# Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Sinologie

> research institute

**Wikidata**: [Q101259367](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101259367)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/freie-universitat-berlin-institut-fur-sinologie

## Summary
Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Sinologie is a research institute based in Berlin, Germany. It is part of Freie Universität Berlin and is classified in data sources as a research institute (ringgold ID 153727).

## Key Facts
- Instance: research institute (classified as a research institute in structured data).
- Parent organization: part of Freie Universität Berlin.
- Headquarters: Berlin, Germany.
- Country: Germany.
- Ringgold identifier: 153727.
- Wikidata description: research institute.
- Related class: belongs to the category "research institute" (an organization whose primary purpose is research; sitelink_count: 41).
- Source reference for structured properties: P248 Q64159407 (as provided in the source material).
- Founding date and founder: not provided in the available source material.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Sinologie?
A: It is a research institute associated with Freie Universität Berlin, described in sources as a research institute and headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

### Q: Where is the institute located?
A: The institute is headquartered in Berlin and operates within Germany as part of Freie Universität Berlin.

### Q: How is the institute cataloged in academic identifier systems?
A: It is listed with ringgold ID 153727 in the provided structured data.

## Why It Matters
Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Sinologie is the institutional unit identified for sinology research within the framework of Freie Universität Berlin and is registered in standard research-infrastructure records (including a Ringgold identifier). As a named research institute within a major German university and based in Berlin, it represents an organizational locus for academic activity in its field in that city and country. Its classification as a research institute indicates its primary institutional purpose is research, which shapes how it is cataloged, funded, and referenced in academic metadata systems. The presence of stable identifiers (such as the Ringgold ID) supports discoverability, administrative integration, and interoperability across library, funding, and bibliographic platforms. Even where detailed operational data (founding date, staffing, programs) are not supplied in the available source material, the institute’s affiliation and identifiers make it a recognizable organizational node for scholars, librarians, and research administrators working with sinology and related disciplines.

## Notable For
- Being an institutional unit of Freie Universität Berlin (explicit parent organization).
- Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, situating it within a major European academic and cultural center.
- Classified and recorded as a research institute in structured data sources.
- Assigned Ringgold ID 153727 for institutional identification in academic and library systems.
- Listed in metadata sources with a concise Wikidata description as a research institute.

## Body
### Identity and classification
- Official designation in the provided material: Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Sinologie.
- Instance of: research institute (explicitly stated in structured properties).
- Related class note: the entity fits the category "research institute" defined as an organization whose primary purpose is research (sitelink_count: 41).

### Affiliation and organizational context
- Part of: Freie Universität Berlin (listed as the parent organization).
- This affiliation places the institute within the administrative and academic structure of Freie Universität Berlin.

### Location and jurisdiction
- Headquarters: Berlin.
- Country: Germany.

### Identifiers and cataloging
- Ringgold ID: 153727 (provided in the structured properties).
- Structured property reference indicated as P248 Q64159407 in the source material.

### Public description and metadata
- Wikidata description: research institute.
- The available metadata emphasize organizational classification and identifiers rather than programmatic or historical detail.

### Known gaps in the provided data
- Founding date: not provided in the supplied source material.
- Founder(s) or creators: not provided.
- Internal structure, staff counts, research programs, publications, or specific activities: not provided.

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## References

1. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions