About

Founded in 1971, the University of Bremen in northwest Germany was established for the purpose of training teachers. Today, with around 20,000 students, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programmes while claiming particular subject strength in natural and engineering sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Bremen is regarded as a major centre for science. In 2005 it was designated ‘City of Science’ status and the University of Bremen, in 2012, was classified as a ‘University of Excellence’ – one of only 11 German institutions to be recognised as such.