Jacobs University Bremen

About us

Location Bremen, Germany Funding Type Private
No of Students 1466 Establishment University
Founded In 2001 Estimated Cost of Living 10200 EUR
Address Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen, Germany

Opening in 2001
Jacobs University was founded with the support of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Organization. Private, state-recognized university, gGmbH (limited liability company whose profits are utilized for non-commercial purposes)
Supervisory Board and decision-making body: Board of Governors
Campus: 34 hectares; located 17 km from the city center
Language of teaching and research: English
Students: 1,466

Why?

Location
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
Campus: 34 hectares; 17 km from the city center
 Accreditation and recognition
 1999 Official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2001 Accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat)
2004 Accreditation of all Bachelor’s programs by the German Accreditation Council (ACQUIN)
2006 Announcement of Jacobs Foundation’s investment of €200 million, the largest donation in Europe ever made to a university (benefactor honored by name change at the beginning of 2007: “International University Bremen” becomes                   “Jacobs University Bremen”)
2008 Institutional reaccreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities. Renewal of the reaccreditation is required only on request of the City of Bremen, as the university has permanently proven it's academic constitution.
2010 Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2018 Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen until 2028