We fully embrace the social responsibility of a university. This was expressed in our sustainability mission statement adopted in 2016. This responsibility applies to all levels and areas of the university - research, teaching, transfer, administration and campus.

We support the equal participation of all members of the university, regardless of their sex, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Gender equality and the promotion of family-friendly conditions are especially important goals.

For over 30 years, Freie Universität Berlin has developed and implemented a gender equality policy. This includes the goals of a family-friendly university, the promotion of internationally recognized gender research, and its integration in teaching. In February 2020, the Academic Senate adopted the new Gender Equity Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2026 of Freie Universität Berlin. The guiding principle is to analyze as well as change discriminatory structures regarding all genders - beyond the representation of all genders in the various status groups and qualification levels.

For the past two years, Freie Universität Berlin has been increasingly addressing the issue of diversity. In 2020, the Diversity Unit was established in the Office of Strategic Planning and Reporting. It advises and supports the university management in the strategic development of diversity issues. In June 2021, the Executive Board of Freie Universität adopted a Diversity Strategy and Action Plan, which defines an associated strategy with concrete goals and measures
until 2023.

For its promotion of women, Freie Universität Berlin was awarded the Total E-Quality Award for its commitment too gender equlity and the additional Diversity Award multiple times.

Freie Universität adopts family-friendly policies to make studying and having a family more compatible for its employees. Since 2007, the Hertie Foundation has given the university multiple awards for being a family-friendly university.