University of Bremen
Bremen and Bremerhaven are located in the northwestern part of Germany, close to Hamburg. Together they form the smallest of the 16 German federal states, with a population of more than 680,000 and a historically-grown feeling of independence, which may well be founded in Bremen’s role as one of the leading Hanseatic Cities.
Although the University of Bremen was only founded in 1971, higher education, in various forms and institutions, has a long tradition in Bremen. Our innovative and future-oriented institution has a lively student population of 18,600 (in 2022), approximately two-thirds of which choose to come to Bremen from all over Germany and the world. With about 18% of Bremen’s students coming from more than 100 nations, the university lives up to its vision of being a truly international place for young people and scientists to study and develop.
Over the past five decades, the University of Bremen has realised its founding objectives to the fulliest. The ground-breaking ?Bremer Modell? from the founding days has been instrumental in helping the university to become a shining example and leading champion of modern university education in Germany and its basic features: ?…for example interdisciplinary study and research, researchbased teaching projects, orientation to practice, and responsibility towards society. These have since [the beginning days] been augmented by new aims like internationalisation, opportunities for junior scientists and scholars in structured post-graduate programmes, gender equality, and an added sense of purpose as a ‘learning institution’ ?. This is how the university describes itself on its homepage, which you are welcome to visit, should you want to find out more:
A wide array of subjects, ranging from naturaland engineering sciences to social sciences and humanities not only attract great numbers of highly motivated and competent students, but are also being taught at the highest standards possible. These standards have attracted numerous partners, such as research institutes and high-tech companies, to closely cooperate with the university and adding to its success and breadth of opportunities. Hundreds of those partners are located on the university’s spacious campus or in the famous adjacent Technology Park. The University of Bremen has earned itself a high reputation, both in research and teaching. The University of Bremen was ranked among the country’s top ten universities in the campaign for excellence (Exzellenz Initiative) run by the German government, which resulted in a number of new state-funded research assignments and teaching opportunities. Both research and study options ?made in Bremen? are the grounds for Bremen’s ever-growing reputation in the academic world, and in the professional world, too. Students studying in Bremen experience sound traditional teaching combined with new-mediadidactics. Bremen has been early in investigating and integrating e-learning opportunities into its syllabuses. Our students enjoy a university education that is
- modern and innovative
- practice-oriented
- scientifically sound and state of the art
- internationally orientated (hundreds of ongoing international partnerships)
- comprehensive, with General Studies being part of the syllabus
With its Strategy, the University of Bremen is again taking concrete steps to further develop this successful model.
Consequently, international experiences and the chance for students to apply what they have learned in ?real life? have become an integral part of the University of Bremen’s study programmes. An internship abroad is therefore a very important element for students. The university’s approach and objective is to support and encourage students to seriously pursue this goal. As a potential employer for an intern from Bremen, you can expect to meet students of the highest calibre and motivation. They have been well prepared to not only gain from, but also to contribute to the work and global atmosphere of the company that offers them a practical training opportunity.