The Free University of Berlin was founded in 1948, formerly known as the University of Berlin, and its main campus is located in Durham, Berlin. It is the largest research-oriented comprehensive university in the German capital, one of the universities in continental Europe, and a member of German elite university, German U 15 University Union, European University Union, European Capital University Union and European University Association.
During the Cold War, the former Berlin University moved to East Berlin and was managed by the Oriental Group headed by the Soviet Union. In order to pursue academic freedom, most of the teachers and students of the former Berlin University, which mainly focuses on humanities and social sciences, left and established the "Free Berlin University" in West Berlin with the support of western camps such as the United States, Britain and France. By the 1950s, the Free University of Berlin was famous in Europe and America for its research on humanities and social sciences, and became the academic center of West Germany.
"Truth, fairness and freedom" is the motto of the Free University of Berlin 1948. In its relatively short history, seven Nobel Prize winners, 18 Leibniz Prize winner, 15 German Academy of Sciences and famous physicist Zhang Shousheng also graduated from this school.
According to the QS world university discipline ranking in 20 16, six universities ranked first in Germany, namely archaeology (world 1 1), politics and international studies (world 18), sociology (world 22), anthropology (world 29) and English language and literature (world 29). Seven disciplines ranked second in Germany: modern linguistics (world 24), history (world 36), veterinary medicine (world 44), pharmacy (world 45), linguistics, geography, media and communication (original 100). Its mathematics, physics, life science and neuroscience are world-renowned.