The exhibition was launched to mark the university’s 50th anniversary. It includes more than 50 sites showing areas where researchers, teaching staff, and students are an important part of the economy, politics, administration, education, or culture – and where ideas and cooperation from within the university have created something new. Whether Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven, bremer shakespeare company, or German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI): Various exhibition panels feature numerous actors who are connected to the university in a variety of ways. The 50 Reasons WHY exhibition thus vividly illustrates the university’s many facets and highlights its importance for Bremen City. Anyone who always wanted to know why, for example, the German Maritime Museum collects old ships, why Reishunger is crazy about the small grain, and what exciting activities alumni pursue after graduation should not miss the opportunity to visit the 50 Reasons WHY exhibition at Weserpark.

“We want as many people as possible in Bremen to have the opportunity to visit the exhibition free of charge"

“When developing this exhibition, it was important to us from the very beginning that it would not only be on display at the Lower Town Hall and digitally,” says the President of the University of Bremen, Professor Bernd Scholz-Reiter. “We want as many people as possible in Bremen to have the opportunity to visit the exhibition free of charge. That is why we are delighted that Weserpark is now making this possible.” At the 76,000-square-meter shopping mall, visitors can conveniently enjoy the German-English anniversary exhibition of the University of Bremen during a shopping spree. It will be located in the area between the Edeka supermarket and Müller drugstore.

Shopping mall manager Monika Mehrtens: “Bremen for Bremen citizens – we are pleased that we, as a part of Bremen, are able to present this exhibition about the University of Bremen and its partners. Weserpark, which was forced to miss its 30th anniversary celebration last year due to the pandemic, is proud to have this informative exhibition stop here.”

Opening Hours:

From November 26, 2021, you can visit the 50 Reasons WHY exhibition between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Admission is free of charge. Further information on the exhibition is available at www.weserpark.de (in German) and https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years/events/50-reasons-why .

Location:
Weserpark Bremen
Hans-Bredow-Straße 19
28307 Bremen

The Exhibition Features:

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) · AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven · Bremen Chamber of Labour · ArcelorMittal Bremen; swb · BIBA – Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics GmbH · Community Center Neue Vahr apiary · Bremen City Hall · bremer shakespeare company · Bremer Zentrum für Baukultur (b.zb) · Bremen Parliament · Denkort Bunker Valentin – Memorial · German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) · German Maritime Museum (DSM) · encoway · Fan-Projekt Bremen · Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS · Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials  IFAM · Gerhard-Marcks-Haus · GEWOBA · Bremen Chamber of Commerce · HERE AHEAD - Academy for Higher Education Access Development · Haus of Science · KLUB DIALOG · Kultur Vor Ort · Kunsthalle Bremen · Bremen State Center for Civic Education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Bremen) · Bremen State Institute for Schools (LIS) · Bremen’s state representation in Brussels / EuropaPunktBremen · ZMT (Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research) · BIPS (Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology) · Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering – IWT · MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen · Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPIMM) · meerMINT · Mercedes-Benz Plant Bremen · Reishunger · smart insights® · Stadtbibliothek Bremen (Bremen City Library)·  The University of Bremen Foundation · Sparkasse Bremen · team  neusta · Theater Bremen · Technisches Bildungszentrum Mitte  (TBZ Mitte) · OHB · Übersee Museum Bremen · unifreunde · Universum® Bremen · Wilhelm-Focke-Oberschule · YUFE - Young Universities for the Future of Europe · ZARM (Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity) · Centre for Artists’ Publications, Weserburg Museum of Modern Art · Centre for Teacher Education and Educational Research – ZfLB / Schulzentrum Walle

50 Years of the University of Bremen – With Warm Thanks to Our Partners:

•    University of Bremen Alumni Network
•    AOK – Die Gesundheitskasse
•    Bremen NEXT
•    Bremen Vier
•    Die Sparkasse Bremen
•    “unifreunde” Association of the Friends of the University of Bremen and Jacobs University
•    Stiftung Bremer Wertpapierbörse
•    Weser-Kurier
•    WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH

Further Information:

• www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years/events/50-reasons-why  
• www.weserpark.de  (in German only)
• www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years
• Newsroom: Press releases and photos on 50 Years of the University of Bremen are available here: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years/newsroom
• Hashtags: #UniBremen50 / #OffenSeit1971 / #50JahreWARUM

 
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