FUBiS is an intensive, academic program of Freie Universität Berlin through which students can earn credits that may be counted towards their degree at their home institutions. FUBiS sessions run for 3 to 6 weeks and take place both in summer and winter. FUBiS offers intensive and semi-intensive German language classes at up to five different proficiency levels. In addition FUBiS offers subject classes on various class topics. Most classes are held in English by distinguished German and international faculty.

PROGRAM DATES 2025:
• January 2 - January 24, 2025: FUBiS Term I 2025 | registration for Term I 2026 available from fall 2025
• June 7 - July 19, 2025: FUBiS Term II 2025 | register until May 10, 2025
• July 26 - August 23, 2025: FUBiS Term III 2025 | register until June 28, 2025

Courses Term II 2025 (June 7 to July 19)
https://www.fubis.org/2_prog/term_2/index.html
- Creating a Solo Performance: Berlin Cabaret/Kabarett
- Sustainable Global Marketing: Insights from Germany and Beyond
- History of European Art: Local Traditions and Transnational Networks
- International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations
- Seduction and Terror: Hitler's Germany
- Rebels, Radicals, Revolutionaries: Resistance and Protest in Post-War Europe 1953-1989
- German Language and Culture | Semi-Intensive German Language Courses (A1-C1)
- German Language and Culture | Intensive German Language Courses (A1-C1)

Flyer: https://www.fubis.org/2_prog/term_2/FUBiS-Flyer-Term-II-2025.pdf

Courses Term III 2025 (July 26 to August 23)
https://www.fubis.org/2_prog/term_3/index.html
- Architecture in Berlin. A Walk through History
- Twentieth Century Berlin: People, Places, Words
- Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures
- Seduction and Terror: Hitler's Germany
- Law, Society and Politics in Comparative Perspective
- Entrepreneurial Leadership in Berlin and Europe
- Berlin: Music and Sound in the Digital Age
- History of European Art: Travelling Artists and Artworks
- Berlin Architecture, Culture and City Marketing, 1750 - Present
- Urban Imaginaries: Between Place and Space in Berlin
- The Cold War
- The European Union in the 21st Century: Internal and External Challenges
- Pathways to Sustainability: Frameworks for a Great Transformation
- German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas
- Urban Economics. Key Drivers of City Development
- Sustainable Business: Strategy & Innovation
- Wissenschaftliches Schreiben auf Deutsch (Academic Writing in German)
- Art in Germany from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century (runs August 2 to 16)
- The Making of Europe: From the 20th to the 21st Century  (runs August 2 to 16)
- German Language and Culture | Semi-Intensive German Language Courses (A1-C1)
- German Language and Culture | Intensive German Language Courses (A1-C1)

Flyer: https://www.fubis.org/2_prog/term_3/FUBiS-Flyer-Term-III-2025.pdf

For details on the schedule, registration and more, please visit the FUBiS website: www.fubis.org
Students can choose between different subject courses taught in English and German language & Culture courses from A1 to level C1. Study visits within Berlin and are an integral part of all our courses.

Read here what our students had to say about FUBiS in 2024:
• “I genuinely love this program. It gives me opportunities to explore not only Berlin but also Germany, access quality education, and form valuable friendships.”
• “It is a very well-organized and all-rounded program in terms of what it offers. I would definitely recommend it to other people!”
• “My host family was amazing. They provided me with an incredibly nice living space, they were so kind, and I really enjoyed spending time with them.”
• “I really liked all the excursions that FUBiS organized, I learned a lot about it and I have no words to describe how happy and satisfied I felt being part of this great experience. I really liked the organization they had and the attention to the students at all times.”
• “Thank you so much for this exciting opportunity! It was an unforgettable experience!”

For further information on the FUBiS program, tuition, registration, housing, and scholarships please visit www.fubis.org or contact fubis@fubis.org.

Further customized offers of Freie Universität Berlin for international short-term students can be found here: https://www.global.campus.fu-berlin.de/
Watch this video to learn more about studying at Freie Universität Berlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06zHXOz8e_o
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