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On November 9, 1989, the city of Berlin essentially doubled in size. The Berlin Wall --the city's dividing bastion for 28 years-- crumbled in the hands of reunited Berliners as the whole world watched.

If you want to get a sense of the reunified Germany and the challenges of the post-Cold War era in a fast-changing Europe, there is really almost no better place to come to than Berlin. Located in the heart of Europe, this metropolis with some 3.4 million inhabitants will offer you unrivalled educational, intellectual, cultural, and recreational opportunities. Either through the program or on your own, you will be able to become acquainted with many parts of Germany and Europe. What is more, Berlin's rich museum landscape, its monuments and memorials, its concert halls and opera houses, its stage and movie theaters, and its range of recreational offerings will all be at your disposal.

The AU Abroad program in Berlin is an integral part of the FU-BEST (Berlin European Studies) program of the Freie Universität (FU), our partner institution in the German capital. This program offers fascinating perspectives on Germany in a broader (Central) European context. Our program will enable you to enroll in stimulating courses taught by expert faculty. While there is no prior German language training required for this program, all students will make solid progress in their German language skills, with language courses from elementary through advanced. Group-based or individualized local field trips will be linked to many of the courses. For full details, please visit www.fu-berlin.de/fubest.

This program is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters, or for a full year.