing the situation at US universities: (from left to right) Moderator Katja Weber with panelists Lora Anne Viola, Kathrin Zippel, Rachel Tausendfreund, Mattias Kumm, and Tanja Börzel.

“It is about the targeted humiliation of political opponents”

Semester Focus on Academic Freedom: SCRIPTS panel discussion “Flashpoint USA” held at Freie Universität Berlin

Vanessa Hava Schulmann in the storage room of the Zoological Collection at Freie Universität Berlin. A human biologist, Schulmann conceptualized the seminar series “Meeting Them,” which addressed the use of human remains in academic teaching.

“When I first saw the human bones, I wanted to know where they came from.”

For the past four years Vanessa Hava Schulmann has been conducting research on bones in the Zoological Teaching Collection at Freie Universität Berlin. On Monday, July 14, 2025, she presented her findings and hosted a discussion.

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

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