Internationalization
One of the University of Bremen`s guiding principles is to promote the exchange of students, faculty, and staff through international programs and partnerships across all continents. Faculty 11 – Human and Health Sciences – strongly supports and encourages internationalization for all its students and members.
Contact Persons
Representative for International Affairs: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
Nursing Science:
Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
Public Health:
Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
Psychology:
PD Dr. Iris Stahlke
Internships abroad
For information about internships abroad for all degree programs at Faculty 11, please contact the Practice Office, Beate Heitzhausen.
Information about PROMOS scholarship
Please contact Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann to obtain information about scholarships for study programs and internships outside of Europe International Office.
For general information on all international activities and issues across study programs and departments at central university level, please contact the International Office.
International Office
The staff of the International Office are the people to contact regarding general information about all other international activities and affairs outside the Faculty’s study programs.
Faculty-related information
Here you can find some brief information specifically concerning the areas of teaching and education in Faculty 11. Select from the following topics if you are registered on a study program in Faculty 11 and are planning a stay abroad:
- Outgoings – studying abroad, if you have come to the University of Bremen as a guest student from a foreign university and wish to undertake
- Incomings – studying in Bremen, if you are a member of the teaching staff in Faculty 11 and are considering or planning to undertake a period teaching at a university abroad:
- Mobility of teaching faculty, if you wish to invite a foreign guest researcher or educator to come to Bremen, i.e. to our Faculty or to your study program: Internationalization at home program.
Information for outgoings
In general, there are two different ways for students to study at a foreign university.
Coorperating universities
You may use one of the existing, contractually regulated university cooperations at university, department or degree program level. This means that you will study at one of our European or non-European partner universities. The University of Bremen has about 500 cooperation agreements with universities abroad. Faculty 11 has more than 30 cooperation agreements with foreign universities. It is important to distinguish between a) European and b) non-European partners.
A) European Cooperations
You can study at a European partner university as part of the Erasmus program. Erasmus contracts are generally established at faculty or degree program level. The list of existing Erasmus cooperations for study programs in Faculty 11 will give you an idea of which universities are suitable for you: students enrolled in the Psychology program can choose between universities that have an Erasmus agreement in Psychology. The same applies to students enrolled in the Public Health/Health Sciences and Nursing Science study programs
List of Erasmus Cooperation Agreements for the study programs in Faculty 11
B) Non-European Coorperations
If you choose to study at a non-European university, please select one of the contractual university cooperations. These can be found in the list of non-European university cooperation agreements on the University?s central website. These cooperation agreements can be established at university level. In most cases students from all faculties and study programs are eligible to apply. In addition, there are agreements with non-European universities at faculty level, where students from these faculties are given priority during the application process. At the University of Bremen, students are selected by the designated contact person responsible for the cooperation, to whom you must apply, even if you belong to a different faculty. Below, you will find a list of non-European universities that cooperate with Faculty 11 (Contact person: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann) and students of our faculty will therefore be given priority.
List of non-European Cooperation Agreements for the study programs in Faculty 11
How to apply
If you wish to study at a partner university (in Europe or worldwide), you must submit your application to the Erasmus Officer or contact person at your home faculty, who is also responsible for the selection process.
Freemover worldwide
The Freemover program is another possibility to study at a university with which there are no cooperation agreements. In this case you are completely free to choose the university of your choice and apply directly as a Free Mover. Generally, you will need to submit references from your home university with your application. To receive those, please contact a trusted lecturer of your choice or – as student of Faculty 11 – Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann. Further information about the Free Mover Program can also be found on the central website of the University of Bremen.
Language skills
Regardless of which university or cooperation program you choose, you will need proof of sufficient language skills in the language of instruction. This must always be provided in the form of certificates or diplomas as part of your application documents.
You should only consider applying to universities, whose language of instruction you speak and understand well enough to be able to pass examinations upon arrival. The language of instruction is usually the same as the national language.
Some universities (e.g. in Scandinavia) offer courses in English, therefore you will need to provide an English language certificate. It is strongly recommended that you start researching languages and languages courses well in advance o your stay abroad.
Recognition of credits
The recognition of credit points earned abroad is another issue that you should consider and clarify before choosing a foreign university. It has to be ensured that modules studied abroad are recognisedrecognized as equivalent to your studies “at home”, so that you don?t lose any study time after your return. However, you don’t necessarily have to choose courses/modules that are exactly the same as those you would study at home.
The Internationalization/Erasmus Officer in charge of your study program will give you detailed information about everything you need to know before your stay abroad.
Do not hesitate to contact them as soon as you have thought about the aspects mentioned above, and maybe you have already found/selected the university in question that offers suitable courses for your studies.
Faculty 11 has appointed several Erasmus officers to manage the large number of study programs and degrees that are combined here.
The relevant contact persons are:
Nursing Sciences: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
Public Health/Health Sciences: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
BSc Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke
MSc Business Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke.
Summary: If you are planning/want to spend a semester abroad at one of our partner universities, you must apply at our university.
If you are applying for the Erasmus program, please contact one of the contact persons listed above for your study program.
If you wish to study at a non-European partner university of Faculty 11, please contact to Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann.
For all other partner universities, please contact one of the contact persons on the list list for worldwide exchange.
Contact person: Officer for Internationalization/Erasmus Delegate in Faculty 11
You can obtain precise information on everything you need to know about studying abroad from the internationalization/Erasmus officers in your study program.
You should get in touch with these persons as soon as you have thought your plans through and have maybe already found appropriate courses at the university you have chosen (see list of cooperation partners).
Owing to the large number of different study programs and subjects, Faculty 11 has appointed several internationalization/Erasmus officers.
The respective contact persons are:
- for the study programs embedded in Nursing Science: Frau Dr. Katrin Ratzund Carine Mendom Feunou
- for the study programs in Public Health/Health Sciences: Herr Christopher Jones und Frau Lisa Hilz
- for the study program B.Sc. Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke,
- for the study program M.Sc. Business Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke.
In summary: Once you have decided on a stay abroad at one of our partner universities, you submit your application for a place as an exchange student to the responsible officer at our university.
Applicants in the Erasmus Program must contact the person responsible for their study program (see above).
If you intend to go to a non-European partner university of Faculty 11, you submit your application to Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schüz. For all other partner universities, you should contact the persons mentioned in the List of non-European Cooperation Agreements for the study programs in Faculty 11.
Information for incomings/international exchange students in Faculty 11
On the central website of the University of Bremen (please see Orientation and Application) you will find all the information you need about the various possibilities for studying and living in Bremen. Regardless of the type of your study program, your first point of contact is the International Office.
Your contact partners in Faculty 11
If you are studying Psychology, Public Health/Health Sciences or Nursing Sciences, please contact the International Affairs Department. These subjects are taught in Faculty 11. As a member of Faculty 11, you will find guidance and support in all study-related matters.
We are happy to help you prepare for your stay abroad (e.g. choosing courses for the – provisional – Learning Agreement) and, of course to answer any questions you may have during your stay on all matters related to your studies.
Please contact the International Affairs Office or Erasmus Officer in your department:
Nursing Sciences: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
Public Health/Health Sciences: Prof. Dr. Melanie B?ckmann
BSc Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke
MSc Business Psychology: PD Dr. Iris Stahlke.
You should get in touch with your advisor no later than upon your arrival in Bremen and before the official start of classes. There are special consultation hours for guest students, which the International Office will inform you about after your arrival.
Course offers
You can find a list of available courses in the course directory. The language of instruction is usually German, but there are also courses available in English. Good German language skills are essential for the successful completion of your studies, although it is possible, under certain conditions and only after personal consultation to take examinations in English.
International Teaching
Information for Lectures in Faculty 11
Lecturers who would like to teach at a foreign university for a certain period of time, can find detailed information on the central website of the University of Bremen under the keyword Erasmus Lecturer Mobility.
European Cooperation
In the list of Erasmus coorperation agreements for the study programs of Faculty 11, lecturers will find the universities where both student and lecturer mobility have been contractually established. General information can be found under the keyword Erasmus Lecturer Mobility, on the university’s central website.
Thanks to the existing contacts and support of the home and host universities, it is possible to organize a teaching stay at these universities with little effort.
Non-European Cooperation
The same applies to the non-European partner universities of Faculty 11, which can be found in the list of non-European Cooperation Agreements of Faculty 11.
Here too, with the support of the existing contact persons and the host universities, the planning, organization and implementation of the teaching stay, will be less time-consuming. Please do not hesitate to contact one of the contact persons listed above.
Staff mobility
The Erasmus program also supports further education and training programs for administrative staff. Funding is available for stays at European universities as well as with foreign companies or organizations. The university management explicitly supports the Erasmus staff mobility program as a part of the university's staff development program.
Further information can be obtained from the International Office?s website.
Extend an invitation to a visiting scholar/scientist
Members of the teaching staff are able to invite their foreign contacts to come to Bremen.
The procedure is straightforward and virtually no costs are incurred for visitors from partner universities. You can find more detailed information on the central web pages of the University of Bremen under International and in the Internationalization Strategy 2011-2017.