Small island states such as the Maldives are on the frontline of climate change. On 11 February, President Mohamed Muizzo will speak about his nation's learnings and strategies in dealing with rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change.
Humboldt-Universität and the University of São Paulo (USP) are extending their strategic partnership. The cooperation agreement with Brazil’s most prestigious university provides for a further five years of collaboration.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the French university Paris Sciences et Lettres have entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership. The cooperation will commence in the 2025/2026 academic year and is initially planned for a period of 5 years.
Around 500 guests attended this year’s reception for the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS), including the HU's President, Prof. Dr Julia von Blumenthal, and the Vice President for Research, Prof. Dr Christoph Schneider.
On 5 May, Harvard sociologist Michéle Lamont presented her book on general challenges in struggles for recognition, as well as ongoing collaborative research at the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research in collaboration with Circle U.
Supported by the Princeton-Humboldt Strategic Partnership Initiative, researchers from both universities are launching the project "Sounds of Water". It explores how music evokes thoughts and which role social & cultural factors play in this process.
The European Law School team has participated in the European Law Moot Court, representing HU Berlin, Université Paris Panthéon-Assas, & Università di Roma La Sapienza. They made it to the semi-finals, with 1 student winning best Commission Agent.
The HU Vis Moot Court Team has won a Pre-Moot competition in Warsaw and taken home the awards for best team and best speaker. The group will now go on to participate in the 21st Helsinki Pre-Moot in Finland.
At the Delhi History Congress, organised by The History Collective, Prof. Dr. Judith Becker gave the inaugural lecture entitled "Searching for Peace in a Peaceless World: The World Student Christian Federation and World War I".
An international Philosophy student conference has taken place at HU in January. The event brought together 50 participants. It was organized by the Philosophy student initiative in collaboration with Parisian group Opium Philosophie.
In late January, Humboldt-Universität has welcomed participants of the International Parliamentary Sholarship programme from eight African countries. The IPS is a collaboration between the German Bundestag and the university.
Bring top-tier French research to Berlin: HU professors can now invite distinguished scholars from the Collège de France for a guest stay. A new programme facilitates public lectures, seminars and academic exchange.
The university is surveying students on topics such as study workload and experiences abroad, digital tools and participation in courses. The anonymous data collection will be used to improve study conditions.
HU students can now apply to Santander and win an additional 500 euros on top of their Erasmus+ scholarship. No Erasmus+ semester in sight? How about a free course on effective communication or digital marketing?
In the third international study on confirmation work – a non-formal educational offer of Protestant churches – almost 10.000 adolescents from different European countries reported their expectations and experiences.
