Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin School of Business and Economics

Humboldt School of Business and Economics was founded in Berlin in 1810, and the foundation concept that Wilhelm von Humboldt had put forward made it the "mother of all modern universities". The concept envisaged an "Universitas litterarum" which would achieve a unity of teaching and research and provide students with an all-around humanist education. The concept spread throughout the world and gave rise to the foundation of many universities of the same type over the following 150 years.

The concept of the academic and statesman Wilhelm von Humboldt was influenced, among others, by the reform ideas of the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, the first vice-chancellor of the University, and by the theologian and philosopher Friedrich Schleiermacher.

At the outset, Berlin university had the four classical faculties of Law, Medicine, Philosophy, and Theology. The first academic term began with 256 students and 52 academic staff. Professors such as Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel (Philosophy), Karl Friedrich von Savigny (Law), August Boeckh (Classical Philology), Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (Medicine), and Albrecht Daniel Thaer (Agriculture) shaped the profile of the individual faculties following Humboldt's concept.

Humboldt School of Business and Economics stands for top-level cooperative research, excellent training and promotion of young scientists, and distinct practical orientation. The School perceives itself as an initiator for the continuous expansion of the Berlin network of research institutions in the field of Economics. The core element of the teaching and research activities is the well-established and wide-ranging cooperation with the Berlin universities and leading non-university research institutions. The research profile of the School is characterized by its thematic diversity and its high level of scientific excellence. In addition to making new contributions to economic knowledge, the school closely combines its research activities with the training of young scientists, thereby fostering its guiding principle to support young scientists in their individual development.

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Website: https://www.hu-berlin.de/de

Address: Dorotheenstraße 1, 10099 Berlin, Germany

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