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Encyclopedia > International University Bremen
International University Bremen
Image:IUB Logo.gif
Established 1999
Type Private
President Joachim Treusch
Faculty 266 (102 professors)
Staff 102
Students 1000 (618 UG, 382 Grad)
Location Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Campus Urban, 80 acres (0.3 km²)
Website www.iu-bremen.de

International University Bremen (IUB) is an independent research university in Bremen, Germany. IUB was founded in 1999 by the collaboration of the government of the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen and Rice University of Houston, Texas. Image File history File links IUB_Logo. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official name; German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germanys 16 Federal States (Bundesländer). ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official name; German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germanys 16 Federal States (Bundesländer). ... The University of Bremen (Universität Bremen) is a university of about 23,000 students and 1,500 scientists in Bremen, Germany. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of the United Statess highest rated institutions of higher education, in both academics and student life. ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ...


IUB is a private, English-speaking university in Germany, where the vast majority of universities are part of the free public education system. IUB combines American and European university systems to form a system with a transdisciplinary approach. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the continent. ...


IUB comprises three schools:

Like most American universities IUB is a campus university. The campus was founded on the grounds of the Roland Barracks in Bremen-Grohn. Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ... Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Jacobs is a brand of coffee that traces its beginnings to 1895 in Germany and is today marketed in Europe by Kraft Foods. ... ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campi) is Latin for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Vegesack is a district of Bremen, in the northern end of the city. ...

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Colleges

The Campus Center
The Campus Center

IUB has three independent residential colleges modelled after the colleges at Oxbridge. These are intended primarily as accommodation for undergraduate students, although a limited number of rooms for graduate students are also available. Each college is headed by two College Masters elected directly by the students living there. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 956 KB) A picture of the Campus Center at International University Bremen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 956 KB) A picture of the Campus Center at International University Bremen. ... A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ... Oxbridge is a portmanteau name for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ...


The colleges were designed by German architect Jürgen Böge. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...


The names of the three colleges are Alfried Krupp, Mercator and College III. The Krupp family is a prominent 400-year-old German family from Essen, famous for their steel production and manufacture of ammunition and armaments. ... Mercator is a Latin word which translates to merchant. Most commonly, it refers to Gerardus Mercator, a 16th century Flemish cartographer. ...


Alfried Krupp College

Krupp was the first college to be established at IUB in 2001. It is named after the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Krupp family is a prominent 400-year-old German family from Essen, famous for their steel production and manufacture of ammunition and armaments. ...


As of 2006 there are 185 students living in the college. The current Masters are Klaus and Isabelle Schoemann since September, 2004. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Former Masters of Krupp College are:

  • Isabel Wünsche and Kevin Pfeiffer (20012002).
  • Hartmut Wessler and Marita Hartnack (20022004).

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Mercator College

The college is named after the Mercator Foundation GmbH (Germany) and the Mercator Foundation Switzerland, the main donors for its reconstruction. It was established in 2002 and officially opened on April 8, 2003. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In total, there are approximately 189 students residing in the college. The first, and current, Masters are Klaus and Mandy Boenhke.


The College color is blue and the mascot is a cat nicknamed the "MerCat". The term Blue may refer any of a number of similar colors. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758) The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal and a subspecies of the wild cat. ...


College III

College III was established in 2003. It is largest college as it has one more residential wing than the other two colleges. It houses 235 students. The first and current Masters are Ryan and Sarah Richards. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The College color is green and the mascot is a dragon. College III has the distinction of being the three-time running champions (2004, 2005, 2006) in the annual campus-wide sports event, IUB Olympix. Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. ... // Chinese dragon, colour engraving on wood, Chinese school, 19th Century The dragon is a mythical creature typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile, with magical or spiritual qualities. ...


Facilities

Inside the campus area there are several research buildings called Research I, Research II, Research III, Research IV and Research V. In addition there are four labs - Lab I, Lab II, Lab III and Lab IV. There is also an ocean lab and an E.ON energy lab. There is an extensive and modern library. For the enjoyment of students, there is a gym, a sports hall and a cinema hall.


Majors

The IUB campus.
The IUB campus.

As of 2006 a total of sixteen undergraduate majors are offered at IUB leading to either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1162 KB) Summary Picture of the IUB Campus. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1162 KB) Summary Picture of the IUB Campus. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... An academic major is a mainly U.S. term for a university students main field of specialisation during his or her bachelors degree studies. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ...


SHSS majors:

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Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cell biology (also called cellular biology or cytology, from the Greek kytos, container) is an academic discipline that studies cells. ... Map of the human X chromosome (from the NCBI website). ... Bioinformatics or computational biology is the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science to solve biological problems. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Computational Science is the use of computers to perform research in other fields. ... Electrical and Computer Engineering is a major at many institutes of higher education. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Earth science (also known as geoscience or the geosciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ...

Trivia

On the official website it says that students come from over 86 countries. However, the majority of students are originally from Bulgaria, Romania and Germany. Despite this fact IUB may be considered one of the most international universities in the world with around 80% of student body coming from outside Germany.


The rigorous academic schedule is also a well known attribute. Students are required to take between 6 and 8 courses per semester.


The most popular majors at IUB are EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) and BCCB (Biochemistry and Cell Biology) from the School of Engineering and Science, ISS (Integrated Social Sciences) and IPH (International Politics and History) from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.


External links

  • Official website
  • IUB Forums
Colleges
Student clubs and organizations

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International University Bremen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (624 words)
International University Bremen (IUB) is an independent research university in Bremen, Germany.
IUB was founded in 1999 by the collaboration of the government of the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen and Rice University of Houston, Texas.
IUB is a private, English-speaking university in Germany, where the vast majority of universities are part of the free public education system.
International University Bremen - First Commencement (3247 words)
Visitors to International University Bremen (IUB), Germany’s only private university planned on the Anglo-American model, may not be able to detect the military base that once occupied these grounds, but they cannot help recognizing that what has transpired academically in Bremen in the last three years is a stunning success.
In the planning stage, IUB was projected to have 800 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students within five years, and while the graduate numbers will be reached (approximately 220 this fall), the undergraduate goal cannot be met until a fourth college is constructed.
IUB is just ahead of the curve, and its experience with the bachelor’s degree with an interdisciplinary curriculum will undoubtedly serve it well in years to come.
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