YUFE Staff Journey

YUFE Staff

What is the YUFE Staff Journey and who is it aimed at?

The YUFE University Alliance offers a diverse and broad range of opportunities. The YUFE Staff Journey offers numerous opportunities for professional development for employees—from administration, technology, and professional service staff to academics:

  • Employees have the opportunity to participate in events at ten different universities free of charge. Participation is flexible, and the program offerings range from compact online courses to multi-day in-person events with a stay abroad.
  • Whether language courses – for example in English or Spanish – that can be completed online, or intensive continuing education programs on-site at one of the nine partner universities: the YUFE Staff Journey opens up a variety of learning and development opportunities in an international university network.

Current YUFE offers for employees of the University of Bremen

For academic support staff from administration and technology (professional service staff) and academic staff (academic staff):

DateCourseMode of DeliveryLanguageRegistration linkTarget group
Any timeYUFE Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity online courseOnlineEnglishclick hereAll staff members
Any timeUC3M’s MOOCs in EDXOnlineEnglishclick hereAll staff members
Any timeUC3M’s Open Course WareOnlineEnglishclick hereAll staff members
10.11.2025 -30.01.2026Online Conversation Practice – English High IntermediateOnlineEnglishclick hereAll staff members
10.11.2025 -30.01.2026Online Conversation Practice – French IntermediateOnlineFrenchclick hereAll staff members
10.11.2025 -30.01.2026Online Conversation Practice – Dutch Low IntermediateOnlineDutchclick hereAll staff members
10.11.2025 -30.01.2026Online Conversation Practice – Dutch High IntermediateOnlineDutchclick hereAll staff members
24.10.2025Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment – from Policy to PracticeOnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
21.11.2025Recognizing and Rewarding Societal Engagement and ImpactOnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
12.12.2025Universities’ Career Models for Recognition and RewardsOnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
23.01.2026Work Well-Being in AcademiaOnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
22.10.2025/11.02.2026/10.06.2026; participants can choose one dateTackling Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual Violence Against Women part 1OnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
05.11.2025/25.02.2026/24.06.2026; participants can choose one dateTackling Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual Violence Against Women part 2OnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
Spring semester 2026Development of Open Educational ResourcesOnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
No dates defined yetTime Management with Outlook OnlineEnglishnot open yetAll staff members
No dates defined yetDealing with perfectionism OnlineEnglishnot open yetPostdocs
No dates defined yetEngagement by designOnlineEnglishnot open yetTeaching staff
08.09.-15.12.2025Beginning Spanish A1.2 OnlineOnlineSpanishregistration closedAll staff members
08.09.-15.12.2025Intermediate Spanish A2.2 OnlineOnlineSpanishregistration closedAll staff members
15.09. + 16.09. + 17.09.2025Career Choices for Early Career ResearchersOnlineEnglishregistration closedEarly Career Researchers
18.09.-20.11.2025German: Intermediate Virtual Language CaféOnlineGermanregistration closedAll staff members
18.09.-20.11.2025Connect & Communicate - Intermediate English in Academic SettingsOnlineEnglishregistration closedAll staff members
18.09.-20.11.2025Engage & Elevate - Advanced Academic Conversations (C1) EnglishOnlineEnglishregistration closedAll staff members


Offers specifically for postdocs

In order to support early career researchers, YUFE has created a workshop programme specifically for postdocs. The “YUFE Pilot on Postdoctoral Training and Development” offers internationally organized workshops and networking opportunities tailored to the needs of postdocs. All workshops take place online and in English and are free of charge.

Interested postdocs can register for the programme via the YUFE platform “Virtual Campus”. After registering for the programme, they are free to choose which workshops they would like to attend.

Registration and overview of upcoming workshops: here

 

YUFE Staff Journey Team - Contact

Uni Bremen Regenschirme

Jennifer Robbert

YUFE Staff Journey Co-Lead
Unit 12: Research and Early-Career Researchers
University of Bremen

Tel.: +49 421 218-60318
E-Mail | SFG 0390

Jana Sievers

Jana Sievers

YUFE Staff Journey Co-Lead
Unit 12: Research and Early-Career Researchers
University of Bremen

Tel.: +49 421 218-60382
E-Mail | SFG 0370

Charlotte Simmat

Charlotte Simmat

YUFE Further training opportunities.
Unit 12: Research and Early-Career Researchers
University of Bremen

Tel.: +49 421 218-60347
E-Mail | SFG 3290

Uni Bremen Regenschirme

Funda Togar

YUFE Visiting program for researchers
Unit 12: Research and Early-Career Researchers
University of Bremen

Tel.: +49 421 218-60308
E-Mail | SFG 0400



Structural university developments

The YUFE Staff Journey not only offers a wide range of continuing education courses for employees, but also actively contributes to structural changes at YUFE Universities. Through multimodal and interdisciplinary approaches as well as close cooperation between the ten academic institutions, we promote the dynamic development of the university structures. An important component of our work is the development of the YUFE Staff Development Policy, which aims to support the continuous professional development of employees. This policy forms the basis for our continuing education offerings, which specifically address the needs of academic support administrative staff, lecturers and researchers and thus contributes to long-term improvements. In addition, we have developed a Staff Recruitment Policy that ensures that the recruitment of staff not only meets current requirements but is also strategically aligned with the long-term development of the universities. In this way, the YUFE Staff Journey becomes a catalyst for change that will have a lasting impact on our academic landscape and increase educational success at all levels.