Mobility and Cooperation Networks at Freie Universität Berlin Elke Löschhorn, International Office
The University Focus on Basic Research 12 academic departments (including Charité University Medicine Berlin) Center for Area Studies: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Institute for Latin American Studies Institute for Eastern European Studies China, Japan, Korea Middle East Center for Italian Studies Center for French Studies European Studies 65 bachelor s degree programs 92 master s degree programs (including 24 taught in English) 20 + doctoral degree programs 2
University Organisational Structure I Presidential Board International Network University Strategic Centers Central University Administration University Departments 4 Titel, Datum,
University Organisational Structure II 5 Titel, Datum,
Institutional Strategy The Presidential Board Research networks Training networks International networks Stimulated and implemented by three strategic centers Center for Research Strategy CRS Dahlem Research School DRS Center for International Cooperation CIC International Network University 6
Seven Liaison Offices around the World Brussels Berlin Moscow Beijing New York Cairo New Delhi São Paulo 7
Cooperation International Divisions Liaison Offices CIC Responsibility for Liaison Offices and Primary Partners International Office Responsibilty for all Partnerships 8
International Cooperation at a Glance More than 100 Central University Agreements 3 Strategic Partners: Hebrew U., Peking U., St. Petersburg U 320 Erasmus Partner Institutions with 560 out- and 960 incomings Partner in 32 Erasmus Mundus Lots (Focus Asia and Africa) Direct Exchange Program with 330 Mobilities (Americas, Asia, Europe) 200 Faculty Exchange p.a. via Partnership Agreements & Prime Destination for Humboldt Scholars Partner for International Government Mobility Programs, i.e. China & Brazil 9
Geographical Spread of Erasmus Mundus Programs 10
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Erasmus European Student and Staff Mobility 12
Freie Universität Berlin Direct Exchange Program The Freie Universität Berlin (FU) maintains intensive contacts to partner universities all over the world since its establishment in 1948 330 incoming and outgoing per year use the program The Direct Exchange Program offers: Study abroad at the leading universities in the respective countries Preferential enrollment and a waiver of tuition fees at all partner universities Additional benefits such as free housing or stipends of up to US $ 20,000 at some universities abroad 13
Direct Exchange Program: Partners USA - Columbia University, - NY Cornell University, NY - Duke University, NC - Emory University, GA - Indiana University, IN - Johns Hopkins University, MD - Middlebury College, VT - New York University, NY - Princeton University, NJ - Reed College, OR - Stanford University, CA - Tulane University, LA - Rutgers University, NJ - University of Arizona, AZ - University of California System, CA - University of Chicago, IL - University of Minnesota, MN - University of Pennsylvania, PA - University of Texas, TX - University of Washington, WA - Vanderbilt University, TN - Washington University, - Yale University, CT - University of Michigan, MI - University of Colorado, CO - University of Maryland, MD - Hampshire College, MA - Indiana University, IN 14
Direct exchange Program: Partners POLAND - University of Warsaw RUSSIA - Staatliche Universität Kasan - Moscow State Institute For International Relations (MGIMO) - Lomonosov Moscow State University - Staatliche Universität Sankt Petersburg ISRAEL - Hebrew University EGYPT - American University Cairo FRANCE - Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) ITALY - Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) SWITZERLAND - Université de Lausanne MEXICO -Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México -Universidad de Guadalajara COLOMBIA -Pontificia Universidad Javeriana -Universidad Nacional de Colombia PERU -Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú CHILE -Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile BRAZIL - Universidade de São Paulo - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) 15 Titel, Datum,
Direct Exchange Program: Partners JAPAN -Tokyo University -Kyoto University -Waseda University -Keio University -Chûô University -Sophia University -Nihon University -Tsukuba University -International Christian University -Nanzan University KOREA -Seoul National University -Yonsei University -Korea University SINGAPORE - National University of Singapore TAIWAN - National Taiwan University - National Chengchi University CHINA - Fudan University - Peking University - Chinese University of Hongkong - Nanjing University 16 Titel, Datum,
Primary Partnerships To use complementary strengths in research and teaching To increase co-publications, strengthen research cooperation in general and make it sustainable To develop joint study and PhD programs To facilitate mobility for students, teachers and administrators To get synergy effects at presidential level To increase visibility of Freien Universität as a whole Partners 2014: Peking U., U. St. Petersburg, Hebrew U. 17
Example: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem o Cooperation in all departments, more than 60 scholars involved o Joint PhD program on Human Rights o Joint Master program: Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World o Network of Humanities Centers: Principles of Cultural Dynamics o Berlin-Jerusalem Initiative in Social Sciences o Joint PhD-Workshops & Summer Schools o Annual calls for project funding 18
Freie Universität Berlin: Networks Regional: KoreaNet (SNU, Korea, Yonsei, Sogang, Ewha) Thematic Dahlem Humanities Center Dahlem Center of Plant Sciences Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems Regional and thematic FU Center for Area Studies (research networks in the humanities and social sciences at FUB with a major focus on North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, East Asia and the Middle East). Broader trend towards thematic networks 19
Example: DHC Network Existing Partnerships DHC Network Principles of cultural dynamics DAAD Funding 20
PCD: Partners Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Dahlem Humanities Center Harvard University, Mahindra Humanities Center The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Humanities The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Research Institute for the Humanities École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris The Johns Hopkins University, Humanities Center 21
PCD: Goal and Measures To strengthen the partners transnational cooperation in humanities research through a mobility initiative with the following measures: Conference Scholarship Global Humanities Junior Fellowship (4 to 6 months) Global Humanities Junior Research and Teaching Stay (3 to 5 months) Global Humanities Senior Research and Teaching Stay (1 month) Global Humanities Distinguished Lecture Series Joint Workshops Summer Schools 22
Summary and Outlook Thematic networks are conducive to strengthening and consolidating existing partnerships A focus on clearly defined research areas intensifies ongoing collaborations and takes them to a new level Ubiquitous pressure to broaden international cooperation facilitates access to funding from national agencies Strategic partnerships are enriched and enlivened We will see more thematic networks emerge under Erasmus + 23
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