The
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
-Brandenburg capital region is one of the most prolific centers of higher education and research in the world. It is the largest concentration of universities and colleges in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. The city has four public research universities and 27 private, professional and technical colleges ''(Hochschulen)'', offering a wide range of disciplines. Access to the German university system is tuition free.
175,000 students were enrolled in the winter term of 2014/15. Around 20% have an international background. Student figures have grown by 50% in the last 15 years. The
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of ...
''(HU Berlin)'' has 34,000 students, the
Freie Universität Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
''(Free University of Berlin, FU Berlin)'' has 34,000 students, and the
Technische Universität Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...
''(TU Berlin)'' around 30,000 students. The
Universität der Künste
The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...
''(UdK)'' has about 4,000 students and the
Berlin School of Economics and Law
The Berlin School of Economics and Law (German: ''Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht''), abbreviated as BSEL, is a public institution of higher education and research founded on 1 April 2009 through the merger of the Berlin School of Economi ...
has enrollment of about 10,000 students.
40 Nobel Prize winners are affiliated to the Berlin-based universities.
History
The
Prussian Academy of Arts
The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...
(German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was an
art school
An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, including fine art – especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. Art schools can offer elementary, secondary, post-seco ...
set up in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
,
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
, in 1694/1696 by
prince-elector
The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, la, Princeps Elector), or electors for short, were the members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
From the 13th century onwards, the prince ...
Frederick III, in personal union Duke
Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick I (german: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union ( Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function h ...
, and later king in
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
. It had a decisive influence on art and its development in the German-speaking world throughout its existence. It dropped 'Prussian' from its name in 1945 and was finally disbanded in 1955 after the 1954 foundation of two separate academies of art for
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
and
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...
in 1954. Those two separate academies merged in 1993 to form Berlin's present-day
Academy of Arts
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...
.
The Humboldt University of Berlin is one of
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
's oldest
universities
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (''Universität zu Berlin'') by the liberal
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
n educational reformer and linguist
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (, also , ; ; 22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named after ...
, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities.
Universities
Public universities
![Berlin UdK Fasanenstraße](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Berlin_UdK_Fasanenstra%C3%9Fe.jpg)
There are six big internationally renowned research universities in the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region:
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Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
(''FU Berlin''), a
German University of Excellence (
Berlin University Alliance
The Berlin University Alliance is a consortium of three universities and one hospital in Berlin: the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Charité – Berlin University of Med ...
)
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative o ...
(''HU Berlin''), a
German University of Excellence (
Berlin University Alliance
The Berlin University Alliance is a consortium of three universities and one hospital in Berlin: the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Charité – Berlin University of Med ...
)
*The
Charité
The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University of Medicine) is one of Europe's largest university hospitals, affiliated with Humboldt University and Free University Berlin. With numerous Collaborative Research Cen ...
is a
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
, one of the largest
university hospital
A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university. The following is a l ...
s in Europe and a
German University of Excellence (
Berlin University Alliance
The Berlin University Alliance is a consortium of three universities and one hospital in Berlin: the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Charité – Berlin University of Med ...
)
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Technical University of Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...
(''TU Berlin''), a
German University of Excellence (
Berlin University Alliance
The Berlin University Alliance is a consortium of three universities and one hospital in Berlin: the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Charité – Berlin University of Med ...
)
*
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...
(''UdK'') is the largest art and design school in Europe
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University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace of Sanssouci which is known ...
is situated in the south western part of the Berlin urban region
Private universities
There are six recognized private universities in Berlin:
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ESCP Europe
ESCP Business School (french: École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris) is a French business school and ''grande école'' founded in Paris and based across Europe with campuses in Paris, Berlin, London, Madrid, Turin, and Warsaw. It is consiste ...
Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin
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Hertie School
The Hertie School (until 2019 Hertie School of Governance) is a German private, independent graduate school for governance (public policy, international affairs and data science) located in Berlin's Friedrichstraße. Hertie School is according t ...
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Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin
Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin (SHB) (or Steinbeis University) is a private German university of applied sciences founded in 1998. The university is based in Berlin and has supplementary campuses in Baden-Württemberg.
The university mainly offers e ...
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ESMT European School of Management and Technology
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International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
International Psychoanalytic University Berlin (IPU) is a private non-profit university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 2009 by the "Gesellschaft zur Förderung der universitären Psychoanalyse mbH" (Limited Liability Society to Promote Univ ...
Universities of applied sciences
Berlin has several public or private
universities of applied sciences
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
(Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften)
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Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (public)
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Bard College Berlin
Bard College Berlin (formerly known as ECLA or European College of Liberal Arts) is a private, non-profit institution of higher education in Berlin, Germany. It was founded as a non-profit association in 1999. Courses are taught in the English lan ...
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Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
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Berlin School of Economics and Law
The Berlin School of Economics and Law (German: ''Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht''), abbreviated as BSEL, is a public institution of higher education and research founded on 1 April 2009 through the merger of the Berlin School of Economi ...
(public)
*Berufsakademie Berli
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Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (public)
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CODE University of Applied Sciences
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design akademie berlin, SRH Hochschule für Kommunikation und Designbr>
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Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, German Academy for Film and Television Berlin
*Evangelische Fachhochschul
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Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (''University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics'') or HTW Berlin in Berlin, Germany is the largest public University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and Eastern Germany. It has over 13,000 stud ...
(public)
*Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Berlin
![Campus Wilhelminenhof](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Campus_Wilhelminenhof.jpg)
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Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...
(public)
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Hochschule für Schauspielkunst „Ernst Busch“ (public)
*International Business School
*Katholische Fachhochschul
*Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berli
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Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, also known as Berlin-Weissensee Art Academy, School of Art and Design Berlin-Weissensee (german: Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee) is a non-profit, public art school in Berlin-Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
...
(public)
*Mediadesign Hochschul
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OTA private University of applied sciences Berlin (''OTA Hochschule Berlin'')
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Teikyo University
is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational ...
, Berlin campus
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Touro College Berlin Touro College Berlin is a small independent American college in Berlin, Germany.
Touro College Berlin was founded in 2003 as the first and only Jewish American college in Germany. The college is part of the Touro College and University System netwo ...
Research institutions
Berlin has a high density of research institutions, such as the
Fraunhofer Society
The Fraunhofer Society (german: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., lit=Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research) is a German research organization with 76institutes spread throughout Germany ...
, the
Leibniz Association
The Leibniz Association (German: ''Leibniz-Gemeinschaft'' or ''Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz'') is a union of German non-university research institutes from various disciplines.
As of 2020, 96 non-university research insti ...
, the
Helmholtz Association
The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (german: Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren) is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. It is a union of 18 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centers. ...
, and the
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (german: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. ...
, which are independent of, or only loosely connected to its universities. A total number of around 65,000 scientists are working in
research and development
Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...
in 2012. The city is one of the centers of knowledge and innovation communities (Future Information and Communication Society and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation) of the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union with juridical personality, established in 2008 intended to strengthen Europe's ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of Horizon ...
(EIT).
![Berlin Adlershof Photonics Center 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Berlin_Adlershof_Photonics_Center_2016.jpg)
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Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (german: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities for the States of Germany, German ...
*Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft
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Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (german: , or BAM) is a German material research institute.
History
Its historical origins start in 1871, a year in which Germany was unified, as the ''Mechanisch-Technische Versuchsansta ...
(BAM)
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Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
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Telekom Innovation Laboratories
T-Labs, formerly known as "Telekom Innovation Laboratories", is the R&D unit of Deutsche Telekom. T-Labs current research areas are: Future Networks, Spatial Computing and Decentralized Systems.
History
T-Labs were founded in 2004 as the cen ...
(affiliated with
TU Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...
)
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German Archaeological Institute
The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...
(DAI)
*Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut
*Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
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Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
The Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (English: ''German Institute of Urban Affairs'') is a German think tank. It conducts research on urban development in Germany and in other German-speaking countries or regions.
The institute was founded by t ...
*Ecologic gGmb
*Fachinformationszentrum Chemi
*Institute for Cultural Inquiry
*Institute of Electronic Business
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Zuse Institute Berlin
The Zuse Institute Berlin (abbreviated ZIB, or ''Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin'') is a research institute for applied mathematics and computer science on the campus of Freie Universität Berlin in Dahlem, Berlin, Germany ...
(ZIB)
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Otto Suhr Institute
The Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft (''Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science'', also ''OSI'') is a prestigious research institute of the Free University of Berlin. It is the leading political science institution in Germany and one ...
for
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
(OSI) of the
Freie Universität Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the national metrology institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, with scientific and technical service tasks. It is a higher federal authority and a public-law institution directly under fed ...
(PTB)
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Robert Koch Institute
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode. As an upper federal agency, it is subordinate to the Federal ...
(RKI)
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Socio-Economic Panel
The ''German'' Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP [], for ''Sozio-oekonomisches Panel'') is a Longitudinal study, longitudinal panel dataset of the population in Germany. It is a household based study which started in 1984 and which reinterviews adul ...
(SOEP)
*Umweltbundesamt
*Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin -
Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin
The Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin (german: Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin) is an interdisciplinary institute founded in 1981 in Grunewald, Berlin, Germany, dedicated to research projects in the natural and social sciences. It is modeled ...
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*Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
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WISTA, Wissenschafts- und Wirtschaftsstandort Adlershof
*Institut für Museumskunde
*Institut für Ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung gGmb
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Institute for Media and Communication Policy
The Institute for Media and Communication Policy (IfM) was founded in 2005 as an independent research institution that is exclusively dedicated to issues surrounding media and communication policies. It was established in February 2006 in Berlin-Ch ...
Leibniz Institutes
![DIW-Berlin-Eingang](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/DIW-Berlin-Eingang.jpg)
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Leibniz Sozietät
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Deutsches Institut für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung (DIPF)
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German Institute for Economic Research
The German Institute for Economic Research (german: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), or, more commonly DIWBerlin, is a economic research institute in Germany, involved in basic research and policy advice. It is a non-profit acad ...
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
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Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (GESIS)
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Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V.
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Natural History Museum, Berlin (MfN)
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center
The WZB Berlin Social Science Center (german: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, WZB), also known by its German initials WZB, is an internationally renowned research institute for the social sciences, the largest such institution ...
Under
Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. (FVB) (Research Association of Berlin):
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Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnikbr>
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Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)br>
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:de:Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei, Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB)br>
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Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtungbr>
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:de:Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung, Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschungbr>
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:de:Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie (MBI)br>
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:de:Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Leibniz-Institut (PDI)br>
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Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik (WIAS)br>
Helmholtz centers
![Campus Berlin Buch 018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Campus_Berlin_Buch_018.JPG)
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Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, HZB) is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The institute studies the structure and dynamics of materials and investigate ...
(BESSY)
*Institut für Planetenforschung of the
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
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Max-Planck Institutes
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Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG
The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) is a science research institute located at the heart of the academic district of Dahlem, in Berlin, Germany.
The original Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochem ...
(FHI)
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Max Planck Institute for Human Development
The Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development (Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung) is an internationally renowned social science research organization. Located in Berlin, it was initiated in 1961 and officially began operations in 1963 ...
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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (MPIIB) is a non-university research institute of the Max Planck Society located in the heart of Berlin in Berlin-Mitte. It was founded in 1993. Arturo Zychlinsky is currently the Managing Director. ...
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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a research institute for molecular genetics based in Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Max Planck Institute network of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.
Departments and rese ...
(MOLGEN)
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte) is a scientific research institute founded in March 1994. It is dedicated to addressing fundamental questions of the history of knowledg ...
* Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Fraunhofer Institutes
![FraunhoferHHI](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/FraunhoferHHI.jpg)
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik
**Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI
**Sino-German Mobile Communications Institute
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Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, Fraunhofer-Institut für offene Kommunikationssysteme (FOKUS)br>
*Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK
*Fraunhofer-Institut für Rechnerarchitektur und Softwaretechnik (integrated into FOKUS in 2012
*Fraunhofer-Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik (integrated into FOKUS in 2012
*Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration (IZM
Nobel Prize winners
![Bundesarchiv Bild 183-46019-0001, Otto Hahn](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-46019-0001%2C_Otto_Hahn.jpg)
There are 43 Nobel laureates affiliated to the Berlin-based Universities:
See also
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Science and technology in Germany
Science and technology in Germany has a long and illustrious history, and research and development efforts form an integral part of the country's economy. Germany has been the home of some of the most prominent researchers in various scientific d ...
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Education in Germany
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List of universities in Germany
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References
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