Profi plus in Bremen

  • Gruppe internationaler Lernender

    Join in! Qualified career entry for academics with a foreign university degree

    Profi plus in Bremen - this is your career bridge into the German labour market. Building on your qualifications, we support you in entering the German labour market.

Are you ready for Profi plus?

?   Do you live in or around Bremen?   

?   Do you have a foreign university degree?   

?   Do you have a degree in a STEM subject? 

?   Do you speak German at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)?

?   Are you looking for professional qualification opportunities and support to enter the German labour market?

 

?   Then you've come to the right place!

 

What can Profi plus do for you?

Beratung

Junge Frau im Labor

What do I bring with me? What are my goals? How can I achieve my goals?

→ We clarify which qualifications and skills you have and where you would like to go with them.


→ Together we look at which offers and further training opportunities in the project are useful and expedient for you.


Modulstudium

Junger Mann

How can I sharpen my professional profile? How can I prepare for my career entry?

→ You will take appropriate modules from the University of Bremen's Bachelor's and Master's programmes and receive a university certificate.

→ In the project module, you will apply what you have learnt in practical case studies and make your first contacts with companies.


Sprachcoaching

Junge Frau

Improve your job-related German and language skills

→ We offer personalised language coaching. 

→ By taking modules in existing Bachelor's and Master's programmes at the University of Bremen, you will deepen your language skills and learn the specialist language at the same time.


Workshop-Angebote

Frau im Büro

How does the German job market work? How do I present myself and my skills?

→ We offer an insight into the German labour market.

→ In the workshops, you can gain interdisciplinary skills on topics such as 'Applying and Presenting Yourself', 'Communication' or 'Sustainability'.

News

Find out now!

Information event: 11 June 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00

Are you interested in what Profi plus has to offer and would like to meet us? We look forward to meeting you! At our information event, you will find out how Profi plus can help you enter the German labour market. And of course there will be plenty of time for your individual questions.

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Application deadline for winter semester 2025/2026

Save the date! You have until 15 September 2025 to apply for the module course in the winter semester 2025/2026. Find out now which modules are suitable for you!

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The team at Profi plus is looking forward to getting to know you::

Academy of Continuing Education

Thea Rudkowski (Project management)
Berit Godbersen (Coordination of the module study programme)

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Career Center

Dr. Stephan Determann 
(Profi plus Counselling)

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Language Centre

Daria Manweiler 
(Language coaching)

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Competence Centre Women in Science and Technology

Henrike Illig

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Project funding

Funded by
the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
as part of the DAAD's (German Academic Exchange Service)
Campus Initiative for International Professionals

Internationale Berufst?tige in einer Weiterbildung an der Uni

Labor Market Qualification for International Academics

"Profi plus in Bremen" is aimed at international academics with a background in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or process engineering, as well as comparable degrees.

Although professionals in these fields are in high demand, entering the job market remains a challenge for international academics even in these areas. With its offers and measures, Profi plus aims to support this process in a targeted and sustainable manner.

Akademie für Weiterbildung

Thea Rudkowski

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or use the contact form

Offers and measures from Profi plus

  • Individual qualification adjustment through a flexible, recognized university certificate from the University of Bremen with 18 ECTS credits or individual tailored module certificates
  • Facilitation of contacts with companies
  • Acquisition of future skills demanded in the job market
  • Language coaching
  • Consultation and workshop offerings, e.g., on profile analysis, the job market, and application procedures, as well as gender-specific aspects in the technical field
  • Creation of competence portfolios
  • Raising awareness among companies in the region
  • Network building

> Current Cours Offers of the Center of Excellence Women in Science and Technology

Project details

Funding Framework: "Profi plus – Academic Qualification Adjustment for the German Labor Market"

Funding Provider: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Project Sponsor: DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service

Duration: April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028

Target Group: Academics with foreign university degrees

Project participants

Academy of Continuing Education

In the Academy of Continuing Education, continuing education and lifelong learning are centrally and structurally anchored at the university. Together with institutes, subjects and external partners, the academy implements further education courses and advises interested parties and students on part-time offers. The academy takes over the overall coordination of the project.

Career Center

The Career Center, a joint institution of the Bremen-Bremerhaven Employment Agency and the University of Bremen, has extensive experience in all matters related to employability, career entry, and labor market integration. It offers a wide range of advisory services and workshops on interdisciplinary topics.

Sprachenzentrum SZHB

The Language Center is responsible for language training at the public universities in the state of Bremen and offers both subject-specific and interdisciplinary language courses. This includes workshops on presenting and writing in German, as well as language coaching aimed at the targeted development of general and technical language skills.

Center of Excellence Women in Science and Technology

The Center of Excellence Women in Science and Technology is a joint institution of the five science and technology departments at the University of Bremen. It continuously offers courses in software development, data protection, and energy technology for female professionals, both online and in person. Intensive exchange with experts from across Germany highlights possible career paths.


Contact

Akademie für Weiterbildung

Thea Rudkowski

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Career Center

Dr. Stephan Determann

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Sprachenzentrum

Eliska Dunowski

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Kompetenzzentrum Frauen in Naturwissenschaft und Technik

Henrike Illig

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project funding

Funded by
the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
as part of the DAAD's (German Academic Exchange Service)
Campus Initiative for International Professionals