Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is a public research university located in Berlin's central borough of Mitte. Frederick William III established the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) in 1809 on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, and Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher, and it opened in 1810, making it the oldest of Berlin's four universities. The university is divided into nine faculties, including a medical school shared with the Free University of Berlin, has approximately 32,000 students enrolled, and offers degree programs in 189 disciplines from undergraduate to postdoctoral level.
The Humboldt University of Berlin has a well-known reputation for its teaching and research, with approximately 420 professors and over 1,900 assistants teaching and conducting research. Around 18% of the academic staff at this university are from outside of Germany, ensuring that students benefit from quality instruction as well as an international perspective. Students will be skilled enough as graduates to enter the job market with confidence.
Today, Humboldt University is a state university with a large number of students (36,986 in 2014, among them more than 4,662 foreign students) after the model of West German universities, and like its counterpart the Free University of Berlin. HU students can study abroad for a semester or a year at partner institutions such as the University of Warwick, Princeton University, and the University of Vienna.
Website: https://www.hu-berlin.de/en
