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History
Though Bremen became a university city only recently, higher education in Bremen has a long tradition:
| 1584 |
the Bremen Latin School was upgraded to "Gymnasium Academicum". |
| 1610 |
it was transformed into "Gymnasium Illustre", where the four classical disciplines Theology, Law, Medicine and Philosophy were taught until 1810 |
| 1811 |
under Napoleonic rule the institution of a "French-Bremen University" was considered. |
| 1948 |
plans for an "International University of Bremen" were discussed. |
| 1971 |
the University of Bremen opened its doors. |
| today |
the University of Bremen is the science center of North West Germany |
In the founding surge of new universities in Germany in the 1970s the University
of Bremen, among many others, was considered a reform university in its pursuit
of new approaches to teaching and research. These first reform ideas - known
as the 'Bremen Model' - evolved into an attractive educational concept, characterised
by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented project studies which enjoy a high
reputation in the academic world as well as in business and industry. From 1996 until 2001 the University of Bremen (along with six other universities in Germany)
has been participating in a pilot scheme for structural reform of university
administration, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. This project has improved the co-operation and communication between the university's
administrational, teaching and research units. By the realization of a "Notebook University" the University of Bremen has become a leading University in the field of digital media teaching in Germany.
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