Network

For purposes of student exchange and academic collaboration, UCF has partnerships with higher education institutions around the world. 

• Staff and students at University College Maastricht provided guidance and consultation for the establishment of UCF. Today, our partnership includes an ongoing exchange of ideas, experiences, and students – for example in the Dual Degree program (former Double Degree program) between the two colleges. 
• UCF has partnerships and exchange programs in and beyond Europe and is an active member of international higher education networks focusing on Liberal Arts and Sciences, e.g. ECOLAS (Consortium of European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences).
• The University of Freiburg is member of EPICUR (European Partnership for Innovative Campus Unifying Regions) and of the regional university network EUCOR – The European Campus.

In 2010, the German Council of Science and Humanities published Recommendations on the Differentiation of Higher Education Institutions. One recommendation was the establishment of University Colleges and interdisciplinary undergraduate programs – following the Dutch example. 

The founding of UCF must be seen in the context of the European Bologna Process and ongoing debates on higher education. Since its founding in 2012, UCF has generated attention among policymakers, higher education institutions, foundations, and private actors in Germany and beyond. 

For its establishment and projects, UCF has received funding and support from, inter alia, the following institutions and initiatives: 

• Baden Württemberg Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst
• Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
• Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and the Quality Pact for Teaching
• C. H. Beck Foundation
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
• Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Max Kade Foundation
  
• Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and the Lehre-n project
• Verband der Freunde der Universität Freiburg e.V.

If you are interested in collaborating with and/or supporting UCF, please contact us at:

University College Freiburg
Paul Sterzel (Managing Director)
Bertoldstraße 17
79089 Freiburg
Germany

Tel. +49 761 203-97557
paul.sterzel@ucf.uni-freiburg.de