Professor Angela Ittel has informed Freie Universität Berlin that she is no longer available to run in the upcoming election for university president. On December 3, 2025, the Extended Academic Senate voted on the two candidates for the office of president. Both Professor Angela Ittel and the incumbent president, Professor Günter M. Ziegler, received enough votes to secure their candidacy for the election (namely at least one-third of the votes from the voting members of the Extended Academic Senate).