Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) is an intensive academic program which takes place both in summer and winter. The terms run for 4 to 6 weeks and each term can be taken separately. Our mission is to provide international students with a premier study abroad program delivering the highest academic quality and furthering the development of intercultural competence.

The quality of our program has been approved by the US-American Forum on Education Abroad. We have successfully completed the Forum’s Quality Improvement Program (QUIP). In addition to demonstrating that FUBiS meets the Forum’s Standards of Good Practice, we have committed ourselves to offering high quality study abroad programs and to continuous assessment and improvement.

The FUBiS winter term will take place from January 15 – February 12, 2011 and includes the following courses:

• German language courses on five levels of proficiency
• European Studies (taught in English)
  The course will introduce the basics of the European Union and describe and explain the processes of widening and deepening of this unique political entity. It will cover an overview of European Union history, its evolution in economic and political terms and the development of its institutional structure up to today. The candidacy of Turkey for EU membership and energy security will also be in the focus of the course.
• Film as Collaborative Art – Special Focus: Berlinale 2011 (taught in English)
  The course focuses on the diverse crafts and artistic departments of filmmaking and their share of the final work. Besides the work in class, students will visit Berlin-based film institutions and observe the events at the onset of the International Film Festival Berlinale 2011.

The combination of a German language course and a subject course is possible. This allows students to improve their language skills as well as further their knowledge of a subject matter.

Study visits within Berlin are an integral part of all our courses. In addition, FUBiS offers field trips along the former Berlin Wall and to the Berlin Reichstag as well as a day trip to Dresden.

FUBiS is fully authorized to grant credits which students can transfer to their home universities. After the successful completion of the program, every student will receive an official transcript of the Freie Universität Berlin.

The course tuition is 800 EUR for each course. A program fee of 200 EUR applies in addition to the tuition and includes several activities, a student ID, a transcript, access to computing (incl. internet) and printing facilities on campus and a welcome and farewell buffet.

For more information on the program, classes, tuition, accommodation, excursions and other immersion activities, please visit www.fubis.org and do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or require more information.