Free University of Berlin - FU
speciality: Sociology

The university is chronically underfunded and you will be able to tell. The lectures and seminars are overcrowded. The libraries and other facilities are not up to par either. There’s very little support for new students available.

The university is good; it offers international programs, and there are plenty of international students. The program itself was not the best, in my opinion, and they could improve it a lot. I think it misses the point of connecting it more with the labor market. The focus might be too academic and not professionally oriented.

Freie University provides a dynamic environment and a global outlook, with strong partnerships with other universities worldwide. The university has a lot of international students and offers a wide range of English-taught programs. The research-driven approach offers the chance to students to measure themselves with new and innovative learning methods.

The campus is impressive and the staff is highly qualified. I would rate the program highly.
International students, however, had few opportunities to work as student assistants. The program targeted international (non-german speakers) but the lack of German skills represented a major difficulty in the pursuit of further opportunities within the institution.

Free University of Berlin is a great educational institution for international students. It gives you a great opportunity to learn how to work with an international teams in fields of the sociological research.