2012 Conference Building a Secure World Through International Education Case Study: Berlin Matthias Kuder Head, Liaison Office Network Center for International.

2012 Conference

Building a Secure World Through International Education

Case Study: Berlin

Matthias KuderHead, Liaison Office Network

Center for International CooperationFreie Universität Berlin

20.02.12

2012 Conference

Building a Secure World Through International Education

Berlin

Where we are

• 4 universities• 7 universities of

applied sciences• 4 art schools• 23 private

university-level schools

• 70 non-university research institutions (Max Planck, Helmholtz, Fraunhofer, Leibniz, etc)

• Charité - Europe‘s largest medical school/university hospital

• 150.000 students

• 16% foreign

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Building a Secure World Through International Education

Berlin Opportunities for Berlin’s HEIs

Berlin Sciences: web portal showcasing Berlin’s potential in research, technology and innovation

beBerlin: international marketing campaign branding Berlin as a hot spot for science, culture, creativity and innovation…

Information portal: Studieren in Berlin und Brandenburg

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Building a Secure World Through International Education

Berlin

Opportunities for Berlin‘s HEIs

Joint study programsA number of collaborative degree programs among Berlin universities & possibility to take courses throughout Berlin

Einstein FoundationFoster collaboration between Berlin‘s research institutions & offer support in attracting top-researchers to Berlin

Dual Career ServicesSupport network for newly-appointed professors& their spouses

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Challenges for HEIs

Berlin

City/regional views & goals vs. institutional perspective

• Branding & marketing of a general idea / image – often lack of detail

• Content control remains difficult

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Building a Secure World Through International Education

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Freie Universität Berlin strategy: Regional cooperation & international outreachExpand regional cooperation in research & teaching, build symbiotic partnerships, use Berlin‘s potential

Enhanced use of synergies, increased institutional potential, appeal & visibility

FUB global network of liaison offices

Communicate FUB profile & programs, improve talent recruitment

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Highest number in all of GermanyHighest annual increases among the „Excellence-9“

Number of doctoral students from abroad at Freie Universität, 2005-2011

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