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Ein Abend für den Experimentalfilm: Internationale Filmkünstler und Sammlungen richten gemeinsames Geburtstagsprogramm aus.

Since the start of this winter semester, a total of 110 talented young students have been granted a Deutschlandstipendium [German stipend]: 72 of them are first-time recipients. On 20th November 2012 the University invited the students and their sponsors to an event to celebrate the occasion. This…

Examinations and mandatory attendance are the items on the agenda of the 6th Semester Summit Meeting that will take place in building GW2, room B3009, on Wednesday 28.11.2012. The Rectorate is looking forward to an open exchange of opinions under the motto “Competence = Attendance + successful…

Continuity and change in the Rectorate of the University of Bremen: On 14th November 2012, the Academic Senate (AS) of the University of Bremen moved that the University Rector, Prof. Bernd Scholz-Reiter, be recommended to appoint Prof. Kurosch Rezwan to the post of Vice Rector for Research and…

The University of Bremen now has a “Room of Silence”, officially opened to the university public by Professor Yasemin Karaka?o?lu, Vice Rector for Intercultural and International Affairs. The room is meant to serve as a place of refuge for those seeking peace, meditation and prayer. It is part of…

When on a bleak and overcast day a Bremen professor wades into the chilly waters of the campus lake, it can only be in the interest of science, and to find solutions for pressing issues of our time. Clad in a dry-suit—which he otherwise wears when canoeing—and carrying a block of ice and a toy boat,…

Roswitha Krebs-Goldbecker is in charge of her own little glass domain at the University of Bremen. Her working materials are extremely fragile. On her workbench you will find dozens of glass tubes and rods in all shapes and sizes. A little bit hidden way in the basement of the NW2 building, the…

It’s always been difficult to build a successful career without a good education, and today it’s especially important to have gone to university or college. More and more people would therefore like to benefit from a higher education, even though they didn’t obtain a “normal” high school diploma.…

Professor Gerold Wefer has passed on the leadership of MARUM to marine geologist and climate modeler, Professor Michael Schulz. The changeover signifies the end of an era for the Bremen Center for Marine Environmental Sciences. It began 27 years ago when Wefer was appointed Professor of General…

Firms conduct business with other enterprises around the globe – and their workers are often stationed abroad. Modern societies are increasingly feeling the impact of transnational processes. How can we deal with the resulting issues and costs? What are the influences of global trade on working…