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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is a public comprehensive university in the heart of the German capital. Founded in 1810, it is Berlin's oldest university and sees itself as "the modern original": Wilhelm von Humboldt's idea of uniting research and teaching still shapes how you study here. More than 35,000 students and doctoral candidates learn across four campuses – Mitte, Nord, Adlershof, and Dahlem – in nine faculties and over 170 degree programs, ranging from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies to law, economics, and life sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, and agriculture; medicine is taught at the jointly run Charité. HU has held University of Excellence status since 2012 and has been part of the Berlin University Alliance, Germany's only excellence consortium, since 2019.
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is a public comprehensive university in the heart of the German capital. Founded in 1810, it is Berlin's oldest university and sees itself as "the modern original": Wilhelm von Humboldt's idea of uniting research and teaching still shapes how you study here. More than 35,000 students and doctoral candidates learn across four campuses – Mitte, Nord, Adlershof, and Dahlem – in nine faculties and over 170 degree programs, ranging from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies to law, economics, and life sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, and agriculture; medicine is taught at the jointly run Charité. HU has held University of Excellence status since 2012 and has been part of the Berlin University Alliance, Germany's only excellence consortium, since 2019. With 375 partner universities, the European network Circle U., and 25 percent international academics, it is globally connected – and welcomes students from around the world.
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin has been a University of Excellence since 2012 and most recently defended its title in 2026 (as part of the Berlin University Alliance).
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is involved in four Clusters of Excellence – placing it among the top tier of German universities.
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In my master's program in Global Change Geography we are instructed by a team of professors standing at the forefront of climate change research.
I joined Humboldt-Universität after 15 years at the University of Oxford. Berlin's diversity and international relevance were key factors for my decision.
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Campus Mitte
Monument to Alexander von Humboldt
The main building of the HU
The main building with Unter den Linden street
Main gate of the main building of the HU
The main building with Unter den Linden street
Monument to Wilhelm von Humboldt
Faculty of Law at Bebelplatz
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Erwin Schrödinger Centre
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HU is a place for lifelong learning.
Open Humboldt brings research into practical contexts.
HU builds bridges and open up discussion spaces for dialogue between science and society at eye level.
Innovation and Technology Transfer at HU works at the interface between science and business.
HU conducts research in dialogue with business and society.
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Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
Impressions from the Long Night of the Sciences
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