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The University of Bremen’s career-orienting mentoring program ProMentes will start again in September. For ten months, experienced managers from economical, cultural, and administrative fields will be available for students in the final phases of their degree in order to advise and accompany them with their knowledge and experience while the students plan their entry into their career. You can apply now. (German only)

The University of Bremen is one of three German universities awarded a Google Faculty Research Award. Professor Tanja Schultz won in the competition with her project ‘EMG-to-Speech: Direct Generation of Speech from Facial Electromyographic Signals.’ (German only)

How can digital media such as videos or social media be used in teaching the sciences? This question is dealt with by the lecture series Didaktik:digital of the Joaching Herz foundation. Further support has been received in order to develop new concepts in teacher training.

Four Bremen-based scientists are among the most influential experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) worldwide. That is the result of a ranking conducted by the renowned Tsinghua University in China. The ranking is based on an analysis of articles for the most important publications and conferences in the field over the last ten years. (German only)

Computer Science Professor Tanja Schultz has been named IEEE Fellow starting on January 01, 2020. The honorary membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is presented to people with an exceptional performance and signifies a high distinction for the University of Bremen.

The University of Bremen has obtained a fund of 2.2 million Euro from the German Research Foundation (DFG), in order to build a system for 3D laser metal deposition. Equipped with the most innovative measurement technology, the high-tech device provides data for the scientific understanding of the underlying processes during powder mixing and conveying as well as the actual laser metal deposition.

When working relatives take on family care for a longer period of time, they face a substantial loss of wages. That is the result of a study conducted by the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy of the University of Bremen and the German Center of Gerontology Berlin. (German only)

The University of Bremen will be the host of the world’s most important conference on coral reef ecosystems in July 2020. The symposium with about 2,500 participants will take place in Europe for the first time and is the largest conference in marine sciences hosted in Germany so far. In preparation of an exhibition, a photo contest is held. The deadline for photo submissions is on February 29.

Prof. Dr. Ivo Mossig attracted attention across Germany with his new teaching concept of the ‘introductory project’ module. The geologist was awarded a special prize in Kiel for his idea of having his students conduct independent research as early as the first semester of their Bachelor. (German only)

In September, together with the Hans Riegel Foundation, Professor Thomas Hoffmeister, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bremen, congratulated students from the Carl von Ossietzky Schulzentrum in Bremerhaven, as well as the Freie Evangelische Bekenntnisschule, the Alte Gymnasium, the Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium, the Gymnasium Horn, and the Gymnasium Hamburger Straße in Bremen. (German only)