“The location in the heart of Bremen brings the university even closer to urban society,” said the university's Director of Finance and Administration Frauke Meyer at the ceremony before an audience of more than 200 guests. “The Faculty of Law and the institutes and facilities that have their home in the architecturally appealing building will find optimal conditions for studying, teaching, and working here. We are delighted to now be able to use the new premises at Forum at Domshof."

"Forum at Domshof will strengthen our ties with the urban community, which we are delighted about – and we are already in good contact with our ‘new neighbors’, who also see this proximity as a great opportunity. However, Forum at Domshof is not only a gateway to the city center for the field of law, but for all of the university's faculties. The event rooms and communal areas will be used by everyone for meetings, conferences, and interactive events. We are looking forward to a lively atmosphere,” added University President Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther.

Forum at Domshof (formerly Nord LB) has been a new university location in the center of Bremen since the start of the winter semester. The Faculty of Law has already moved in with around 1,500 students and 160 staff, as have the Center of Labor and Politics (ZAP), and the HERE AHEAD (Higher Education Access Development) Academy. The Institute for Labour and Economy (iaw) and the law library will relocate to Forum at Domshof in the coming months.

Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte said at the opening: "This is a good day for the students, for the university, and for Bremen. Forum at Domshof is a real success story with many winners. Students will have modern working conditions in close proximity to the courts. The university is opening itself up to urban society. And the city center benefits from student life and the student spirit. Bremen is looking forward to having its university in the city center."

Senator for the Environment, Climate, and Science Kathrin Moosdorf and President Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther sent warm greetings from Bonn to the Forum at Domshof opening ceremony. In Bonn, they were supporting the “The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm” research cluster in the Excellence Initiative competition. In a video message, Kathrin Moosdorf expressed her delight at the university's new location in the city center: “From now on, the university can be visited directly in the center of Bremen. This is where it belongs, in the heart of our academic city. The Forum at Domshof building not only offers university students and staff modern premises and is within walking distance of central institutions; it also brings academia and urban society a little closer together – I am sure of that. I am looking forward to new cooperations and dialog, which is more important than ever in these times."

Space for Studying, Teaching, and Working

There is plenty of space at Forum at Domshof, the university's new location in Bremen's city center, which has created a great opportunity for the university and the state to move closer to the city with a number of cooperation and service offerings. Several event rooms of different sizes have been created on the floors of Forum at Domshof: From smaller seminar rooms for 30 people to lecture rooms with around 135 seats. There are also conference rooms on the sixth floor as well as a dining hall (Mensa), which is due to open soon.
The Bremen State and University Library's Juridicum branch will also be represented in the new building with its book collection and study spaces for students from next year onwards.

Science and the Metropolitan Public

The converted former banking hall is an ideal meeting place for students, staff, and teachers, but will also be used for contacts with the city public, for example through events and exhibitions organized by the University of Bremen.

Thanks to Our Supporters

Director of Finance and Administration Frauke Meyer thanked Bremen State for the opportunity to move closer to the city community by relocating to this building. She also thanked the architectural firm Caruso St John Architects and the landlord, BLB Immobilien. The Director of Finance and Administration expressed her gratitude to the Wolfgang Ritter Foundation for its financial support of 100,000 euros for Forum at Domshof.
The event was supported by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development, and Building's federal program “Zukunftsfähige Innenstädte und Zentren” (ZIZ).

Further Information:

https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/university/forum-at-domshof

Contact:

Anja Stöckl
Personal Advisor to the Director of Finance and Administration
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 (0)421 218-60102
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