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Free University of Berlin
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German:
Freie UniversitƤt Berlin
Date:
1948 - present
Areas Of Involvement:
public education
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Free University of Berlin

university, Berlin, Germany
Also known as: FU, Freie UniversitƤt Berlin
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Free University of Berlin, autonomous, state-financed German university. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948, after Berlin was divided, by a group of professors and students who broke away from East Berlinā€™s Friedrich Wilhelm (now Humboldt) University (founded 1809ā€“10) to seek academic freedom. The Free University was restructured in 1970 and again in 1974. Its governing board includes the government, faculty, and student representatives.