From 1949, during the regime of the German Democratic republic, university reforms in obedience to the ruling ideology caused the university to develop in a way that ran counter to its former academic traditions. Nevertheless, it was still possible in some areas to restore international contacts and create worldwide cooperation. In spite of reorganization problems associated with the German unification process begun in 1990, Humboldt succeeded in gaining outstanding scientists from Germany and abroad. The teaching and research profile of the university now covers all the basic academic disciplines in the arts, social science, cultural science, medicine, agricultural science, mathematics and natural science. Familiarizing yourself with the culture and the people.
Construction cranes dot the landscape.
There is an enormously vibrant cultural, social and political life drawing people from around the world. Only recently the national government returned to Berlin from Bonn. Students at Humboldt study right in the heart of Berlin, on Unter den Linden, only a stone's throw from the world-famous Isle of Museums, just down the road from the Brandenburg Gate, and not far from Potsdamer Platz, the epicentre of reconstruction activities in Berlin. We wish to express our particular gratitude to Lufthansa German Airlines for their assistance with the travel arrangements for this exchange. The University of Toronto has formed exchange agreements with partner institutions around the world to allow our students to study elsewhere for a full academic year.