On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of its founding, Freie Universität Berlin cordially invites you: the speaker is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Herta Müller, who will be speaking on the topic of freedom. In 2009, the Romanian-German author was awarded the Berlin Prize for Literature of the Preußische Seehandlung Foundationand – associated therewith – was Heiner Müller Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. Other expected speakers include Michael Meister, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minister of Education and Research and Steffen Krach, Permanent Secretary for Higher Education and Research of the Federal State of Berlin.

In the framework of a panel discussion, contemporary witnesses will be looking back on seven decades of university history: Klaus Heinrich, professor of Religious Studies, was a founding student of the university in 1948; the political scientist Gesine Schwan is familiar with the Otto Suhr Institute as a student, professor and dean; Sawsan Chebli, one of Berlin’s representatives in the Bundesrat, studied political science at Freie Universität. The discussion will be chaired by the historian Professor Paul Nolte of the Friedrich Meinecke Institute of Freie Universität. All those who are interested are hereby cordially invited to the ceremony on December 4^th at 5 p.m. being held in the Henry Ford Building: Garystraße 35, D-14195 Berlin. We request you to register by email at the following address: ernst-reuter-tag@fu-berlin.de. More information at the anniversary website: https://www.fu-berlin.de/70jahre

Do you have memories from your time at Freie Universität?

This anniversary is intended as an opportunity to bring members of the university from all generations together to share their experiences. It all starts with the “Faces of Freie Universität” campaign, which gives voice to students, instructors, employees, and alumni. Do you have something to tell about your time at Freie Universität? Let us know at our website “Faces of Freie Universität”.