He is a contact person for everyone who is interested in a research stay or semester abroad at the University of Bremen. Andrei Yakovlev completed a research stay at the University Bremen between 2002 and 2003, which was funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Since then, he has regularly spent time in Bremen for research stays. He works closely together with the Faculty of Business Studies & Economics, the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Research Centre for East European Studies. There are eleven research ambassadors that represent the University of Bremen in their home countries.