Freie Universität Berlin Physics/Biophysics

Freie Universität Berlin is one of the largest universities in Berlin with about 33,500 students and more than 5,000 employees. Founded in 1948, Freie Universität thrives on its many contacts with higher education institutions and organizations in Germany and abroad, which provide critical impetus for the university’s research and teaching activities. Each year, about 600 international scholars and scientists contribute to the variety of teaching and research activities pursued at Freie Universität. It performed successfully three times in the German government’s Excellence competition for universities. Freie Universität is a full-spectrum university, comprising twelve departments and three Central Institutes that together offer more than 150 different academic programs in a broad range of disciplines.