University College Freiburg: Liberal Arts and Sciences

⚽ For the third year in the row, our very own UCF football team – Majors United – competed in the Freiburg Uni-Liga this summer semester.
The season turned out to be the most successful one yet!

Even after a rocky start with two heavy losses, spirits remained high and the team achieved the first-ever Uni-Liga win in UCF history on matchday 3. After some close games including a draw in the following weeks, the team stormed to a huge 5:3 victory on the penultimate matchday, right in the middle of the heatwave. One week later, they concluded the season with a 1:1 draw in a closely contested match against the third-placed team. In the final table, this brought the team to 8 points and 7th place – by far the best season for Majors United yet.

This success was duly celebrated after the last match together with many LAS students and staff that came to support the team. A special thanks to UCF lecturer and unofficial Majors United coach Stoyan Panov who supported the team at the pitch almost every week.

If you’re interested in joining the team for next season, shoot as a message – no football skills required!

📸 UCF & Shiyuan Wu

Erasmus Prize 2026! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Erasmus Prize for the Liberal Arts and Sciences:
🏅 Martha "Millie" Lemke
for her Bachelor's thesis "Ceasefire! Investigating Values, Limitations and Alternatives of Fight Metaphors in Immunology and Rewriting Textbook Passages"
🏅 Dr. Lisa Zacharski
for her dissertation "The Nonbinary Gender Star (Genderstern) in German: Attitudes, Mental Representations, and Readability"
Their work exemplifies the spirit of interdisciplinary learning and critical inquiry that lies at the heart of University College Freiburg (UCF). Congratulations to both!
We also extend our heartfelt thanks to Prof. Dr. Julika Griem for her thought-provoking lecture as part of the UCF Lecture Series. Her talk “Am Ende? Warum im Wissenschaftssystem nicht über Aufhören gesprochen wird”, was an inspiring highlight of the award ceremony.
📸 Explore moments from the event and the lecture here:
🔗 https://uni-freiburg.de/ucf/news-events/erasmus-prize/

Want to apply to Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) in Freiburg?

Join our next Online Open Day sessions, where we focus on everything you need to now regarding Application and Admissions!

📅 When?
Friday, July 3, 15:00 (CEST)
and
Friday, July 10, 11:00 (CEST)

🌐 Where?
Online (click the link in our bio)

Mila Mikalay has shared her research at the conference of the Council for European Studies (CES) at the University College Dublin, which took place on 16-18 June.
She presented a paper on the impact of generative intelligence on students' agency as creators of knowledge, followed by a lively discussion of ways universities and individual lecturers should support students.
In another panel, Mila presented first results from her co-authored research on foreign policy of the European Union and Russia towards central Asia, asking about the impact of the war in Ukraine.
The participation was co-funded by DAAD and UCF.

📸 Picture credits:
Mediated Intelligence Panel: Jose Javier Olivas Osuna, P. Darin Payne, Mila Mikalay, Emmanuel Skoulas
Before and after Socialism Panel: Catherine Guisan, Mila Mikalay, Bryon Moraski, Danuta Kabat-Rudnicka, Oana Stefan

Curious about Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) in Freiburg?

Join our next Student-led Online Open Day, where current LAS Students give insights into the program!

📅 When? Friday, June 19, 16:00 (CEST)

🌐 Where? Online

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If you can make it to Freiburg, join our next in-person Open Day!

📅 When? Friday, June 22, 12:00 (CEST)

🏠 Where? UCF, Bertoldstr. 17, Freiburg

Come meet our staff and students and learn more about the LAS program firsthand.

No registration required!

👉 Find details here: https://uni-freiburg.de/ucf/news-events/open-days/

We can’t wait to welcome you at UCF! 🌿🎓

🚀 The Application period for the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Program at UCF is now open!

🗓️ Apply by July 15 to join our international, inter- and multidisciplinary learning community in the heart of Europe.

This year’s application essay question is:

“Can it be wrong to do the right thing? Explain your understanding of the question and use a situation from your own life as an example to support your argument.”

Ready to take the next step?

👉Learn more about the application and admissions process here:

uni-freiburg.de/ucf/las/apply/

We look forward to receiving your applications and discovering the unique perspectives you’ll bring!

Curious about Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) in Freiburg?

Join us for our in-person Open Day!

📅 When? Friday, May 22, 12:00 am
📍 Where? UCF, Bertoldstr. 17, Freiburg

Come meet our staff and students and learn more about the LAS program firsthand.

No registration required!

We can’t wait to welcome you here at UCF! 🌿🎓

Ready to take your education global? 🌍✈️

Join us at the UCF Study Abroad Fair! This is the first step towards your Study Abroad Journey.

🗓️ Wednesday, 20th of May ⏰ 4pm 📍 Max Kade 2

💡 Bonus: Affterwards you can talk to students who went abroad in the Courtyard! ✨

Don’t miss out on the start of your international journey. See you there!

FOR ONE NIGHT... AND ONE NIGHT ONLY:

The LAS student theater groupd Arts Liberated is bringing back their February production of "A Very Normal Variety Show!"

Same faces, same venue, same performances.... or not? Come and find out!

A VERY NORMAL VARIETY SHOW
24. April, 8pm
TheaterFISTung, Friedrichstraße 39, 79098 Freiburg
3/5 Euros
Reserve your tickets now! Link in the comments!

📚 Thinking about a Liberal Arts & Sciences degree in Germany 🇩🇪?

Join our Virtual Open Day and explore LAS programs from Freiburg, Gießen, Hamburg, Karlsruhe and Lüneburg – all in one session!

🗓️ When: April 17 | 14:30‑16:30 CEST
💻 Where: Online (Zoom)

What you’ll get:

Collective overview of every LAS offering

Break‑out rooms for each university

Live Q&A with staff + current students

Our own LAS program will be presented in English (most of the others in German)

🔗 Tap the link in the comments to find get access to the the zoom meeting.