We also place great emphasis on waste management and recycling. About two thirds of waste are recycled. Teaching, research, and administrative operations are paper intensive. The university focusses on reducing paper waste and to use only. Blue Angel-certified recycled paper. By 2021, we want to have halved our number of printers.

Freie Universität Berlin’s structural and technical infrastructure is a determining factor in its operational performance. The university continuously strives above all to improve study and research conditions by increasing spatial concentration and by refurbishing and modernizing university buildings, all while working toward cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency.