Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

News for Students

Here we keep you up to date on current calls for applications, opportunities to help shape teaching and studies, helpful funding programmes, scholarships or workshops and useful general information.

General information

 

 Courses on sustainability & Studium Oecologicum

If you want to expand your knowledge of sustainability, from this semester
onwards you can easily find suitable courses in the "Courses on sustainability" folder on AGNES. Furthermore, the Sustainability Office offers you the opportunity to acquire both basic knowledge and application-oriented skills in the Studium Oecologicum and to reflect critically on the topic - and on top of that, you can have it all recognised for ten ECTS as an extra-disciplinary elective (ÜWP)!

International online seminars: Courses at Circle U. Open Campus

Circle U. runs international online seminars for Bachelor's and Master's students, which can be credited with 5 or 10 ECTS. You can apply for: "Corporate Sustainability Law" (Bachelor), "Language Policy in multilingual settings" (Master) and "The Politics of Bureaucracy"’ (Master Political and Social Studies). The respective course programmes and all information on how to apply can be found on the Circle U. Open Campus website. If you have any questions about accreditation, please contact the person responsible at your faculty or institute.

Student survey 2025: Help shape your studies!

How do you feel about your studies at Humboldt University? What is going well, what could be better? Your personal experiences are the key to evaluating and further developing the study conditions at our university. We therefore ask you for your open and honest feedback on the study conditions in your degree program. The survey takes about 15 minutes. Participation is of course voluntary and anonymous. Click here for the survey.

Questions? Please contact the Quality Mangement Unit at: befragung-qm@hu-berlin.de Thank you for your participation!

Award for Excellent Teaching

When does teaching qualify as "good"? How can it be improved? Every year,
the Vice President for Teaching and Learning invites you to discuss these and
other questions at the HUMBOLDT Day of Teaching. On this day, he also
presents the Award for Excellent Teaching, which recognises innovative and
successful teachers and teaching concepts. Focusing on different aspects of
excellent teaching every year, this time the award honours successful
examples of ‘sustainable teaching and learning’.

You can find all Nominees on the Longlist.
The Shortlist of the faculties' and central institutes' selection for the current Award will be published at the end of April 2025.

 


 

Events

 

Theme Week & HUMBOLDT-Day of Teaching & Award for Excellent Teaching about "Sustainable Teaching"

With the theme week 'Sustainable Teaching', the HU draws attention to teaching and learning projects that touch on the topic of sustainability in terms of content or didactics and thus impressively illustrate the interaction of nature, society and culture as a challenge of our time.
 
The theme week starts with the HUMBOLDT Day of Teaching on 3 June 2025 with the presentation of the Humboldt University Award for Excellent Teaching. Another highlight is the Circle U. Climate Day on 5 June 2025, which will be held simultaneously at all nine partner universities.
 
Over the course of the theme week, numerous events, courses and initiatives aim to educate, raise awareness and promote dialogue about sustainable teaching and encourage discussions about sustainability at the university and during studies.

 


 

Calls and Grants

 

Humboldt-Universitäts-Gesellschaft funding for your projects

Do you have a project idea that you can't stop thinking about and wish to finally realise it? Whether exhibitions, congresses or research projects, the Humboldt-Universitäts-Gesellschaft (HUG) will support you with up to 7,000 €! Apply to the HUG by 1 June. Pllease note that only applications that meet the formal requirements can be considered.

 

European Forum Alpbach

Every summer, young movers and shakers from around the world gather
in Alpbach to discuss and shape the future of Europe. Scholarship
holders attend seminars, a high-level conference, and cultural activities.
This unique experience amplifies their voices, fosters thought-provoking
discussions, and connects them with decision-makers and inspiring
peers. This year, the EFA takes place between 16 to 29 August 2025.
Applications are open between 3 and 25 March. Visit the website for more information

 


 

Scholarships

 

THESys Award

You find yourself at the end of your studies and are dealing with human-environment research in your graduation thesis? The HU would like to support you: Excellent theses can be submitted for the THESys Award. (Annual call for applications between 15 July and 1 November)

Humboldt Research Track Scholarship

With the Humboldt Research Track Scholarship, the HU supports Master's students with high research potential in preparing for a doctorate. The aim of the scholarship is to provide prospective doctoral students with financial support to prepare for a doctorate during the period of academic/professional orientation. Students who do not have a degree from Humboldt-Universität but who wish to pursue a doctorate at Humboldt-Universität are also eligible for funding. 
 
Calls for applications for the scholarship are issued three times a year. The application deadlines are as follows:
 
1 September to 15 October for sponsorship starting on 1 January, 1 February or 1 March
 
1 December to 15 January for funding starting on 1 April, 1 May, 1 June or 1 July
 
1 April to 15 May for a funding start from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November or 1 December