University of Bremen
Roughly 23,000 people are currently active as students, teachers, researchers, or employees of the University of Bremen. It has become one of Germany`s eleven top universities of excellence. It is the science center of Northern Germany, renowned for its strengths in the sciences and engineering disciplines, as well as the humanities and the social sciences. The work carried out by its researchers, many of whom of international repute, provide important stimuli for the development of innovative ideas and the resolution of problems facing society in general. Visiting guests from all over the world enrich campus life at the University of Bremen, which is well-known in the student community as a cosmopolitan venue for studying and research. The exceptional quality of research in Bremen is due, among other things, to the university`s close collaboration with numerous top-notch non-university research institutes, both on campus and around the region. Their competence and vitality have attracted more than four hundred research and business ventures to the technology park around campus, creating a nationally recognized hub of high technology. For many years now, the University of Bremen has been among the top league of German universities in the area of research. Since June 2012, the University of Bremen is entitled University of Excellence within the Excellence Initiative by the German federal and state governments.
An interdisciplinary approach, orientation to the practice, and social commitment are the guiding principles of education and research at the University of Bremen. These aims which were developed when the University was founded have since seen the addition of some new principles: Equal gender opportunity, ecological responsibility, and the internationalization of education and research. Research conducted at the University of Bremen is interdisciplinary. In other words: Bremen research transcends the borders of traditional disciplines and is embedded within six research concentrations, also known as high-profile areas: Marine, Polar and Climate Research; Materials Science and Production Engineering; Information, Cognition, and Communication Sciences; Social Change, Social Policy, and the State; Health Sciences; and Logistics. The University of Bremen numbers among the most successful universities in Germany with regard to acquiring third-party funding for research projects. In the last years, external funding consistently accounted for one third of its budget. Since it was founded, the University of Bremen has purposefully pursued a policy of creating close links between its teaching and research activities, e.g. the approach to studying in projects which fosters elements of independent research-based learning oriented to societal issues. The University of Bremen is known for its diversity management and gender mainstreaming policies. It has established high standards of equal opportunity and according to the German Research Foundation it here ranks among the most successful universities. Research and finding solutions to pressing social issues also has a long tradition. This encompasses both fundamental as well as applied research. The University meets its commitment to education and research in the interest of society by entering into close Copperation with public institutions and enterprise, as well as by offering a broad spectrum of services to the community.
Foundation year: 1971
Short name: UB
Type: Public
Students: 19170
Faculty: 610
Faculty/Students Ratio: 31:1
Region: Europe
Location: Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
