Life on Campus

Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen
Gastronomic offer
University Sports
Requesting leave at the University of Bremen
Late payment or no payment of scholarship funds
Responsible Research

In order to better orientate yourself on the campus of the University of Bremen and to get to know the local offers, this page summarizes general information about the library, gastronomic offers, It-Support and university sports.

Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen

The State and University Library (SuUB) is centrally located on the university campus and is the university's central library facility. It consists of a large central library and several decentralized departmental libraries, which are directly assigned to certain departments or study programs.

If you want to know exactly how the library works, you can find several explanatory videos here to help you get oriented to the libraries.

Gastronomic offer

On the campus you can find different gastronomic offers for the big and small hunger in between. Centrally located on campus are the university canteen, the Café-Central, and the cafeteria GW2. You can find an overview of other refectories at the universities of Bremen here.

With the Mensacard you have the possibility to pay fast and cashless in all refectories as well as the cafeterias of the university. Students and employees can obtain their card at the Service Point in the university refectory. You will need the following documents:

Students their student ID or a valid certificate of enrollment and their ID card.
Employees of the universities their service card
10€ (5€ deposit, 5€ initial recharge)

The Mensacard can be reloaded at various vending machines on campus.

University Sports

The Association for University Sports offers both students and external participants a wide range of different sports for an affordable price. The courses are usually offered in the event time and in the event-free time. Participants have the opportunity to learn new and alternative sports, to expand their repertoire of movements, and to experience the social and communicative side of sports.

You can find an overview of the extensive sports program here.

Requesting leave at the University of Bremen

Recreational leave must be applied for in a timely manner through official channels (complete the leave application form, sign it and submit it to the responsible person in the work area).
A new application must be submitted via the supervisor in order to change the already approved application for recreational leave (reduction or cancellation).
Residual leave is cancelled if it has not been taken by the end of 30 September of the following year.
If an employee becomes sick during his/her leave, the days of incapacity for work, as evidenced by a medical certificate, shall not be counted towards the annual leave.
Academic staff shall take their teaching obligations into account when planning their leave. Professors and university lecturers are exempt from applying for leave, but must notify the Dean's Office of their absence.
In the case of fixed-term employment, the holiday must be taken within the term of the employment contract. Payment of remaining leave is not possible.

Late payment or no payment of scholarship funds

Usually, the funds are transferred to your account on time.
Nevertheless, please check your account regularly to see whether you have received your money so that you can take action as early as possible if something goes wrong.

Responsible Research

The University of Bremen is a place of freedom of opinion and speech, recognition of equality of all people and respect for human rights. The diversity of researchers, students, employees, and cooperation partners is a strength of the university. Even though international cooperations in particular bring challenges, the University of Bremen stands for an open, accessible institution that is interested in cooperations and a worldwide exchange.

Nevertheless, there are frameworks for responsible cooperation with other countries, especially with countries that have a low Academic Freedom Index. More information from the universty on the topic of responsible research can be found here.