Our Focus on Diversity

YES! demographics initiative wins award

“YES” stands for “Young and experienced: successful together!” Mercedes-Benz started the initiative in order to actively take advantage of the opportunities of the demographic change. YES has now been awarded the renowned Deutscher Personalwirtschaftspreis 2017 [German Human Resources Prize 2017] in the “Occupational Health” category in the context of the “Zukunft Personal” [HR in the future] trade fair in Cologne. Part of the initiative is the “EY ALTER” exhibition brought to life in cooperation with Jacobs University.

Inspiring! The Teachers of the Year 2017

They are enthusiastic for the taught subject, create an enriching and inspiring learning environment, in class and beyond, and have a passion for teaching: Each year a university committee, based on nominations by students of Jacobs university, selects three instructors whose engagement in teaching was particularly appreciated by the students.

Mixed Methods Award for Regina Arant

Regina Arant, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department Psychology and Methods at Jacobs University, wins this year's Mixed-Methods Award by the Division Evaluation & Methods of the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie).

Jacobs University: Ambassadors for Tolerance and Peace

A huge honor for the Jacobs University class of 2017: Nobel Prize winner Professor Randy Schekman came to the international university to attend their graduation. 365 graduands from more than 60 countries were presented with their degree certificates at the ceremony. And in keeping with tradition, they threw their mortarboards up in the air at the end of the ceremony.

Sharing scientific knowledge!

Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman didn’t mince his words. He spoke of “deluxe journals” that should be boycotted, saying that key scientific results were often published in only a handful of journals in spite of digitization. At the same time, doubt was increasingly being cast on scientific findings in the area of, for example, climate research, he said. How can the world of science communicate its work more credibly and make it available to a wide audience? This was the topic of discussion among well-known scientists at Jacobs University on the eve of the 2017 graduation ceremony.

Conquer Procrastination: Invitation to the Lecture

Who’s not familiar with this situation? You know you need to get more exercise, eat more healthily, and spend more time with friends. Everyone has good intentions. But putting them into practice – that takes skill. Dr. Sonia Lippke, Professor of Health Psychology at Jacobs University, will be talking about the things that get in our way and what we can do to motivate ourselves, in a lecture and subsequent discussion on June 8 at 5:00 p.m.

CHE-Ranking 2017: Top Results for Jacobs University

First top ratings in U-Multirank, now in the CHE university rankings, too: For the second time this year already, Jacobs University has made an outstanding showing in a prestigious university comparison. In the CHE university rankings, the private English-language university got top ratings in the two degree programs Economics and Industrial Engineering.

U-Multirank: Jacobs University among the Top Five

In the international U-Multirank university rankings, Jacobs University has again made an outstanding showing. In the areas of research, knowledge transfer, degree courses and teaching, internationalization, and regional engagement, the private Bremen university is among the five best universities in Germany. “This result is an impressive confirmation of our work,” said a joyful Professor Katja Windt, President of Jacobs University.

Zarnekow Development Prize goes to alumna of Jacobs University

Dr. Vera Storm studies the way patients with cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disease succeed in living more healthily. For her dissertation at Jacobs University in Bremen, the psychologist is receiving this year’s Development Prize of the Zarnekow Foundation.

How does internet use interrelate with health? Participate in the FiBu study

The FiBu-Study (“Fit in Bremen und umzu”) aims at better understanding the interrelation between health, lifestyle, and internet use in general with the goal to identify areas where improvements are needed. The researches at Jacobs University are now recruiting people to participate in the online survey which is available in three languages.

Globaler Blick auf Nachhaltigkeit: „Transatlantic Summer Academy on Sustainability“ an der Jacobs University gestartet

Noch bis zum 10. August werden sich knapp 30 junge Erwachsene im Rahmen der Transatlantic Summer Academy an der Jacobs University in Bremen mit der nachhaltigen globalen Entwicklung beschäftigen. Sie sind aus den USA und Deutschland angereist und werden sich nachhaltigkeitsrelevanten Fragen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und fachlichen Hintergründen nähern.

Global look at sustainability: “Transatlantic Summer Academy on Sustainability” starts at Jacobs University

Through August 10th, nearly 30 young adults will continue to deal with sustainable global development in the context of the Transatlantic Summer Academy at Jacobs University in Bremen. They have come from the USA and Germany and will approach questions related to sustainability from different perspectives and technical backgrounds.

Neuer Wettbewerb für Studienarbeiten zum Thema „Das Wohnen der Flüchtlinge“

Die Wohnsituation von Flüchtlingen in Deutschland ist Thema eines Wettbewerbs für sozialund geisteswissenschaftliche Studienarbeiten, der in diesem Jahr erstmals veranstaltet wird. Die Bremer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft GEWOBA hat gemeinsam mit der Jacobs University, der Universität Bremen und der Bremer Senatorin für Soziales, Jugend, Frauen, Integration und Sport einen Preis für zukunftsgerechte Stadtentwicklung initiiert.

Vielfalt erleben: Die Diversity-Studienprogramme der Jacobs University in Bremen

Käthe Neuss studiert an der englischsprachigen Jacobs University International Business Administration – einen der fünf Bachelor-Studiengänge der Focus Area Diversity der internationalen Universität. Diesen Bachelor-Programmen ist gemeinsam, dass Vielfalt als Motor der Entwicklung einer modernen, globalen Gesellschaft betrachtet wird. Sämtliche Studiengänge sind international ausgerichtet, konsequent fächerübergreifend und mit einem starken Praxisbezug.

Experiencing Diversity: The Degree Programs in Diversity at Jacobs University in Bremen

Käthe Neuss is studying International Business Administration at the English-language Jacobs University – one of the five Bachelor Programs in the Focus Area Diversity at the international university. All these Bachelor Programs view diversity as the motor in the development of a modern, global society. All the degree programs have an international alignment, are consistently interdisciplinary, and have a strong practical orientation.

Internationale Sommerschule zum Ukrainekonflikt

Die interuniversitäre Bremer Graduiertenschule BIGSSS, das Institut für Internationale Beziehungen der Taras Shevchenko Universität Kiew und die Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen veranstalten gemeinsam eine internationale Sommerschule zum Thema „Intergruppenkonflikte und ihre Lösung: Der Fall der Ukraine“.

Erste Bremer Netzwerkkonferenz zum Thema Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz

Unter dem Motto „Fit im Job – Erwerbsteilhabe gestalten“ laden die Jacobs University und die Deutsche Rentenversicherung Oldenburg-Bremen am Dienstag, 6. September, von 14.30 bis 18.30 Uhr erstmals zu einer Netzwerkkonferenz in die Bremische Bürgerschaft ein. Interessierte Vertreter von Unternehmen und öffentlichen Einrichtungen können sich ab sofort anmelden. Die Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ist kostenfrei.

Keine Zukunft? Keine Lust!

Die Zukunftsperspektive von Beschäftigten: ein Kompass für das Personalmanagement

Studie der Universität Mannheim und der Jacobs University zeigt: Personalmaßnahmen wirken über die subjektiv wahrgenommene Zukunftsperspektive von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern auf deren Arbeitszufriedenheit und Unternehmensbindung. Forscher sehen hierin wichtigen Ansatzpunkt für demografie-orientiertes Personalmanagement.

Jacobs University Celebrates First Habilitation in the Focus Area Diversity

This is the pinnacle of academic qualifications, with which candidates prove their ability to lecture in science and conduct research. The economist Dr. Christian Müller was the first habilitation fellow in the focus area Diversity from Jacobs University in Bremen and, so far, only the second at the international university. The habilitation certificate was presented to the 43-year-old in the course of a formal ceremony on Wednesday.

CHE Ranking 2016: Top Scores Once Again for Jacobs University

Another enormous success for Jacobs University: only around a month after attaining excellent results in the international U-Multirank, the private university once again got top scores – this time, in a large-scale comparison of higher education institutions. In the latest rankings of the Center for Higher Education (CHE) and the prominent weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT, Jacobs University achieved outstanding ratings – particularly in the subjects of biology and psychology.