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“Looking Back – Looking Forward” Lecture Series Continues

This winter semester, “A Foray into 50 Years of the University of Bremen” will continue. Four lectures will focus on topics such as the early days of the university, project-based courses, and the West German women’s movement. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. on October 28, 2021.

The “Looking Back – Looking Forward. A Foray into 50 Years of the University of Bremen” lecture series is being organized by the History Department (Modern and Contemporary History) in cooperation with the University of Bremen Archive. It focuses on the history of the former reform university against its social and political background. While some talks focus on the 1970s era, others trace their themes into the present and future. Which challenges does the university have to face – now and in the future? In which direction can and should it develop? What past experiences can be built upon?

On October 28, the historian Professor Heinz-Gerhard Haupt will speak about the University of Bremen in its early days. The talk will combine historical facts about the university’s founding and its context in the 1970s with his own experiences as a university lecturer. The lecture on November 11 will cover topics ranging “From the ‘Bremen Model’ of Project-Based Courses to Research-Based Learning as University Profile.” Dr. Margrit E. Kaufmann, cultural scientist, will discuss the history and the significance of the University of Bremen’s teaching profile and will discuss how diversity-oriented research-based learning is carried out in the field of cultural studies. Students Juliana Lux and Arved Pietrzak talk about their own experiences with research-based learning.
The former president of the German Research Foundation (DFG), German Studies Professor Peter Strohschneider, will shed light on the “pluralistic university” on November 18. Professor Petra Lucht, sociologist and physicist, will speak about topics of gender and gender research in the STEM subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology) on December 9. The lectures will begin at 6 p.m.

50 Years of the University of Bremen – With Warm Thanks To Our Partners:

•  University of Bremen Alumni Network
•  AOK – Die Gesundheitskasse
•  Bremen NEXT
•  Bremen Vier
•  Die Sparkasse Bremen
• “unifreunde” Association of the Friends of the University of Bremen and Jacobs University
•  Stiftung Bremer Wertpapierbörse
•  Weser-Kurier
•  WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH


Further Information:

• Information and registration details for the entire lecture series are available here: http://unihb.eu/streifzuege  (in German only)
 
www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years


Lectures will be on October 28, November 11 and 18, and December 09, 2021 at the House of Science (Haus der Wissenschaft), Sandstraße 4/5, 28195 Bremen.

The talks are planned to be in person. The 3G rule (vaccinated, recovered, tested) applies. Changes may be made depending on the COVID-19 situation. Register with Events.NNGprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de
Alternatively, you can register on site.

Admission is free of charge. As places are limited, it is recommended that you register by email. The talks will be in German.

 

Contact:

Oliver Behnecke
Coordinator of the “50 Years of the University of Bremen” project
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421218-60120
Email: oliver.behneckeprotect me ?!vw.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Sarah Batelka
University Communication and Marketing
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-60153
Email: sarah.batelkaprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

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The “Looking Back – Looking Forward. A Foray into 50 Years of the University of Bremen” lecture series is being organized by the History Department (Modern and Contemporary History) in cooperation with the University of Bremen Archive.