The Humboldt University of Berlin

1. The Humboldt University of Berlin

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The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's
oldest university, founded in 1810 as the
University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian
educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm
von Humboldt, whose university model has
strongly influenced other European and
Western universities.

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Today, Humboldt University is a state
university with a large number of students 36.986 in 2014, among them more than
4,662 foreign students

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The University maintains partnerships with
more than 170 academic institutions
worldwide

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the university
library contains
about 6.5 million
volumes and 9000
held magazines and
journals and is one
of the biggest
university libraries
in Germany.

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In 2016 QS World University
Rankings ranked Humboldt
University 126th overall in the
world. Its subject rankings
were: 27th in Arts &
Humanities and 14th in
Philosophy.
The Times Higher Education
World University Ranking
2016 listed HumboldtUniversity as the 49th best
university in the world and 3rd
best in Germany.

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HU Berlin Sport and
Recreation offers
students and staff a
varied programmer of
courses. In addition to
traditional sports such
as football, volleyball
and basketball, you can
also try trendy sports
such as Zumba,
climbing or kickboxing.
The Sport and
Recreation programmer
also includes
workshops, advanced
training and
competitive events.