North America
The North American partner universities are the biggest exchange program offered by Freie Universität Berlin. Besides options for studying abroad for undergraduate and graduate students, we also offer research exchanges for PhD-students. You find a list of our Northamerican partner universities here.
For undergraduate studentsFor graduate students
For PhD-students
Advice for the North American direct exchange
In North America, it is much more common than in Germany for exchange students to be included in societal and academic life. Sociableness and open-mindedness towards political, cultural and social matters are therefore prerequisites along with good academic standing. We strongly recommend applicants thoroughly inform themselves about the North American university system as well as about our specific partner universities. As the North America program is usually in high demand among applicants, we also recommend for applicants to be flexible concerning their choice of partner university. Applicants should have very good academic standing for this program.
We have compiled a number of links to websites where you can find general information on studying in the Unites States in general and in particular on the subject of the cost of living. Please note that this is information on third-party websites for which we take no responsibility.
General overview of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on studying in the USA