60 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation en University of Bremen Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:32:28 +0200 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:32:28 +0200 University of Bremen content-627936 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:38:31 +0100 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation#c627936 <p>Manfred Flu?, born in Forst in Lausitz in 1943, came to Bremen in 1946. He studied in Freiburg and Hamburg, graduating with a degree in mathematics and a second state examination in mathematics and physics. From 1971 to 1999 he was a member of the Bremen Parliament, from 1974 to 1991 spokesman for the Science and Art Deputation and in 1994/95 Finance Senator. Manfred Flu? now runs a shipping company. He is married and has two children. In 2015, he founded the Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation together with his wife. Manfred Flu? has been an honorary citizen of the University of Bremen since 2019.<br /> <a href="/kooperationen/foerderer-alumni/treuhandstiftungen/manfred-und-ursula-fluss-stiftung" target="_parent">Manfred und Ursula Flu?-Stiftung</a></p> Content content-586652 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation#c586652 <p>Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation<br /> c/o University of Bremen<br /> Library Street 1<br /> 28359 Bremen</p> <p>Phone: +49 (0) 421 218-60336<br /> <a class="mail" href="mailto:stiftung@vw.uni-bremen.de" title="?ffnet ein Fenster zum Versenden der E-Mail">stiftung@vw.uni-bremen.de</a></p> <p class="bodytext">Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation<br /> IBAN: DE43 2905 0101 0081 5245 63<br /> SWIFT-/BIC-Code: SBREDE22XXX</p> Content content-586657 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation#c586657 <p>On 31 March 2015, the non-profit Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation was established as a trust foundation under the umbrella of the University of Bremen Foundation. Its purpose is to promote science and research, in particular by supporting research and teaching at the University of Bremen as well as young academics.</p> <p>The Board of Trustees decides on the use of the funds. It consists of</p> <p>    the founders, former senator Manfred Flu? and Ursula Flu?,<br />     the Rector of the University of Bremen, Prof Dr Jutta Günther<br />     Christian Flu?<br />     Prof Dr Wilfried Müller</p> <p>The Board of Trustees meets twice a year together with the committees of the University of Bremen Foundation. Decisions on applications for funding are made at the spring meeting.</p> Content content-586656 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation#c586656 <p class="bodytext">Applications for funding are subject to the regulations of the University of Bremen Foundation:<br /> <a class="internalLink" href="t3://page?uid=63576" title="Opens internal link in current window">Information on funding</a></p> <p>In 2023, the Manfred and Ursula Flu? Foundation is funding the project "Resilience of Maritime Infrastructures" by <strong>Prof Dr Katharina Reiling.</strong></p> <p><strong>Brief description of the project:</strong> Maritime infrastructures such as offshore wind turbines, submarine cables and seaports are essential for the functioning of the economy and the supply of society. The coronavirus pandemic and the war of aggression against Ukraine have recently highlighted the vulnerability of such infrastructures to crises. The sponsored anthology explores what constitutes the resilience of maritime infrastructures and how these challenges can be mastered legally.</p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <p><a class="internalLink" href="t3://page?uid=7648" title="Opens internal link in current window">Funded projects</a></p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> Content content-586662 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 /en/cooperation/grants-and-sponsorships/trust-foundations/manfred-and-ursula-fluss-foundation#c586662 <p>The donors Manfred and Ursula Flu? are long-standing supporters of the University of Bremen. The couple were already among the founding donors of the University of Bremen Foundation, which was established in 2012. It was therefore only logical that they should now go one step further and support the university in the long term with their own foundation - with their own trust foundation under the umbrella of the University of Bremen Foundation.</p> <p>The founders feel connected to the University of Bremen in many ways. Manfred Flu?, former Senator of Finance and Member of the Bremen Parliament, has actively supported the University on its way from its beginnings to becoming a University of Excellence. By establishing this foundation, the founders are therefore also recognising the work of the two rectors, Prof. Dr Jürgen Timm and Prof. Dr Wilfried Müller, whose work has been instrumental in the development of the University of Bremen into a university of excellence.</p> <p>Manfred Flu? was an honorary representative of the Planning Commission for Mathematics and Natural Sciences during the University's founding phase from 1969 to 1971. During his time as a member of the Bremen Parliament, Manfred Flu? was responsible for science and art for 26 years, including 17 years as deputation spokesman for the University of Bremen. He thus played a key political role in the developments of the 1980s and 1990s. From 1994 to 1995, Manfred Flu? was Senator for Finance.<br /> Manfred Flu? has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nolting Hauff Foundation for the Promotion of the University of Bremen for 14 years. As a representative of the Senate, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Bremen Foundation since 2012 and has been an active member of the Rector's Circle, an advisory group to the respective Rector, for nine years.</p> Content