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About us
The Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB) is a joint institution of the four public universities in the federal state of Bremen: the University of Bremen, the Hochschule Bremen (City University of Applied Sciences (HSB)), the Hochschule für Künste (University of the Arts Bremen (HfK)) and the Hochschule Bremerhaven (Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences (HSBHV)).
Academic & Managing Director of the SZHB
Prof. Dr. Claudia Harsch
Professor of Research into Language Learning and Teaching | Faculty 10
Deputy Director
Administration Manager Administration Donia Labidi |
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Coordinator, Language Resource Centres
Coordinator, Tutoring Programme
| Behrens, Martina (English) |
| Darkifard, Shiva (English) |
| Dieterle, Christof (English) |
| Halmai-Samel, Karolin (English) |
| Hinrichs, Torsten (English) |
| Hookway, Jeremy (English) |
| Kozik-Rafii, Violetta (Polish) |
| Kucera, Paola (Swedish, English) |
| Lavagno, Antonella (Italienisch) |
| Nogueira, Fábio (Portuguese) |
| Ockert, Larissa (Russian) |
| Salita, Joyce (English) |
| Schult, Ann (English) |
| Stollmann, Katrina (English) |
| Wilkins, Roger (English) |
| Zhang, Jin (Chinese) |
Aims and Objectives
- faculty-specific, integrated language teaching at our four partner universities
- interdisciplinary language teaching
- language tests
- developing new language curricula
- promoting plurilingualism and English as the academic Lingua Franca
- supporting the internationalisation of the universities and the mobility of students
Governing Bodies of the SZHB
Academic Director
The Joint Commission
Members:
- Bremen University of Applied Sciences: Prof. Dr. Annika Maschwitz (Center for Teaching and Learning)
- Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil Patrick Frohberg (Vice President for Teaching and Student Services)
- University of the Arts: Prof. Mechthild Karkow (Vice President for Studies and Teaching)
- University of Bremen: Dr. Mandy Boehnke (Vice President for Internationality, Academic Qualification and Diversity)
Academic Advisory Board
The Academic Advisory Board advises the SZHB primarily on fundamental questions concerning teaching and independent learning, as well as short and long-term development plans.
Members from the field of language teaching and learning research:
Directors of our cooperating cultural institutes
- Instituto Cervantes: Mila Crespo Picó
- Institut Français: Carola Zandona
- Goethe Institut: Gesine von Ribbeck