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Happy Birthday, SZHB: Language Center Celebrates 30 Years

Several events will be held to celebrate the anniversary of the Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen. Over the last three decades, it has provided students and staff from Bremen and Bremerhaven’s four state higher education institutions a wide range of language courses.


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CHE Ranking: University of Bremen Top in Student Support and Third-Party Funding

The University of Bremen performed particularly well in the latest ranking by the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) in the area of support at the start of studies. It also scored well in acquiring third-party funding.


Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der beteiligten Schulen aus Bremen und Bremerhaven zusammen mit dem Ausstellungsteam, bestehend aus Mitgliedern der Gruppe für Gestaltung, Gesine Born und Prof. Dr. Sabine Doff (mit Laptop)

Unlock the Future – Traveling Exhibition and Discussion on Educational Equity

What does an equitable school look like? What is educational equity, and why does it matter to us all? The Unlock the Future exhibition provides answers to these questions and brings research findings on educational equity in Bremen and Bremerhaven to life.


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Endangered Democracy – University of Bremen Lecture Series

Under the title Endangered Democracy, the “Profs gegen Rechts” network at the University of Bremen is organizing a series of lectures in cooperation with the Worlds of Contradiction collaborative research platform.


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School and Migration: New Materials for Parents and Teachers

In Germany, children's educational success depends heavily on parental support. The Inclusive School-Parent Communication in a Migration Society project investigated how communication between schools and parents can be improved in this context.


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Vernadsky Golden Medal for Wolffram Schr?er

Chemist Wolffram Schr?er, a retired professor at the University of Bremen, has been awarded the Vernadsky Golden Medal, the highest award of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences.


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University and HSB Receive Millions for Innovative Teaching

The University of Bremen and Bremen City University of Applied Sciences have secured a total of 13.5 million euros to drive forward the transformation of university teaching in the coming years.


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We Welcome Professor Oliver Plümper to the Faculty of Geosciences

Oliver Plümper joined the Faculty of Geosciences as Professor of Mineralogy in the 2025 summer semester.


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Obituary: Dr. Eberhard Haas

The university mourns the loss of Eberhard Haas, who passed away on March 27 in Bremen. Haas was an honorary citizen and sponsor of the University of Bremen since 2003.


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A Study: In Croatia’s Freshwater Lakes, Selfish Bacteria Hoard Nutrients

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter. Some bacteria selfishly take up entire molecules before digesting them internally, which is referred to as “selfish polysaccharide uptake.” The Bremen biologist Greta Reintjes was involved in the study in Croatia.


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We Welcome Professor Jana Semrau to the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences

Jana Semrau has been a professor of sport, exercise, and health promotion within the University of Bremen’s Faculty of Human and Health Sciences since March 2025.


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New Professor of Digitalization Technology: Evgeniya Kabliman Joins the University of Bremen and IWT

As of this April, Evgeniya Kabliman has taken on a professorship in the University of Bremen’s Faculty of Production Engineering. She has also been appointed as the new director of the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering (IWT), where she heads the Digitalization Technology department.


Staatsrat Martin Hagen, Rektorin Jutta Günther, Senator Bj?rn Fecker, Kanzlerin Frauke Meyer

Finance Senator Fecker and State Councilor Hagen Visit the Campus

Bremen’s Finance Senator Bj?rn Fecker and State Councilor Martin Hagen visited the University of Bremen. They learned about strategic development planning and current issues, and visited laboratories and workshops to see the cutting-edge research performed there.


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Online Event: Five Social and Political Science Master's Programs Presented

Five master's programs in the social and political sciences will be presented at a digital information event on April 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Those interested will be given a comprehensive insight into the diverse opportunities for further study.


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Integration of University Sports: University to Take Over from April 2025

Since 1986, the University Sports Association has been responsible for organizing, conducting, and developing university sports as part of a cooperation with the university. From April onwards, the university will handle these tasks.


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Language Learning in the Summer: Choose from 22 Languages

22 languages and many different course formats: On April 7, the Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen will start the summer semester with its range of courses. The program includes semester and intensive courses as well as paid education leave.


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New Podcast “Life in the Deep Biosphere” Explores Secrets of the Ocean Floor

The deep sea fascinates scientists all over the world. What happens under extreme conditions on the ocean floor? What role does the ocean floor play in the global carbon cycle? Answers are provided in the latest episode of the science podcast “Exzellent erkl?rt – Spitzenforschung für alle.”


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We Welcome Professor Alice Cla?en to the Faculty of Biology / Chemistry

Alice Cla?en has been a professor of animal ecology at the University of Bremen's Faculty of Biology/Chemistry since January 2025.


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Research on 6G Technology: University of Bremen at Hannover Messe

The Faculty of Physics / Electrical Engineering will be represented at this year's Hannover Messe with its research into the sixth generation of mobile communications, 6G. From March 31 to April 4, the scientists from Professor Armin Dekorsy's research group will be showcasing their research.


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Library Night in Bremen – SuUB Opens its Doors at Six Locations

On April 4, 2025, the first nationwide Library Night will take place in Germany. Under the motto “Wissen. Teilen. Entdecken.” (Knowledge. Sharing. Discovering.), 22 libraries of all kinds in Bremen invite you to stop by – including the State and University Library Bremen (SuUB).


Events

19. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
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19. May
Childhood Memoirs in Written Auto-Narratives of Women Participants of Soviet Dissident Human Rights Groups
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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20. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
All day
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20. May
Mittagskonzert: Day by Day – 12 neoklassische Stücke für Fl?te und Klavier
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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21. May
Podiumsdiskussion: Wie machen wir die Pflege zukunftssicher?
Haus der Wissenschaft
00:00 20:00
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21. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
All day
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21. May
Peter I. – Zar, Kaiser und hartn?ckiger Mythos
Haus der Wissenschaft, Sandstra?e 4/5, 28195 Bremen
18:00 20:00
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21. May
Prof. Dr. Rita Nikolai, Professorin für P?dagogik, Universit?t Augsburg: "Die Schulpolitik der AfD"
Rotunde, Cartesium
18:15 20:00
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22. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
All day
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22. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
All day
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22.23. May
DEBT. Unsettling Matters of Interest
GAK Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst Bremen, Teerhof 21, 28199 Bremen
All day
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22. May
Data Train: Machine learning basics
UNICOM 2 / Zoom
10:00 12:00
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22. May
Data Snacks | "Applied Text Mining using Python"
Zoom
13:00 13:30
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22. May
Prof. Dr. Inge Hansen-Schaberg (TU Berlin): Wer ?als Forscher, Künstler oder Privatmensch, ein blo?es Inseldasein führt, der verletzt die erste Forderung demokratischer Haltung“ (1954) -- ...
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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22. May
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - "Ich wollte mein Recht"... ?ber 40 Jahre lang staatenlos - Die Ausbürgerung der Bremerin Wilma Szwajka
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 22:00
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23. May
Vereinbarkeitswoche 2025 l Diversity- Equity- & Inclusion-Week 2025
All day
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26. May
Info-Veranstaltung Master Public History
GW2, Raum B2335a
12:00 13:00
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26. May
Buchvorstellung: “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.” The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement.
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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27. May
Mittagskonzert: Argentine Music on Guitar
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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27. May
studio Vortrag. Jan Engelke, München. Eigene Heime. Identit?tskonstruktionen rund ums Einfamilienhaus
b.zb Bremer Zentrum für Baukultur, Am Wall 165/167, 28195 Bremen und via Zoom
18:00 20:00
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27. May
Helen J. Stephan (Universit?t Bremen) "TRANS*, GENDER, BODIES AND SEX-HORMONES IN MATERIAL-DISCURSIVE ENTANGLEMENTS"
Rotunde
18:15 20:00
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31. May
Rathaus mal anders: Führung mit Studierenden der Public History
Bremer Rathaus
11:00 12:00
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31. May
Public History-Talk: UNESCO-Welterbe in fordernden Zeiten
Bremer Rathaus
15:00 16:30
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02. Jun
Women’s Memoirs of the Gulag: Literary Strategies of Representing Trauma and Survival
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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03. Jun
Mittagskonzert: The Live Loop-Station Show
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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03. Jun
Dr. Fabio Caruso (University of Kiel, Germany): Electron-phonon interactions in the time domain: from non-equilibrium phonon dynamics to theoretical spectroscopy
H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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04. Jun
Fressen und gefressen werden: Nachhaltiges Schulessen in Bremen
Forum am Domshof
18:00 19:00
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04. Jun
Dr. Susanne G?tze, Journalistin und Autorin: "AfD, Trumpisten und neoliberale Netzwerke: Rollback beim Klimaschutz und Comeback des fossilen Autoritarismus"
Cartesium
18:15 20:00
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05. Jun
Data Snacks | "Zooming out – macro-level dynamics of research data infrastructuring"
Zoom
13:00 13:30
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05. Jun
Vorstellung JupyterHub an der Universit?t Bremen
13:30 14:00
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05. Jun
Prof. Dr. Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg (Universit?t Kaiserslautern)
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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05. Jun
Praktische Wissenschaft: Vorstellung und Diskussion des Webportals ?MitmachKompasszur Bürgerbeteiligung in Bremen?
Forum am Domshof
16:00 18:00
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10. Jun
Mittagskonzert: Von Ballade bis Groove VI - Arrangements
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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10. Jun
Dr. Fabien Massabuau (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom): Defects in α-phase Ga2O3
H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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10. Jun
Aus den Akten auf die Bühne - Der Kampf um Entsch?digung - Jüdische Menschen aus Bremen in Südamerika
Theater am Leibnizplatz
19:30 22:00
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11. Jun
Data Snacks | "Tupperware Your Data – Keep Your Data Fresh, Organized & Ready to Serve (On-Campus Special Edition)"
Zoom
13:00 13:30
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12. Jun
Can we terraform Mars?
Zentrum für Angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM)
14:00 15:00
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12. Jun
Prof. Dr. Carsten Klempt (Leibniz Universit?t Hannover und DLR SI Hannover): Optical frequency metrology – quantum sensing on ground and in space
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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16. Jun
Community-Driven Hyperlocal Environmental Sensing
NW1, S1260
16:30 18:00
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16. Jun
Baggage. The Material Culture of Soviet-Jewish Emigration
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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17.18. Jun
vocatium
Messe in Halle 6, Bremen
08:30 15:00
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17. Jun
Info-Veranstaltung Master Public History
Zoom
10:00 11:00
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17. Jun
Mittagskonzert: "Pinnowation" – Jazz von und mit dem Pinnow Ensemble
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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18. Jun
25 Jahre Universit?tsarchiv - Tag der offenen Tür
Universit?t, GW1, Trakt A, Erdgeschoss
11:00 15:00
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18. Jun
Prof. Ralf Michaels, Direktor, Max PIanck Institut für Ausl?ndisches und Internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg: "Staatsraison als Ersatzverfassung?"
Rotunde (Cartesium)
18:15 20:00
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23. Jun
Was die Staatssicherheit sah. Prostitution und die Geschlechterordnung in den Interhotels der sozialistischen Tschechoslowakei
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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24. Jun
Mittagskonzert: Best of DPM (Duo Poetico Musicale)
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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25. Jun
Studienplatzbewerbung an der Uni Bremen
Zoom
15:00 17:00
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25. Jun
Risk assessment and mitigation strategies for raceway wear of blade bearings of wind turbines
NW1, H?rsaal H3
17:00 18:30
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26. Jun
Wohnen als soziale Infrastruktur. Strategien für eine soziale Wohnungsversorgung
Formum am Domshof
16:00 18:00
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26. Jun
Dr. Monica Ionita (AWI Bremerhaven)
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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30. Jun
History Makers – Die Konstruktion von Aggressorbildern in der (digitalen) Geschichtspropaganda im Russland der Putin-Zeit
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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01. Jul
Mittagskonzert: Le Tango perpétuel
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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01. Jul
Info-Veranstaltung: Lehramt studieren an der Uni Bremen
Zoom
15:00 16:30
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02. Jul
Hei?e Stadt und kühler Kopf: Wie Bremen sich auf Hitze vorbereitet
Forum am Domshof
18:00 19:00
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02. Jul
Rassismuskritik als Hochschulentwicklungsaufgabe und die Auseinandersetzung mit Antisemitismus und Wissenschaftsfreiheit
Rotunde (Cartesium)
18:15 20:00
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03. Jul
PD Dr. Svend-Age Biehs (Carl von Ossietzky Universit?t Oldenburg)
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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06. Jul
Semesterabschlusskonzert: ?VERDI!“ – Messa da Requiem für Solisten, Chor und Orchester
Glocke Bremen, Gro?er Saal
17:00 19:00
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07. Jul
Becoming Capitalist in Post-Socialist Russia and Belarus
IW3, 0330, Universit?t Bremen
18:00 20:00
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08. Jul
Mittagskonzert: Bekannte Melodien aus Klassik, Pop und Film auf dem Flügel
Theatersaal der Universit?t
12:30 12:55
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09. Jul
Studienplatzbewerbung an der Uni Bremen
Zoom
15:00 17:00
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10. Jul
Vorstellung JupyterHub an der Universit?t Bremen
10:00 10:30
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10. Jul
Prof. Dr. Annablle Bohrdt (LMU München)
H?rsaal H3, Geb. NW1, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen
16:00 17:00
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26. Aug
Vorstellung JupyterHub an der Universit?t Bremen
14:00 14:30
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10.12. Sep
Women in Automorphic Forms 2025
Universit?t Bremen, MZH 5500/5600
All day
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12. Sep
Vorstellung JupyterHub an der Universit?t Bremen
13:00 13:30
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23.24. Oct
20 Jahre in die Zukunft: Was ist unsere Vision von Medien, Daten und Gesellschaft?
Haus der Wissenschaft Bremen
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10. Nov
Die Vielfalt von Grünkohl - ?ber gesunde Inhaltsstoffe, gefr??ige Raupen und die Oldenburger Palme
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 DelmenhorstO
19:30 21:00
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27. Jan
Tag des Gedenkens an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus
GW 1 H?rsaal
16:00 18:00
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Studies

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Studying at the University of Bremen

Whether it be the compact campus, the diverse study programs on offer, or the green cycling city – a degree at the University of Bremen has a lot to offer.

You can choose from a broad range of degree program at the University of Bremen:

  • more than 100 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
  • the state examination in law
  • international degree courses and further training offers

Profile

The University of Bremen is one of Germany’s medium-sized universities. In its mission statement, the university prioritizes:

Academic Consultation

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Applying to Study

We provide comprehensive and detailed information on applications and enrollment for the following areas:

All about Research

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High Level of Third-Party Funding

A great strength of the University of Bremen is its considerable success in the acquisition of third-party funds, both in individual as well as in collaborative research. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is the largest provider of third-party finance: Besides the MARUM Cluster of Excellence, the University of Bremen is currently involved in no less than seven Collaborative Research Centers, as well as a number of research groups and priority programs.

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Strategic Promotion of Talent

The targeted promotion of young talent, unlocking potential, and early independence are among the guiding principles of the University of Bremen. We offer intensive support to young academics in six DFG research training groups, numerous junior research groups and also through doctoral programs offered in cooperation with non-university research institutions.

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Lifelong Learning

The University of Bremen is a place of lifelong learning. With our offers of continuing education we enable you to acquire knowledge of cutting-edge research. Discover the wide range of our offers and benefit from the unique combination of practice-oriented learning and innovation.

Facets of the University of Bremen

Diversity

The diversity of our students and staff is both a framework as well as a prerequisite for high quality in research and teaching. As a cross-sectional priority and central profiling feature, we take account of diversity in our teaching and learning formats, in the structure of degree programs, and in the content of research and teaching. Moreover, diversity orientation and equal opportunity also guide us in the composition of teams and the design of counseling.   

International

Internationality is a strategic profiling objective of the University of Bremen. In keeping with our self-image as an international university, we see internationalization as a process that extends into all areas of the university – whether research, studies or administration. People from more than 100 nations enrich campus life. We are networked worldwide. In close cooperation with our partners, we work on the advancement of knowledge and finding solutions to global challenges.

Sustainability

The University of Bremen has been committed to sustainable development for years. Numerous projects and measures exist in the areas of research, teaching, operations, governance, and transfer, supporting the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. Among them are the outstanding EMAS environmental management program, the university’s promotion of social sustainability as well as several research institutions with a focus on sustainability

Have you Heard of...?

There is a lot to be discovered on campus. What’s behind all those doors? up2date. online magazine knocks on some of them to find out. Welcome to a slightly different tour of the campus.

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Have You Heard of… the Picture Book Library?

There is a special treasure trove of books in GW2 building – 2,000 picture books can be found at the Institute for Picture Book Research.

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Have You Heard of... the University of Bremen’s Guesthouse?

At university, there is much to discover beyond the Horn-Lehe campus. The University of Bremen has a hidden gem downtown – Teerhof 58 – Guesthouse of the University of Bremen.

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