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Universities Call for Binding Commitments from Politics

On  the one hand, double annual cohorts, insufficient funding, lack of qualified employees; and on the other hand, successes in the Excellence Initiative and the acquisition of external funding, top-quality teaching and large numbers of graduates – important boosts to the regional economy and…


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Work on University Website Is Going Ahead

The University of Bremen’s new website went online in September 2010, presented in a modern design and illustrated with large-format photos. Since then, visitors to the site have been able to obtain detailed information under the headings “University”, “Studies”, “Research”, “International”,…


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Endowments for First "Deutschlandstipendien"

The first three Deutschlandstipendien [new form of scholarship] for students of the University of Bremen are now assured: an endowment sponsored by the Förderverein des Industrie-Clubs Bremen e.V., an association of industrial enterprises in Bremen. For the coming year, the Industrie-Club Bremen…


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Series of Public Lectures „Die Uni (in) der Stadt“ Gets Underway

This year the University of Bremen celebrates its 40th anniversary. Over the past forty years it has never shied away from addressing the burning issues of our times – not in ivory-tower seclusion, but in discourse with the public and public institutions. It is in this tradition that the University…


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MARUM Video: Black Sea Mud Volcano

Now anyone who wants to can accompany Professor Gerhard Bohrmann and his colleagues from the Center of Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) on their thrilling expedition to the mud volcanoes in the depths of the Black Sea. They can do so by viewing the new video documentation on YouTube. Mud…


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German-Chinese Cooperation in the Marine Sciences

Last week saw the official inauguration of a new center of marine research in the coastal town of Qingdao, China. The Ocean University of China (OUC), the University of Bremen – with the Leibniz Center of Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) – and the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel – with the…


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On the Way to Recognition as a University of Excellence

Jubilation on the part of project leaders and the University Management on hearing that the University of Bremen has once again reached the final round in the German government’s Excellence Initiative. In the last round the University only narrowly missed being awarded the coveted title “University…


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Hands-On Conference: Trends in Online Learning

Today everybody seems to be talking about the role of media in education. How can social software like weblogs, podcasts and wikis be utilized for learning in schools, universities and firms? Specialists in media education at the University of Bremen are now putting the finishing touches on…


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Law and More: Taster Courses for School Pupils

What subject should I study? A question that becomes more and more acute the nearer pupils come to school leaving age. The University of Bremen offers school leavers to-be practical advice and support – and even taster courses in a number of subjects. In Summer Semester 2011, for instance, young…


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University Researchers Represented at CeBIT

Several research teams from the University of Bremen will be presenting their work to the public at this year’s CeBIT fair, which takes place in Hanover from Tuesday1st till Saturday 5th March. Among those attending the world’s largest computer fair this year are teams from the Bremen Institute of…