Studienforum Berlin (SFB) is an independent, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organization. It promotes better understanding of the people, society, culture, and institutions of Germany and Europe among national, European and overseas students. Studienforum Berlin offers highly competitive, academically oriented study abroad programs (semester, language, internships) for English speaking students, especially from the United States and Canada, and equips its students with well-developed analytical, conceptual, quantitative, and human skills. In addition, SFB offers faculty development programs and conducts research on political and economic developments in Germany and Europe. Finally, SFB, for its students, acts as a guide across Berlin - the "relaxed metropolis of trends in Europe".