Jacobs University Bremen
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| Jacobs University Bremen | |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Joachim Treusch |
| Faculty | 368 academic/research staff (of which 94 are Professors). |
| Staff | 102 |
| Students | 1227 (2009/10) |
| Location | Bremen,  Germany |
| Campus | Urban, 80 acres (0.3 km²) |
| Website | www.jacobs-university.de |
Jacobs University Bremen (previously International University Bremen, IUB) is a premier independent, private university in Bremen, Germany.
Jacobs University is an English-speaking higher education institution. Jacobs University combines aspects from the American, British and German academic systems to form an environment with a "trans-disciplinary" approach between diverse disciplines and subject areas.
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[edit] History
Jacobs University was founded in 1999 as the 'International University Bremen (IUB)' but changed its name early in 2007 in recognition to the philanthropist Klaus Johann Jacobs, who saved IUB from bankruptcy.
The university developed from an initial collaboration between the local government of the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen and Rice University, USA.
On November 1, 2006 the current President, Joachim Treusch, announced a donation to university by the Jacobs Foundation of 15 million € per year during the next 5 years. The Jacobs Foundation plans to make another donation of 125 million € in 2011. This donation is conditional on the university's achievements until then.
Jacobs University has been certified as a family-friendly institution by the Hertie Foundation since 2005 for introducing measures for university members with family obligations. [1]
Jacobs University Bremen was recently the focus of a five-part television series produced by Deutsche Welle titled "Leaders of Tomorrow." [2]
[edit] Students
There are approximately 1,227 students from more than 90 countries pursuing Bachelor’s, Master's, and PhD degrees. The students and the academic staff demographic are proportionally more international than at most other German universities.
Jacobs University has established some student exchange programmes with Universidad de Murcia Spain, Rice University, Washington State University, Carnegie Mellon University in the USA, Sciences Po in France and more recently with Lafayette College in the USA and the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
[edit] Accreditation
The university is accredited locally by the City-State of Bremen and nationally by the Academic Council of the Federal Republic of Germany (Wissenschaftsrat). The undergraduate major courses are accredited by ACQUIN, a German higher education accreditation agency. The university has also made an application to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, USA.
[edit] Campus
Like British and American universities, Jacobs University is a campus university. The campus grounds and buildings were developed from the former grounds of the Roland Barracks in Bremen-Grohn.
Today the campus is a 30-hectare park-like grounds including student housing in colleges, the university’s teaching, research, and administration buildings, including the Reimar Lüst Hall named after the founding chair, the Information Resource Center (IRC) – a library with extensive digital resources and future oriented information technology –, apartments for visiting scientists as well as sports and other leisure facilities
[edit] Schools
Jacobs University comprises two Schools that provide undergraduate programmes, and a Research Center:
- School of Engineering and Science (SES)
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS)
- Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development (JCLL)
[edit] Undergraduate courses (Majors)
BA Majors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences:
- International Logistics Management (new from 2007)
- Integrated Social and Cognitive Psychology
- Integrated Social Sciences
- Intercultural Relations and Behavior (new from 2008)
- International Politics and History
- Literature and New Media (soon Integrated Cultural Studies)
- Global Economics and Management ( Starting from 2010 )
BSc Majors in the School of Engineering and Sciences:
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Biochemical Engineering
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Biology and Neuroscience
- Chemistry
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Computer Science
- Earth and Space Sciences
- International Logistics Engineering (new from 2007)
- Mathematics
- Physics
To achieve "trans-disciplinarity", students complete additional courses from their School (but that do not stem from their Major), from the other School, and courses that are typically taught by one instructor from each school presenting a common topic.
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[edit] Masters and PhD programmes
MA programmes organised by the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) or the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), the joint Excellence Initiative funded by the German Research Council (DFG) between Jacobs University and University of Bremen:
- Comparative Politics & Sociology
- Global Visual Communication
- Intercultural Humanities
- International Political Economy
- International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory
- Modern Global History
- Integrated Social Sciences
Complete graduate programmes (MA and PhD) organised by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) or the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), the joint Excellence Initiative funded by the German Research Council (DFG) between Jacobs University and the University of Bremen:
- Integrated Social Sciences
- Intercultural Humanities
MSc programme organised by the Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development:
- Human Development, Lifelong Learning and Institutional Change
PhD programme organised by the Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development:
- Productive Adult Development
Additional graduate programmes (2-year MSc followed by a 3-year PhD) are organised by the School of Engineering and Sciences (SES), where continuation to the PhD is conditional on the successful completion of the MSc and acceptance by a PhD supervisor. The first two years are often funded by a stipend directly from Jacobs University, and the following three years are supported by research grants. An integrated PhD programme also exists that includes a three year programme including obligatory courses.
The following graduate programmes exist:
- Astroparticle Physics - This programme leads to a PhD and is intended for international students with an undergraduate education in physics or a closely related subject.
- Molecular Life Sciences (MoLife [1]) - This new MSc and PhD programme starting in 2008 replaces the previous Biological Recognition (BioRec) programme. MoLife offers the choice of two Specialisation Areas (SAs) out of Molecular Biophysics, Computational Biology, Molecular Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics and Cellular & Molecular Biology.
- Communication, Systems and Electronics - This features both coursework and research project work in various fields of electrical engineering in the first three semesters.
- Mathematical Sciences - Offering pure, applied and computational mathematics and mathematical physics.
- Marine Microbiology (MarMic)- This is in collaboration with the International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology and only for highly qualified and motivated students.
- Nanomolecular Sciences - This provides graduates with excellent career prospects in interdisciplinary physical sciences focussing on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
- Smart Systems - This is a highly innovative and future-technology oriented programme coordinated from the Computer Science Group.
- New from 2008 - Earth System Science Research School (ESSRES) coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven and also in collaboration with the University of Bremen.
Most of these programmes provide funded places and stipends. At Jacobs University, the convention is for PhD students to meet members of their examination committee early and submit yearly reports to assess their progress. Often an alternative academic advisor is appointed in addition to the PhD Supervisor.
[edit] Professional programmes
Currently, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences also provides an Executive MBA:
- Executive MBA in European Utility Management (EUM) [2].
[edit] Residential colleges
Jacobs University has four residential colleges modelled on student halls of residence and residential colleges found at UK and US universities. These residential colleges (Krupp College, Mercator College, College 3 and College Nordmetall) are intended primarily as accommodation for new undergraduate students, although a limited number of rooms are available for graduate students. Each college is headed by a College Master, a professorial member of academic staff and their family, and each has its own kitchen, common room, and full-time support staff. Some colleges have associated members of faculty who are active in social and extracurricular events. PhD students or experienced staff and their families are appointed as Residence Associates (RAs), which serve a range of rolls. Third-year undergraduate students may move out from their College into one of the additional residences off campus, called the Blue, Yellow and Red Houses and the ‘Cigar Factory’. These external residences are modern or renovated and have the similar resources as the colleges including RAs. Graduate students can also live in the external residences, but in general must find private accommodation near to the campus.
[edit] Staff and student facilities
For the benefit of all staff and students, there is a gym and two sports halls and playing fields, there is a cinema, bar/nightclub, a dedicated student's facility building including a very late night/early morning shop, the Interfaith House and Chaplaincy, a cafe, a stationery shop and even a kindergarten/preschool. In terms of academic resources, there are common rooms and lecture halls distributed around the campus.
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