International Office

Dr. Annette Lang

SFG 0380
Phone: +49 421 218-60361
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• Head of the International Office
• Strategic planning and general questions
• Cooperation agreements
• Alumni

Office Hours: by appointment

Ludmila Ponath

SFG 0290
Phone: +49 421 218-60360
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Secretary

Deputy Director

Barbara Hasenmüller

SFG 0360
Phone: +49 421 218-60362

barbara.hasenmueller@uni-bremen.de

Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

• Coordination of EU education programs
• Erasmus Institutional Coordinator
• Advising on Erasmus mobility programs for students, lecturers, staff
• Advise for possibilities abroad (EU)
• EU funded programs

ERASMUS+

Silke Pran­ge­mei­er

SFG 0320a
Phone: +49 421 218-60364
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Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
ednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

• Coordinator International Programs
• University cooperation and student exchange outside EU
• Advise for students and researchers about study and research abroad outside EU
• Scholarship programs DAAD, PROMOS, Fulbright

Study abroad

Ma­thi­as Bü­cken

SFG 0370
Phone: +49 421 218-60374
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Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

• Information and advice centering on internships within Europa and worldwide
• Advice on financial assistance for internships through stipend programs including ERASMUS+ programs
• Support for international interns at the University of Bremen

Internships

Andreas Volk
Project  coordination

SFG 0325
Phone: +49 421 218-60377
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Office hours: by appointment

The club MINTernational is an initiative of the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft, Daimler-Funds and the Daimler and Benz Foundation to provide an exchange of universities to promote the internationalization of STEM. The objectives of the project are:

• Identification of sustainable MINTernational strategies (national and international)
• Dissemination and transfer of best practice solutions to other universities (best practice collection)

The project Studienstart MINTernational is an initiative of the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft, Daimler-Funds and the Daimler and Benz Foundation with the objective:

• Development of a cellphone app that provides a one glance overview of all existing measures of the University of Bremen for international STEM students regarding study preparation and orientation.

MINTernational

Dr. Kerstin Lange
Programme coordinator

Emilia Paderewska-Albers

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SFG 0410

Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday:
9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

Advising those students interested in expanding their cultural competence

•  Intercultural competence education
•  Certificate of intercultural competence
•  Intercultural training

Certificate for Intercultural Competence

Dr. Jutta Paal
Project Coordinator

SFG 0300
Phone: +49 421 218-60363
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Office hours: VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 1.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m. and on appointment

kompass-Program

• Head of the kompass team
• Events focused on student success and postgraduate plans
• International communities
• International leisure activities

Claudia Pellegrino

SFG 0295
Phone: +49 421 218-60365
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Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

Advice and counseling for international and prospective students,including:

• Studies at the UB
• Residency permits/ visa
• Advice on social security and financial issues

Katrin Dorow

SFG, 0320b
Phone: +49 421 218-60383
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Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

• Marketing
• Preparation studies support
• Advice and counseling for international and prospective students

Preparation studies

Cornelia Krain

SFG 0570
Phone: +49 421 218-60375
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Office hours:
VWG, room 0580, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9.00 a. m. - 12.00 p. m.
Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p. m.
Personal consultation on appointment

• Advising ERASMUS students (incoming and outgoing)
• Newcomer Service for international exchange students
• Bilateral agreements (ERASMUS)

Newcomer Service

Matej Meža

SFG 0300
Tel.: +49 421 218-60380
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Office hours
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and by appointment

Mind the gap! – professional

• Placement of task-related competencies on the German labour market
• Networking of currently available job option for job-specific qualifications
• Coordination of collaboration partners

Janna Rodi
Tel.: +49 421 218-60382
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Julia Holz
Tel.: +49 421 218 60381
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SFG 0330

Office hours
Mo and Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and by appointment

Advising international researchers (employees, fellows, guests) and their families before, during, and after their stay at the University of Bremen, with particular attention to the following questions:

• Visa/ residency questions
• Housing service
• Insurance
• Language programs
• Childcare and schools
• Events & Excursions
• U Bremen Research Alliance
• Alumni network

Advising host faculties

Welcome Center

Jolanta Czarnecki

SFG 0315
Phone: +49 421 218-60366
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Office hours:
Mon and Thurs: 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m., Wed: 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.

• Recognition of foreign university degrees for acceptance to PhD programs or research positions (subject to a fee)
• University notarization of apostille documents (subject to a fee)

Britta Rodewald

SFG 0310
Phone: +49 421 218-60369
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Office hours: by appointment

Emilia Paderewska-Albers

SFG 0410
Phone: +49 421 218-60367
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• Design of informational materials (flyers, posters)
• Web management
• Creating, editing, and distributing the newsletter

• Certificate for intercultural competence

Carla Helberg

SFG 0300
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Kimberly Walter

SFG 0300
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