Berlin

===Higher education===
{{Main|Universities and research institutions in Berlin}}

[[File:Freie Universitaet Berlin - Gebaeudekomplex Rost- und Silberlaube.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Free University of Berlin]]]]

The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region is one of the most prolific centers of higher education and research in Germany and Europe. Historically, 67 Nobel Prize winners are affiliated with the Berlin-based universities.

The city has four public research universities and more than 30 private, professional, and technical colleges ''(Hochschulen)'', offering a wide range of disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlin-partner.de/622/?L=1|title=Metropolis of Sciences|website=Berlin Partner GmbH|access-date=19 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424003113/https://www.berlin-partner.de/622/?L=1 |archive-date=24 April 2008}}</ref> A record number of 175,651 students were enrolled in the winter term of 2015/16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/hochschulen-berlin-mit-neuem-studentenrekord_id_5111299.html|title=HochschulenBerlin mit neuem Studentenrekord|website=Focus|date=25 November 2015|access-date=1 December 2015|language=de|archive-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408172817/https://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/hochschulen-berlin-mit-neuem-studentenrekord_id_5111299.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Among them around 18% have an international background.

The three largest universities combined have approximately 103,000 enrolled students. There are the [[Free University of Berlin|Freie Universität Berlin]] ''(Free University of Berlin, FU Berlin)'' with about 33,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/universitaet/leitbegriffe/zahlen/index.html |title=Facts and Figures |author=Free University of Berlin |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203075516/https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/universitaet/leitbegriffe/zahlen/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> students, the [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Humboldt Universität zu Berlin]] ''(HU Berlin)'' with 35,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/about/humboldt-universitaet-zu-berlin/facts |title=Facts and Figures |author=Humboldt University of Berlin |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716113033/https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/about/humboldt-universitaet-zu-berlin/facts |url-status=live }}</ref> students, and the [[Technical University of Berlin|Technische Universität Berlin]] ''(TU Berlin)'' with 35,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tu.berlin/en/about/profile/tu-berlin-statistics/ |title=Facts and Figures |author=Technical University of Berlin |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214449/https://www.tu.berlin/en/about/profile/tu-berlin-statistics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> students. The [[Charité]] Medical School has around 8,000 students.<ref name=charite_facts/> The FU, the HU, the TU, and the Charité make up the [[Berlin University Alliance]], which has received funding from the [[German Universities Excellence Initiative|Excellence Strategy]] program of the German government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/excellence-strategy/index.html |title=Excellence Strategy of the German Government |author=Berlin University Alliance |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627013223/https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/excellence-strategy/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfg.de/sites/exu-karte/en.html|title=Excellence Strategy|author=DFG|language=en|access-date=27 June 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726202732/https://www.dfg.de/sites/exu-karte/en.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Berlin University of the Arts|Universität der Künste]] ''(UdK)'' has about 4,000 students and [[ESMT Berlin]] is only one of four business schools in Germany with [[triple accreditation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/service/press-communication/figures-and-facts/ |title=Facts and Figures |author=Berlin University of the Arts |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628084223/https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/service/press-communication/figures-and-facts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Hertie School]], a private public policy school located in Mitte, has more than 900 students and doctoral students. The [[Berlin School of Economics and Law]] has an enrollment of about 11,000 students, the [[Berliner Hochschule für Technik|Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology]] of about 12,000 students, and the [[HTW Berlin|Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft]] (University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics) of about 14,000 students.