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Find out what lies behind Jacobs Meet the people who make sure Students can look behind the scenes, University’s new focus areas in edu- that everything runs smoothly researchers and companies devise joint cation and research and why they on campus – 7 days a week, solutions. See how Jacobs University are socially relevant. 24 hours a day. cooperates with the industry.

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Everything stays different Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katja Windt, President of Jacobs University, is convinced that change should be INSPIRED and INNOVATIVE but also include established core values. Since the beginning of 2014, she has realigned the focus of Jacobs University’s teaching and research activities. We talked to her about goals, high standards and facing challenges.

Ms. Windt, Jacobs University has been steering a new course since you Windt: Most definitely! They are and will remain the took over at the helm. How would you characterise the university’s central pillars of our university. We practice new profile? transdisciplinarity. We bring together fields of expertise from a variety of subject areas, practice Katja Windt: We are concentrating on three focus areas in teaching conscious lateral thinking, and observe thematic and research, which we are convinced are of major relevance to fields from a variety of perspectives. The joint search current and future social challenges: Diversity, Health and Mobility. for new solutions and approaches is the key to We offer solutions that address all of these future themes. success. There are many outstanding academics from many different countries and cultures working at our What lies behind these terms? university. Our students come from more than a hundred countries. We are one of the most Windt: Diversity (in modern societies) is concerned with seeing international and diverse universities in the whole of individuals as biological, psychological and socially-determined Europe, with highly ambitious students who inspire beings, which in turn allows us to contribute to the decoding of a each other. modern, global society. We cover a broad spectrum, from observing the cell as the smallest unit all the way to analyzing the cultural What impact will this realignment have on students? formations of states. As for the area Health (focus on bioactive substances), Jacobs University scientists conduct research into how Windt: Our graduates are highly bioactive substances, from plants or marine algae for example, can sought after in science and be safely applied in food or medicine production. And finally, the business. Many choose to KATJA WINDT focus area of Mobility (of people, goods and information) merges a continue their studies in a Katja Windt has been Professor of number of academic fields into a single objective – guaranteeing and graduate program at one of the Production Logistics at Jacobs mastering today’s enormous flow of people, goods and information. world’s leading universities. The University since 2008. proportion of our students that She studied Mechanical Engineering Why do you concentrate on these three areas and how did they evolve? follow this route is higher than at the Leibniz University of Hanover. at any other German university. In 2008, she was named ‘Professor Windt: All three of these fields have one thing in common: they unite It remains our goal to offer a of the Year’ by the German the expertise that exists in our various disciplines, in order to develop highly attractive portfolio to the Association of University Professors innovative solutions. new generation of students, and Lecturers (DHV). and, similarly, we will continue In addition to being a member of two German scientific academies I see these three focus areas as giving us the chance to generate to emphasize the value of (the ‘Junge Akademie’ until 2009, socially and economically relevant research results and to educate imparting social skills. This is and acatech) she is also a member talents from all over the world in Bremen, ensuring they are well intended to give students the of supervisory boards in the industry, qualified for the employment market. The three focus areas have ability to act and think including the Deutsche Post AG been developed in a joint process involving both students and responsibly in their future andFraport AG. In 2013, lecturers. professional lives. However, it is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Windt joined the also clear that a study program leadership of Jacobs University as Jacobs University has always been characterized by the triad of is also a product, and one that Provost and Vice-President. transdisciplinarity, interculturality and internationality. Will this still has to be accepted by the In February 2014, she became be the case in future? market. President and member of the Executive Board of Jacobs University.

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CONTENTS ______2 Everything stays different President Katja Windt talks about her goals, high standards and facing challenges ______

5 Transdisciplinarity From conceptual approach to trademark ______

6 Diversity, Mobility, Health The new focus areas in teaching and research ______

10 Everyday heroes Ten people who shape our campus ______12 News From rowing races to talent meetings ______14 Campus Life Changing the world for the better: Studying is more than just learning ______

16 Trilateral contract Together for the future – Jacobs Foundation, the State of Bremen and Jacobs University set the seal on a new orientation ______

19 Partners of business Jacobs University cooperates with businesses in many different ways ______

22 A lifelong connection Our Alumni stay in touch across continents ______www.jacobs-university.de

it is therefore exemplary for the future orientation of our university. My goal is to considerably expand our cooperations with German and international businesses. Hence, we will be working on setting up innovative think tanks. The aim of these integrated, interdisciplinary research and transfer units is to work – together with the industry – on discovering answers to specific questions of global interest. We also offer tailored further education programs for You are both an academic and a member of several supervisory company managers. boards. What degree of importance do you attach to your cooperations with the industry? Who are the current partners of Jacobs University?

Windt: I have always felt cooperations with business to be enriching. Windt: In August 2013, we agreed a trilateral contract with the They fulfil mutual interests, and I regard business as our partner. We Hanseatic City of Bremen and the Jacobs Foundation. Both of our recently agreed a joint project over several years with Barry partners give us support, for which we are grateful. But we also have Callebaut, the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa producer. In this justified self-confidence. Jacobs University serves to enrich Bremen cooperation we will analyze around 10,000 chemical substances that as a science location, also in material terms. We are not in can be found in the cocoa bean. The questions that the project is competition with the University of Bremen as a state university, but concerned with address technical, economic and social factors, and we cooperate with them. One example of this is the Bremen

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International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), a joint project that is funded through the German Excellence Initiative. From concept to trademark

You have been a lecturer and researcher at Jacobs University since 2008. What connects you to Bremen?

Windt: Jacobs University is an inspiring place for me. Due to our international orientation we have the world on one campus. There is a very special Transdis ciplinarity spirit at our university. The focus of our research and the close links between research and teaching are also something I have always found stimulating.

What makes this university different from others, and why is it such a great place for teaching and research? “We live and breathe transdisciplinarity,” says Katja Windt, President of Jacobs University and with a Windt: I do not wish to compare us with other smile she adds: “It is a bit of an awkward term for a institutions. But one thing is for sure: the diversity of great concept.” At the time of the university’s founding our campus community is quite unique. It gives rise transdisciplinarity was already a very important to a spirit of solidarity that is very special. We are building block of the overall idea. The alliance of small, innovative, and agile. Our standards in scientific and practical knowledge and the level of research and teaching are extremely high. Our integration of disciplines and subjects are the transdisciplinary nature allows us to leave the often benchmark for the transdisciplinarity practiced on narrow modes of thinking that you can find in many the campus in Bremen. subject areas. All of this results in a unique mixture that frequently gives rise to fascinating and Transdisciplinarity in practice, real ‘universitas’ and Mapping the formation innovative answers. internationality – anchored within Bremen’s science of a modern global society. landscape – are substantial elements of Jacobs The financial security of Jacobs University is ensured University’s new strategy. Transdisciplinarity in until the end of 2017, thanks to its own revenues practice does not stand for subjects but overall and the funding it receives from the Foundation and topics or themes at the center of education and Understanding the world-wide flow the State of Bremen. What will the university look research. These themes are investigated and of people, goods and information. by then? analyzed from different angles. Researchers interlink engineering, natural and social Windt: It will be a strong organization of academic sciences and humanities. Jacobs excellence, with a sound financial basis, and it will University makes a point of not Designing solutions form an important and innovative part of Bremen’s educating its students to be specialists for a healthier world. academic and scientific landscape. It will attract in only one subject. On the outstanding academics from all over the world and contrary, all graduates gain the provide talented young people with a first-class skills and ability to think outside education. And it will continue to be a source of the box of their discipline by employing broad and enjoyment every single day for all who work, teach, tangible knowledge and expertise. study and research here. “In Europe this approach gives us a unique position. Even in the US transdisciplinarity is not implemented as consistently as here at Jacobs University. We have every reason to be proud of this,” explains Arvid Kappas, Professor of Psychology.

He stresses that every Jacobs University student is taught all content specific to their chosen major. In addition, they are also taught a number of topics and abilities which allow them to be flexible when embarking on their professional career after graduation.

A basic understanding of ethics, modern technology and the mechanisms of management are essential to be successful in professional life – be it as a university professor, as an executive of a company, at an NGO or in politics. Thus, the best elements of a research university and a liberal arts college are merged.

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From concept to trademark Transdis ciplinarity

students and companies. By employing transdisciplinarity in both research and teaching, Jacobs University manifests a very important aspiration for the education of its students. They should have a high level of ‘employability’, which means possessing the required abilities to have outstanding chances on the job market.”

Potential employers can be certain that a Jacobs University graduate will generally adopt an Diversity interdisciplinary approach. He or she will bring along the in-depth knowledge of a specific field as well as Mapping the formation of a modern global society. basic knowledge in three different areas that are particularly relevant for dealing with the complex Mobility challenges of today’s world. Understanding the world-wide flow of people, goods and information. Health

Designing solutions for a healthier world.

This distinctive approach particularly comes into play THE SOLUTION COUNTS where problems in the real world are concerned. The challenges faced by our complex modern society Employers demand it, society needs it and Jacobs University cannot be solved by employing the specific approach offers it: Transdisciplinarity in practice. of only one discipline. Every student at Jacobs Researching solutions for the challenges of the future University should be able to understand and interpret and looking at them from different perspectives, with current affairs on a global scale and to link them back manifold competencies. That’s what Jacobs University to their specialist area. That is the only way – and at students appreciate, because it significantly increases their the same time Jacobs University’s aspiration – for professional opportunities after their studies. graduates to be in a position to offer answers and solutions to the global challenges and issues of our The ‘magic’ is created from two perspectives time. On the one hand, Jacobs University’s approach in research and education is characterized by the dimensions of technology and innovation, business and social context; on At the same time, the concept of a broad education the other hand, research and teaching concentrate on three increases the chances of finding a good job and focus areas which encompass the fundamental questions of achieving fulfilment in many different areas of work. our time: Diversity, Mobility and Health. The combination of different perspectives promises better and more sustainable Prof. Dr. Kappas is convinced: “As a trademark, solutions – which is what counts in the end. transdisciplinarity will hit the spot with both future

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Diversity Global issues of the future

“With Diversity we are addressing global issues of accepted within a society and people were able to the future,” says Klaus Boehnke, Professor of Social deal with different ethnicities and lifestyles. The Science Methodology. At Jacobs University higher the acceptance, the more content the Diversity (in modern societies) is one of the three people. Diverse lifestyles and a broad mix of focus areas. Diversity is based on the principle of people living in a country create new chances for transdisciplinarity: human behavior is viewed social cohesion and solidarity.” from different angles and perspectives. The focus In a next step the scientists looked at the area Diversity is not only an umbrella term for a prerequisites for social cohesion by asking: how do number of different research topics, it also stands people need to think, feel and act, in order to for a fundamental principle in transdisciplinary increase social cohesion? methods of research. The way in which scientists approach the subject is therefore often a much more unifying element than the similarity of topics Here, one of the great challenges of the future themselves. Diversity means variety, manifoldness. comes into play for Jacobs researchers: developing It can refer to economic, cultural or social diversity empathy is a significant factor in dealing with “At the end of in human societies. diversity in different contexts. Diversity in companies, for example, leads to better results. the day human Still, cultural differences can also cause tension behavior cannot Prof. Dr. Boehnke has been working at Jacobs and conflict. Education and research embedded in University since 2002. “At the end of the day human cultural sensibility are an important part of be understood behavior cannot be understood unless it is personal, social and emotional development. unless it is analyzed simultaneously on many different levels. Attitudes and behavior are more important than Within our focus area we are looking at the knowledge on its own. analyzed simul- individual in his or her entity as a biological, taneously on many psychological and socially-determined being. The spectrum ranges from single cells to the structure In addition to the cooperation with the different levels.” of states. Life is change. If we want our research to Bertelsmann Stiftung, a joint project about the lead to relevant results we mustn’t forget that,” he importance of physical activity across different PROF. DR. KLAUS BOEHNKEt explains. lifespans, cultures and ethnic groups is also part of the focus area Diversity. This project saw researchers examining neural processes, One example of this work is the ‘Social Cohesion individual differences and the socio-cultural Radar’ by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Researchers at context. By investigating the role of sport in Jacobs University determined the level and quality education, its part in forging and maintaining of social cohesion in 34 Western countries as well social contacts and its importance for active as the 16 federal states in Germany. citizenship this research project is exemplary for Klaus Boehnke regards the cooperation with the the focus area Diversity. Bertelsmann Stiftung as a great illustration of Diversity when applied to today’s world. “The project deals with a classic research topics of the Trust is another research topic within Diversity. focus area and at the same time it employs a A project by Guido Möllering, Professor of transdisciplinary method. As measurable Organization and Management, centers on trust dimensions we have taken into account relevant between organizations. The role of trust in joint aspects such as the existence and size of social ventures or in regional networks within circles or social networks, trust in fellow humans, intercultural contexts is being investigated, for acceptance of diversity, identification with one’s example in German companies based in Ukraine. country, trust in institutions, a sense of justice, Prof. Dr. Möllering’s research also spans across willingness to help, solidarity as well as acceptance individual actors, teams and organizations in the of social rules and social participation. As a result context of changing global conditions. He employs social cohesion was only evident if diversity was the transdisciplinary approach characteristic for the focus area. Diversity requires trust and at the 6 JACOBS UNIVERSITY MAIN FOCUS

Mobility Everything flows

Movement provides the momentum for today’s same time makes it more difficult to trust. world. The mobility of people, goods and data is a Successfully handling diversity strengthens trust. common occurrence. It is also of great interest to science. At Jacobs University, Julia Bendul, Prof. Dr. Arvid Kappas’ research projects are also Professor of Network Optimization in Production characteristic for the focus area. Within the “Germany is a and Logistics, deals with these topics within the framework of the ‘eCute’ project, computer games high-wage country. focus area Mobility. “We pool all research units have been developed for children and young that deal with the mobility of people, goods and adults to acknowledge cultural differences in If we want to keep information. Many problems that are being solved behavior and raise their awareness of intercultural and secure value here result directly from real-life processes,“ she encounters. says. creation and jobs in For example, as part of their projects the scientists this country, we need take over process optimization and change to continuously management in business. Prof. Dr. Bendul explains: “We work with scientific methods and develop processes, combine this approach with professional services technology and like a business consultancy. As academic consultants we work on solutions directly on site business models. together with our clients.” The team at Jacobs Research and University is optimizing production planning and production control for Thyssen Krupp Steel Europe education at Jacobs (TKSE). The logistics experts are also assisting in University are merging different production and storage sites at contribute to the Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest producer of high quality chocolate and cocoa products. success of such developments.” In line with the education concept at Jacobs University, students are explicitly involved in consultancy work for companies such as the PROF. DR. JULIA BENDUL Hanseatische Warenhandelsgesellschaft. Here, the research team is helping to search for a new production site as well as designing the factory layout and flow of materials. Jacobs University has also cooperated with Bremen-based companies PTS Logistics, Röhlig, Vollers and the Kieserling Stiftung. SWB, EWE, Airbus, BLG, Bosch, Griesson, Daimler and VW are also industrial partners.

Conferences are one way for the researchers to network, make contacts and exchange views with scientists from other institutions. Basic research is an important part of the focus area Mobility. The researchers have a large network and work with universities in Phoenix, Madison, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Oxford, Cambridge, Zurich, St. Gallen and PROF. DR. KLAUS BOEHNKE (63) is Professor of Social Science the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Methodology at Jacobs University. He obtained his PhD and his habilitation at the Freie Universität Berlin. Klaus Boehnke has been Combining theory and practice is exemplary for at Jacobs University since 2002. Since 2007 has also been the Vice Jacobs University as a whole, and is also evident in Dean of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), which is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. Julia Bendul’s lectures: examples from real life, company visits and guest lectures by logistics

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experts are part of her teaching. Holding a PhD in Business Administration, Prof. Dr. Bendul has a PROF. DR. JULIA C. BENDUL (31) is Professor of Production Logistics and head specific goal: “Germany is a high-wage country. If of the workgroup ‘Production and Logistics Networks’. She obtained her PhD in Business Administration (major: Business Innovation) at the University of St. we want to keep and secure value creation and Gallen and worked as a business consultant at Porsche Consulting for three years. jobs in this country, we need to continuously Julia Bendul joined Jacobs University in 2013. develop processes, technology and business models. Research and education at Jacobs University contribute to the success of such developments,” says Prof. Dr. Bendul . variety of questions on thousands of computers.

The high level of mobility has particular effects on This technology has great potential. It can pinpoint her area of logistics. Goods are in demand and the exact location of forest fires or where a tanker produced all across the globe. In today’s world of has illegally discharged oil into the sea. The the mobile web everyone has access to an array of ‘rasdaman’ technology was recently honored with information about suppliers, prices and alternative a Geospatial Innovation Award for contributing to products. Such density of data and information is worldwide democratization and usage of data on opening up new opportunities for production and all levels. His work on the world-leading system has logistics. Julia Bendul talks about Industry 4.0 led to Prof. Dr. Baumann being invited onto a

referring to the emergence of the intelligent number of international standardization Bremen Focke-Museum, to Tnaks Many factory, which is characterized by ergonomics, committees. In close cooperation with NASA, ESA, resource efficiency and adaptability. The Oracle and many more organizations and interconnection of the physical flow of materials companies, he and his team of researchers are and the virtual flow of data does not end there. It contributing to solving the global big data problem. encompasses all phases of the product life cycle from development, production and distribution to customer use and disposal. In future, this could make it possible for goods to control their own production process in line with individual needs.

“In ten to 20 years’ time, this scenario will be daily routine,” predicts Prof. Bendul. “It will change our world. Hence, we need to educate our students in a different way. Thinking and acting in line with classically structured disciplines won’t be the norm anymore as it will be replaced by interdisciplinary and interconnected reasoning. In addition to traditional engineering, mathematics or computer science we need to provide an integrated interdisciplinary education. This interdisciplinary idea is one of the pillars of Jacobs University.”

This approach is apparent in Prof. Dr. Bendul‘s lectures where students of other disciplines sit next Health to logistics students. “We work with engineers, biologists, computer scientists, experts in business management, psychologists and logistics Bioactive substances specialists,” she says. All research areas within Mobility employ the same principle – interdisciplinarity with a view to problem solving. This also accounts for the Health completes the three focus areas at Jacobs contributions to the ‘big data’ challenge by Peter University. Here, researchers are taking a close Baumann, Professor of Computer Science. His look at bioactive substances, which can be research group specializes in extremely large synthetic compounds created in the lab or natural volumes of technical and scientific data including ingredients from plants or substances of marine geo data such as satellite images, three- origin. All of these bioactive substances have one dimensional satellite imaging timelines, geological thing in common: they all possess health- ground models and four-dimensional climate enhancing qualities. It is now up to the researchers data. They also deal with multidimensional raster to identify these qualities and prove their data produced in biology, astronomy or by effectiveness. The focus area was developed on the industry. Prof. Dr. Baumann and his research basis of the high level of expertise in natural and group have developed ‘rasdaman’ (raster data life sciences at Jacobs University. The scientists are manager), a big data server, which can work also very well connected. At the same time the new simultaneously on highly complex answers to a approach offers many opportunities for the

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pharmaceutical industry. A practical example emergence of antimicrobial resistance. We hope to shows the focus area’s relevance to society and also develop molecular biological ‘tricks’ to counter illustrates its transdisciplinarity. In the European bacterial antibiotic resistance mechanisms soon.” Union, 25,000 people die each year as a result of antibiotic resistance, a figure that is set to increase In addition to this cooperation, Jacobs University in future. These numbers also worry scientists at researchers are involved in many more consortia Jacobs University: “How can it be possible that in and projects to answer important health-related the not too distant future we won’t have any questions. As part of the thyroid consortium effective medical drugs anymore? With our work ‘Thyroid Trans Act’ researchers from across we will contribute to counteracting this dramatic Germany are working on substantially improving forecast. New agents can be developed by many the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of thyroid different organisms. We need to identify their disease. The program is coordinated by Jacobs potential and make use of it,” say Klaudia Brix, University, Essen University Hospital and the Professor of Cell Biology, and Werner Nau, Berlin Charité and is funded by the German “We are engaged Professor of Chemistry, summing up the many Research Foundation (DFG) with a total of 7.6 in translational different research approaches within the focus million euros for the period 2012 to 2015. area Health. research, which is This transdisciplinary DFG Priority Program pools a very important Jacobs University is one of 25 partners from research from 18 sub-projects and fundamental industry and science dealing with the problem of research in molecular and cell biology with applied feature. It means multi-resistant bacteria as part of the research medicine involving scientists and doctors from 16 that our results project ‘New Drugs for Bad Bugs’. Leading German research institutions and hospitals. “We scientists from different disciplines are cooperating are engaged in translational research, which is a will soon transfer in this research alliance. The British very important feature. It means that our results from the laboratory pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is will soon transfer from the laboratory stage to responsible for the overall coordination of the clinical application,” explains Klaudia Brix. stage to clinical project with a total volume of 29.3 million euros. application.” Jacobs University, which on top of the research is The successful applications to the DFG are also science manager of the project, is receiving 3.8 confirmation for Klaudia Brix and Werner Nau: million euros. “Four of our scientists have been involved in the PROF. DR. KLAUDIA BRIX development of new priority programs, three of In order to fight antibiotic resistance many these faculty members are working within the questions need to be answered: focus area Health. For us this is proof that research • How can new agents be found? at Jacobs University is highly innovative and active • How can natural resources and the agents within at the forefront of science.” them be used? • How can they be produced in the laboratory and One of the particular strengths of the focus area is applied? Jacobs University’s scientific network. Its • How and where can these agents be introduced researchers are well-connected not just into human cells so that they can develop their internationally but also with each other. Many full effects and be available within the whole activities at Jacobs University are developed body? internally. Undergraduate students are involved in research from their first year of study; they are Once the substances have been identified, represented in 75 publications of the focus area. validated and made safely available, more The focus area Health generates large third-party questions arise: funding, is highly visible and has even made it into Bioactive substances • Where are the agents heading within the cells? the New York Times. • What is the state of the individual, their hormonal and psychological condition? • How does the individual experience the treatment?

At this point Jacobs University’s strength comes into play: research in transdisciplinary teams. Mathias Winterhalter, Professor of Biophysics and coordinator of ‘Translocation’, one of the projects within the framework of ‘New Drugs for Bad Bugs’, says: “This project will see scientific questions, previously dealt with by single research teams, consolidated and looked at as a whole. We are working in close collaboration with the research PROF. DR. KLAUDIA BRIX is Professor of Cell Biology, labs of global pharmaceutical companies, which she obtained her PhD and her habilitation at the University will lead to synergies that allow for a better of Bonn and has been at Jacobs University since 2002. understanding of the actions of antibiotics and the

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We are a team! There are many people who shape the daily life and work on Jacobs University’s campus, often from behind the scenes. We present TEN EVERYDAY HEROES, who work day and night for the good of the university.

Security Guard generation of students. What I do: I look after the security of What I like about my job: I receive a lot in Jacobs University, its students and return and I also get to see the world employees, and its buildings and technical through different eyes. The campus is facilities. The duties of the safety and living proof: You just have to get to one security officers include locking up and another and communication isn’t difficult patrolling, fire prevention, and issuing keys anymore, even if you come from different to students and outside firms. I also cultures. perform work that falls under the category What I appreciate about Jacobs University: of general services. The internationality and the short How I got started: I originally trained as a distances on campus. The professors are Circulation Librarian dental technician but I couldn’t find a job approachable and they know their and so I trained as a security officer. I then students by name. This is unique and well What I do: As the Circulation Librarian in worked at the Expo2000 in Hanover before worth our support. the Information Resource Center, I am moving to Bremen in December 2000, responsible for the user area of the library. when I started at Jacobs University. How I got started: I studied Librarianship What I like about my job: My broad and in Hanover and worked as a qualified varied field of activity, my responsibility librarian at the University of Bremen, where and my friendly colleagues. I also obtained a Master’s degree in What I appreciate about Jacobs University: Cultural Science. After a spell at the The internationality, the meeting of many Weserburg Museum, I started working at cultures, the cooperation between staff Jacobs University in 2005. and students – and the fact that my patrols What I like about my job: The contact to take me through such a green campus! many different people and being able to help them in their literature enquiries or other problems they may have. What I appreciate about Jacobs University: Its internationality and the friendly staff, Team Assistant to the Faculty students and professors here. It is a great What I do: Everything from distributing place to work and study. Every day holds post to organizing conferences and first new challenges. aid. Together with a colleague at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, I support around forty professors and a hundred staff as well as students in their daily work. And for the last three years, I have also been involved in the works council, where I support the interests of my colleagues for the ‘greater good’. Student Service Center How I got started: By responding to an What I do: Together with my colleague advertisement that I saw in 2003. Before Jutta Eckhoff, I am responsible on a that, I studied Management, Business & voluntary basis for the host family Administration in Durham in England. program. Our motto at Jacobs University is What I like about my job: It is never boring. Gardener ‘A home away from home’. We establish There are always new things going on that contacts between students and people make you think: oh, this has never What I do: I am in the gardening group and from Bremen. Students can meet up with happened before, but we will manage it there are several things that I do: I mow the their host families and get to know the anyway. Also, I get to meet lots of nice lawn, remove weeds, and sweep the roads. German way of life. people from many different countries. What I like about my job: I come from How I got started: I have always been an What I appreciate about Jacobs University: Martinshof, a workshop for disabled ardent supporter of the concept behind The strong sense of solidarity and people. There are nineteen of us working Jacobs University. I have been a part of it belonging in an international environment. here. My last job was packing jam. since 2001 and played a role in developing What I appreciate about Jacobs University: the host family program for the first I like my work, particularly with the hand

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lawn mower. We have two petrol-driven ideas or suggestions, I am there to help ones. But there are also some jobs that are them. In my free time, I train the very not such fun. Weeding involves crawling talented Jacobs University ladies’ football around with your fingers in the soil, which team. We are a team! is not very comfortable. How I got started: I was born in Barrow- What I appreciate about Jacobs University: in-Furness in England, and did part of my It is good working here. I am here every day degree in education at a school in Bremen. from Monday to Thursday. When this position was advertised, I didn’t hesitate. That was seven years ago. What I like about my job: The diversity. No two days are ever alike. What I appreciate about Jacobs University: Facility Manager The students. They keep me young. They each come from a different background, What I do: Right now I am replacing an entire and everyone has a different story to tell. laboratory lighting system. I am employed in That is just wonderful. facility management. We look after the systems and laboratories throughout the premises. If anything breaks down it is my job to get it going again. How I got started: My brother Jacek, who also works in facility management, and I worked on the campus for an outside company. In 2005, we were asked if we would like to have a Lab Assistant at the Ocean Lab permanent contract. The answer was yes. What I do: I analyze sediment and particle What I like about my job: The colleagues in my samples as well as microalgae; I also support department. There are seven of us. We all help doctoral students and help students to each other. If you have to face things alone, it conduct experiments. isn’t nice. How I got started: After training as a What I appreciate about Jacobs University: chemical laboratory technician in Bremen, I am very happy here and get on well with I applied for this job. That was nine years everybody. For me it is great fun working here. ago. Student Activities Coordinator What I like about my job: I find working in a laboratory very exciting: you get a sample, What I do: If students are looking for a analyze it and find out what it is made up of. room or need materials for something, or And I also enjoy the manual work with if, for instance, the choir wishes to perform machines. at a local home for senior citizens, it is my What I appreciate about Jacobs University: job to organize these things. I help Unlike other laboratories, there are many students organize their leisure activities in different things I can do here. For students I the various clubs, and act as their am currently preparing an excursion to confidant. Sweden. Every day is different, and there are How I got started: I was working as a always new things for me to learn. It is never personal assistant at a company in Berlin, boring. when I was asked if I would be interested Caterer in moving to a new job in Bremen. Highly qualified students, an English-language What I do: I run a bistro that serves lunches. campus – I didn’t hesitate, and started We do our own cooking every day. working here on Wednesday is soup day, and on Fridays we April 1, 2002. have fish on the menu. We also offer What I like about my job: vegetarian dishes. There is space for eighty Organizing things, my contacts with people at the ‘Friseur’. The building used to people, the diversity here. house the army barber’s shop, that’s where What I appreciate about Jacobs University: the bistro has got its name from. The world is at home on this campus, and How I got started: I have been here for that is something which never ceases to sixteen years now. I used to run the team thrill me. I have the chance to experience quarters when the site still belonged to the how students live in their home countries, army. And now I run the bistro. and to find out what motivates them. It is What I like about my job: Working with College Office Manager exciting and enriching. people, also the security of the job, and that What I do: I head one of the four campus people accept me as I am. colleges and am responsible for the What I appreciate about Jacobs University: well-being of the 230 students in College My customers! Many of them are staff and CIII. I want them to feel at home and be professors. People are always friendly to able to find their way around. If they each other and the atmosphere is good. have any problems with language, with No comparison to the days when it used to their relations to other students, or with be an army barracks! everyday matters, or if students have any JACOBS UNIVERSITY 11 NEWS

If you don’t ask you don’t learn When children meet academics at the ‘Kids University’ they have a lot of questions…

The Kids University was a great success, with more than 250 tickets sold.

Hands stretched upwards with inquiring questions, which are met University. Renowned scientists like Andreas Birk, Professor of by satisfying answers. What will we be eating in 20 years’ time? Will Electrical and Computer Engineering and Herbert Jaeger, Professor robots take over the earth? The idea behind the Jacobs Kids of Computational Science, talked about how similar robots and University 2013 was to convey knowledge in a descriptive, exciting people really are. Alexander Lerchl, Professor of Biology, and and entertaining way. The day’s activities served to introduce the Michael Bau, Professor of Geosciences, explained where drinking idea of academic and university life to children aged between seven water comes from and how waste water is made drinkable again. The and eleven. On an afternoon in October 2013, children and parents youngsters also found out about animals that glow in the dark. could take a look around the university and take their seats in the A total of 268 tickets at a price of three euros each were sold – an Conrad Naber Lecture Hall, the biggest lecture theatre at Jacobs impressive increase of 93% on the previous year.

Spicarium opens a window to science Visitors enjoyed half-hour lectures about fascinating topics from the world of maritime science followed by a question and answer session. Jacobs

FENSTER ZUR WISSENSCHAFT University is the first research

institution in Bremen to cooperate Hanse Boat Race 2013 with the SPICARIUM, the center of maritime knowledge at the Alter At the 6th Hanse Boat Race on the Außenalster in Speicher in Bremen Vegesack, in the Hamburg, Jacobs University’s men’s eight had to north of the Hanseatic City. Every concede defeat to the team of the HSBA Hamburg second Wednesday of the month, School of Business Administration. The overall score scientists come here to talk about their was a draw at 3:3. The Jacobs ladies double scull was Manganknollen more successful, easily beating their opponents from subjects. For example, microbiologist Hamburg. Jacobs rowers from nine different nations und Schwarze Professor Matthias Ullrich gave a

competed in a total of four races. The Hanse Boat Foto: © Tiefseeroboter MARUM QUEST, Raucher lecture about maritime snow, while Race has been held every year since 2008, with rowers Vortrag von molecular biologist Katja Metfies from Jacobs University competing against teams from Dr. Andrea Koschinsky-Fritsche talked about marine fingerprints, and the HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration Mi, 11. Dezember 2013 · 18.00 Uhr Andrea Koschinsky-Fritsche, Professor on the Außenalster in Hamburg. Spicarium of Geosciences, gave a presentation Zum Alten Speicher 5 A · 28759 Bremen · Tel. 04 21-89 77 66 40 · www.spicarium-bremen.de about manganese nodules and their potential as a raw material. 12 JACOBS UNIVERSITY NEWS

RANKINGS If you don’t ask you don’t learn Top places Jacobs University has achieved high ratings in several fields in the new global U-Multirank. Top scores were awarded for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Global Economics and Management study programs. Jacobs University also scored highly in Germany’s national university ranking, compiled by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE), with top marks for Engineering, History and Psychology.

RESEARCH PROJECTS 1,000! Actually, to be precise, it was 1,009. That is the number of research projects Freshies & graduates approved between the founding of the university in 2001 and the end of 2013. On September 2, 2013, 436 first semester Bachelor degree students and 565 Graduate The 1,000th research project by Lars Linsen, Professor of Computational Science students, so-called ‘freshies’, took up their students. Furthermore, 362 students from 70 & Computer Science, Tobias Preusser, studies in one of the almost 50 academic countries graduated from Jacobs University Professor of Mathematical Modeling of courses offered by Jacobs University. A total in 2013. The success rate was a very Medical Processes, and Horst-Karl Hahn, number of 1,337 students from 109 nations impressive 91.5 percent. Professor of Medical Imaging, is concerned started the new academic year, including 758 with identifying, quantifying, and visualizing uncertainties in medical imaging.

EXCHANGING IDEAS Talking with Nobel Prize Gathering of talents winners

The 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Young talents meet renowned – inventor of the ‘Game of Life’ – and Leibniz was attended by two young scientists from scientists at the international Prize winner Professor Günther M. Ziegler of Jacobs University. Dr. Roy D’Souza and the Freie Universität Berlin. “The most Julian Voll were among the 630 young MODERN MATHEMATICS outstanding brains in the world came here to talents from almost 80 countries who talked demonstrate how important it is to them to about the subject of ‘Green Chemistry’ with summer school the 35 Nobel Laureates present at the come into contact with those who may turn conference. out to be the best in their field tomorrow,” School pupils and students with an outstanding talent in mathematics meet top math scholars. This is the basic concept DAAD PRIZE 2013 behind the International Summer School ‘Modern Mathematics’, held at Jacobs Distinguished! University from July 2-12, 2013. Around a hundred selected young talents had the Mikhail Hlushchanka from Belarus chance to meet and talk with leading was honored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for excellent international academics. study performance and outstanding social commitment. The 21-year-old In addition to the initiators – Dierk has just started his PhD in Mathematics Schleicher, Professor of Mathematics at after having completed his Master at Jacobs University, and Etienne Ghys, Jacobs University in the summer of Professor of Mathematics at the École said Dierk Schleicher. In 2013, the summer 2013. The DAAD prize of 1,000 euros is Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France – school was held for the third time, in annual awarded every year to foreign students at participants became acquainted with other rotation with Lyon. It is planned to take place German universities. renowned lecturers, such as Professor Yair a total of six times. The Volkswagen Minsky of Yale University (USA), Professor Foundation funds the project in Germany John Conway of Princeton University (USA) with a total of 410,000 euros.

JACOBS UNIVERSITY 13 CAMPUS LIFE

“Changing the world for the better!”

Much of the learning at Jacobs University takes place outside of the lecture theater. The university supports students when it comes to practicing the core values of interculturality, internationality and diversity.

The CAMPUS LIFE department promotes solidarity in the community and offers students the opportunity to take responsibility for projects that bring together Jacobs University lecturers, staff, Laura Maria Garcia guest families and visitors as well as the students Every Friday is football day. Laura Maria Garcia themselves. and her fellow students head to the ‘Schule am Wasser’ school in Bremen-Vegesack to play ball The Undergraduate Students Government (USG) is games with the children. The project, which was responsible for organizing this on the part of the initiated by the 21-year-old student from Honduras together with the SV Werder Bremen students. The USG is an elected body that football team, is named ‘ball school’. Students represents the university’s students. It is divided into were trained by the professional club so that they thematically based committees, such as the sports could teach and motivate children and, in committee or the external relations committee. particular, to help them with ball coordination. When asked what this involvement meant to her, Laura positively beamed in response. “It means This serves to promote another very important aspect we get a chance to give something back to the of student life and activity: social commitment. community and to our neighbors. Just seeing the Bearing in mind the privilege afforded by the joy in the faces of the children when we arrive at the school is something you don’t get anywhere excellent education at Jacobs University, it is only else. I know of no other club or sport that gives me natural for students to want to give something back this kind of affirmation.” Social commitment is an to society. Here we present three of the social integral part of Jacobs University philosophy and projects: is realized in a number of ways. For Laura, the ball school is an important additional component of her studies and at the same time it is an opportunity. “We all want to use our education to change the world for the better. The ball school project does this on a small scale but in a very direct way. It gives us a chance to show what we can do outside our academic education. The people in Bremen-North are wonderful and very nice to us.” Laura is taking her final exams in Intercultural Relations and Behavior in June 2014. But she has already taken steps to ensure that the ball school will continue. Over the last two years she has built up a team of ball school coaches. “The coaches will continue to develop this unique project.”

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Tyler Buchman

Football is one of the most popular sports at Jacobs University. One of the highlights in the sports calendar is the annual Intercontinental Football Tournament (ICFT), organized by students. The players put together teams organized according to the continents from which they originate. This year there were three teams from Europe, and one each from Africa, the Americas and Asia. They compete against each other in an exciting contest. Twenty-year-old Tyler Buchman says about the event: “The Europeans always put up a good fight, but the African team is consistently strong and until this year it was the unbeaten champion.” This year’s final match was played out by two teams from Europe. This time, Team Africa finished in fourth place, with Team Asia third. The winning team received free tickets for a Werder Bremen home match – presented by Werder’s Vice President and President-designate, Dr. Hubertus Hess- Grunewald. For Tyler Buchman, the competition was the reason for him taking on the presidency of the sports committee in the Undergraduate Student Government. “I come from the USA and I grew up with the idea that sport is an integral part of university life. So it was hardly surprising that I became involved in the sports committee. Organizing the ICFT is obviously one of my more exciting duties.” Spectators from the local neighborhood are welcome at the ICFT and indeed, their presence helps to motivate the teams. “Of course, it is exciting for us to present Jacobs Christina Sophia Möller University in this way. It means that we endeavor to make it as attractive as possible every time,” says Buchman. “Our values are quite simple,” says Christina Möller, „Learn, Help, Celebrate.“ The current President of the Rotaract Club of Jacobs University is 21 years old and studying International Politics and History in her second year. Rotaract is an arm of Rotary International. The name is a compound, formed from ‘rotary’ and ‘action’, and stands for ‘Youth in Action’. Its members get involved wherever help is needed, to allow them to have an impact all over the world. Rotaract has 172,000 members in 7,500 clubs, making it one of the biggest youth organizations in the world. It is almost a management job that Christina Möller has taken on, but it is quite clearly a very fulfilling one. “We help people and support them, and we make them happy. This work is not only fun but it also gives joy to very many people.” The students teach English to primary school children, give out Christmas presents to those in need, organize blood donor campaigns on the university campus, and join in with bowling at the neighboring home for senior citizens. Highlights? “Every moment is something special,” says Christina. And the way she says it, you believe her.

JACOBS UNIVERSITY 15 TRILATERAL CONTRACT

“It is worth the investment”

The university carries his family name: Dr. Joh. Christian Jacobs, Chairman of the Jacobs Foundation, talks about COMMITMENT, PASSION, PERSEVERANCE, and sustained investment in Jacobs University.

Mr Jacobs, with its investment of 200 has already done so. We now need this new understanding of a million euros in 2006, the Jacobs future mode of funding more urgently than ever before. Foundation has set new standards in privately funded higher education. Would From your point of view, what are the main arguments in support of you make the same financing decision this new way of thinking? today? Joh. Christian Jacobs: In the future, an increasing focus will be Joh. Christian Jacobs: Yes, I would. placed on social responsibility. Against a backdrop of ever increasing Because I have no doubt that it was the globalization it will become even more important to really live right decision. Investment in private interculturality and internationality. The guiding principles are higher education is worthwhile – for every student-centered forms of learning and teaching, interdisciplinary individual, as the impressive results of our curricula, comprehensive, research-based learning, the integration study evaluation show, for business, as the many cooperations with of online-learning, and study programs that are oriented towards the corporate organizations demonstrate, and for the state, as recently job market. Only then will it be possible to live up to the requirements confirmed by a study by the German Institute for Economic Research of employability on the basis of changed study content and (DIW). Our product fits the market and the times, it has the right conditions. price and it is of the right quality. We believe in this unique university education model. Just look at the campus life in the colleges, and you When you talk about the future orientation of Jacobs University, do also have an extracurricular program that develops personalities and you base your thoughts on the situation across the Atlantic? promotes exchanges between different cultures. Joh. Christian Jacobs: Jacobs University is not the ‘German Harvard’, despite often being labelled as such from the outside. It is a European And what are the other factors that make Jacobs University unique? model, which, at the same time, is exemplary for Europe. The process Joh. Christian Jacobs: The internationality and interculturality of the of establishing a university is not performed at a sprint, but is more students and teaching staff, the transdisciplinarity of its education like a marathon. This fits in with our family – we are not scratching at and research, the focus on Mobility, Health and Diversity. What is the surface, but what we stand for is depth and sustainability. Our also important to us as a foundation is that applicants are selected in target perspective is clear: we want to educate young people to accordance with their talent and performance, irrespective of their become committed and successful problem solvers. This is origins, and that the teaching of social skills plays a role. We also something that we are happy to stand for with our name, also in the attach great value to sustainability. future.

Bearing in mind the limited availability of state funding, what is the significance of privately financed science and research both now and in the future? The trilateral contract Joh. Christian Jacobs: My experience as a citizen of this country has taught me that Germany has a problem with the idea of a bond The Jacobs Foundation, the State of Bremen and Jacobs between education, research, science and teaching on the one hand University concluded a trilateral contract in August 2013, to sustainably guarantee the future financial foundation of this and the laws of private enterprise on the other. This is all the more so academically successful university. It includes a comprehensive when it is sought on an academically high level. Yet, more than ever, restructuring plan, which provides for a new concept of there is now a chance but also a need to convince our society that the teaching, research and transfer. freedom of teaching and research fits in perfectly with the freedom of economic activity. Jacobs University exemplifies a privately Jacobs University’s fundamental orientation as an international funded university at a time when the public funding of science, research university with high standards in teaching is kept. research and teaching is reaching its limits, or to be more precise, The guiding principles are student-centered forms of learning and teaching, interdisciplinary curricula, comprehensive, research-based learning, and study programs that are oriented towards the job market. Campus life in the colleges has the THE JACOBS FOUNDATION nature of an extracurricular program that serves to develop the students’ personalities and promotes exchange between Jacobs Foundation is active throughout the world in the field of child different cultures. and youth development. The foundation was established in Zurich in 1989 by the entrepreneur, Klaus J. Jacobs. The Jacobs Foundation In terms of research, Jacobs University is focused on fields funds research projects, intervention programs, and academic that impact on and benefit society and business. The consistent institutions, with an annual budget of approximately 40 million Swiss implementation of the model of a small, independent, private, francs. The Foundation is particularly dedicated to scientific excellence research-oriented university is a precondition of maintaining a and scientific evidence. With its investment of 200 million euros in budget that is balanced in the long-term and that will carry the Jacobs University in 2006, the Jacobs Foundation has set new standards university successfully into the future. in privately funded higher education.

16 JACOBS UNIVERSITY TRILATERALER VERTRAG

From the idea to the institution

What began in 2001 as a great vision with the name of the International University Bremen is now an integral part of the State of Bremen and its science landscape. The university, which now bears the name Jacobs University, was never a project of one individual person or party, but a consensus of all social groups in the Hanseatic City. And even today, the representatives of the State of Bremen agree that they would not want to do without this beacon of academia. With its internationality and high level of interculturality, Jacobs University is a major part of Bremen’s integrative and radiant power. Its core values fit perfectly with the tradition and future of a Hanseatic City. These include the practice of equal opportunities in the selection of students. The guiding principle of the donor, Valuable Klaus J. Jacobs, adorns the entrance to the university’s administrative building. The German Institute for Economic Research At Jacobs University it is not just a claim but a practice: (DIW) is currently assessing the importance “Young or old, rich or poor, woman or man, everyone has the right to a good of Bremen’s universities, higher education education.” KLAUS J. JACOBS, 1936-2008 institutions, and non-university research institutes for the economy in the State of Bremen. The focus was placed on the effects that the institions have on income and employment in the region. The first interim Martin Günthner report in spring 2014 confirms thehigh value that businesses in Bremen attach to the local Senator for Economic Affairs, academic institutions: Labor and Ports, • All in all, universities, higher education Member of the Board of Governors institutions, non-university research institutes, of Jacobs University: and students in Bremen and Bremerhaven triggered a demand of 1.1 billion euros in value “Jacobs University is an important economic factor in 2012. This resulted in a gross value-creation for the region. It is where managers and specialists of effect of 790.1 million euros in the regional the future are educated. Thanks to numerous economy. This in turn represents a share of cooperations with the local economy, students are 2.8 percent of the total gross domestic product in Bremen with an employment effect of able to forge links with companies, with many applying to the local employment 15,323 jobs. market once they have qualified. In future, the profile of the university is set to remain oriented towards international requirements and standards. At the same • Of particular importance to Bremen: time, the new realignment will shift the focus to the needs of our internationally More than 70 percent of the original expenditure oriented economy. I am certain that academic and economic ambitions can be stimulus (1.1 billion euros) remains and creates combined to great effect. The social commitment that is both encouraged and value in the State of Bremen. demanded of students and put into practice in numerous projects at Jacobs University, serves to further enhance the university’s value. It is my wish that • As a result of indirect and induced effects, Jacobs University in Bremen will continue to play its part in the region’s structural a further 0.8 jobs (on average) are linked to each employee at one of the academic institutions. transformation. Jacobs University is both an integral part and a qualitative This is the most pronounced in the case of enrichment of Bremen’s science system. There are many synergies. All institutions Jacobs University, which has an employment of higher education and research offer mutual points of contact, many of which effect of 962 additional jobs. are already being put to excellent use. Jacobs University has long since underpinned its scientific claim with hard facts: It regularly receives top • Jacobs University generates more tax revenue evaluations for its study programs in the prestigious rankings carried out by the for the state than it receives in income from Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE).” state funds. This results in a net positive yield for the State of Bremen.

JACOBS UNIVERSITY 17 BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Board of Governors Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karin Lochte and other bodies

Chair of the Board of Governors Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH is a registered non-profit of Jacobs University and organization. In accordance with its statutes, it comprises four Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute bodies: the Councilors, the Board of Trustees, the Board of for Polar and Marine Research, Governors, and the Executive Board, which includes the Bremerhaven: President of the university. The Board of Governors is the main decision-making body for all fundamental issues that affect the development of the university. “Jacobs University has laid the groundwork for its path into the future. This requires fundamentally new concepts, which in turn are based on good foundations due to the high quality of the teaching Members of the Board of Governors (as of November 2013) and research. An important aspect of its further development are Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karin Lochte · (Chair) ingenious cooperations with non-university institutions. Scientists Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine at Jacobs University are well connected, and their research projects Research, Bremerhaven have intensified their endeavor to attain a high level of social Detthold Aden · Chairman of the Supervisory Board, relevance. OAS AG, Bremen As a result, the university will offer solutions that are in demand and Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger · President of the Social Science that lend themselves to application in business. The education of Research Center Berlin students at Jacobs University also reflects this practical orientation. Dr. h.c. Erik Bettermann · Former Director General of The Board of Governors is supervising the ongoing realignment and Deutsche Welle; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of will constructively support the process.” Welthungerhilfe, Bonn Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius · Head of Habitat Group and HGF-MPG Group for Deep Sea Ecology and Technology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen Peter Dabrowski · Jacobs Alumnus Class of 2004, Chair, Jacobs University Bremen Alumni & Friends Stiftung GmbH, Bremen; Head of Reservoir Engineering at Wintershall-Russia, Moscow Andrew S. Douglas, PhD · Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Prof. Dr. Reimar Lüst University, Baltimore Marco R. Fuchs · Chief Executive Officer, OHB System AG, Bremen Founding father and Doctor h.c. Malcolm Gillis, PhD · Professor of Economics, President 1993-2004, of Jacobs University, Rice University, Houston Honorary citizen of the Hanseatic Martin Günthner · Senator for Economic Affairs, Labor and Ports City of Bremen: Dr. Joh. Christian Jacobs · Managing Partner, Joh. Jacobs & Co. (AG & Co. KG), Hamburg; Chairman of the Jacobs Foundation, Zurich “In September 2011, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Jacobs Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren · Prorector for Humanities and Social University. I said at the time that I had full trust in the Bremen Sciences, Member of the Executive Board of the University government to recognize it as the jewel that it is, and that when the of Zurich time came, it would also celebrate its 50th anniversary. I am still Ingo Kramer · Managing Partner of J. Heinr. Kramer Holding convinced that this is the case, and the signals given from the State GmbH, Bremerhaven; President of the Confederation of German of Bremen certainly point in this direction. Germany as a whole is Employer Organisations (BDA) fortunate in having this university, and it is a valuable institution Prof. Dr. David W. Leebron · President, Rice University, Houston that is worth fighting for. These students will change the world for Peter Lürßen · Managing Director of Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH the better.” & Co. KG, Bremen Prof. Dr. Reimar Lüst · (Honorary Chairman) Founding Chair 1999-2004, International University Bremen (now Jacobs University), Hamburg Ursula M. May · Head of Resource Management and Training at Siemens Wind Power GmbH, Hamburg Albert Schmitt · Managing Director, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Prof. Dr. Hildegard Westphal · Director, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen Prof. Dr. E. Jürgen Zöllner · Member of the Board, Charité Foundation, Berlin

18 JACOBS UNIVERSITY BUSINESS

Partner of business Airbus Group, DB Schenker or Metro: Students at Jacobs University gather practical knowledge and experience DURING THEIR STUDIES

“There is no substitute for the substantial happy to open their doors to our students, develop intelligent answers to specific exchange of knowledge, methods and because our students are used to thinking in questions that serve to enhance management in the field. Which is why we a transdisciplinary way and, above all, to competitiveness and enable new attach such great importance to allowing our thinking laterally,” explains Katja Windt. It is opportunities. “We develop these offerings students to gain practical experience, as quite common for these initial contacts to both sui generis, but also frequently based early on as possible, in strong global grow into long-term collaborations. on a specific impulse or request from operating companies,“ stresses Katja Windt, businesses,” stresses President Windt. Points President of Jacobs University. And, she The cooperation between Jacobs University of contact include traditional research adds happily, the companies appreciate the and the industry goes far beyond mere cooperations or spin-offs that evolve as a contributions by the new generations: “It is a student internships and projects. For result of the pronounced user orientation of perfect example of give and take.” instance, the university offers further research at Jacobs University. Jacobs education programs for managers in its University regards itself as a partner of The young students from all over the world tailor-made ‘Executive Education’. business, as illustrated by the following contribute their own ideas and impetus and Companies gain exclusive access to examples. are able to use their freshly acquired academically founded solutions with a high knowledge as a ‘fact check’. “Businesses are level of practical relevance. Together, they

Research leads to BUSINESS

Phytolutions in Project The power ‘Aufwind’ (funded by the Federal Ministry of Food of algae and Agriculture)

Dr. Claudia Thomsen is convinced: “The future lies in a maritime resource.” The planctologist is the General Manager of Phytolutions GmbH, a spin-off of Jacobs University. Even today, the university is still a close academic partner of the company. The marine researcher used to investigate the ability of microalgae to absorb carbon dioxide. This led to the formation of a separate company dedicated to the economic exploitation of algae as an energy source for fuel, as a raw material for food or as a resource for the feed and pharmaceuticals industries. Not only do these single-cell organisms grow up to twenty times faster than land plants, they also have a high oil content. A cultivation area of one hectare can produce up to 20,000 liters of oil from microalgae; in comparison, the figure for rapeseed is only 1,600 liters. This is what makes Dr. Thomsen so sure that there is only suitable place to gain sufficient biomass, Phytolutions GmbH focuses on the in order to generate energy whilst varied properties of algae. avoiding competition with food crops: Offshore, in the sea.

JACOBS UNIVERSITY 19 BUSINESS

Decoding the cocoa bean Think tank for the industry: the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa producer BARRY CALLEBAUT and Jacobs University intensify their cooperation

A cocoa bean contains around 10,000 chemical substances. The world’s biggest producer of chocolate and cocoa, Barry Callebaut, and Jacobs University are to conduct a precise analysis of these substances in a six-year research project, to be completed by 2020. The researchers particularly want to study the effect that factors such as origin, cultivation method and harvesting process have on the chemical composition of the cocoa bean. The aim is to develop a unique database along with rapid cocoa classification tests. Barry Callebaut is funding the project with 3.7 million euros.

The Swiss company has been working together with Jacobs University since 2011. “Jacobs University has become a reliable partner for our research,” says Peter Boone, Chief Innovation Officer of Barry Callebaut. “The quality of the findings is outstanding and of decisive importance for the competitiveness of our products. For this reason, we have now decided to deepen the level of our cooperation.”

BARRY CALLEBAUT produces high-quality cho- Katja Windt, President of Jacobs University, has described the colate and cocoa products from cocoa beans. The cooperation as an example of the university’s future orientation. more than 10,000 substances contained in cocoa “The questions posed by the project comprise technical, beans are now being decoded. economic and social aspects. This transdisciplinarity is a characteristic feature of all of our study courses and research projects.”

Excellent in lateral thinking Anybody aiming for a top job naturally needs to have a top-level education. But that alone is not enough for many employers. What they want are problem solvers. This is confirmed by Angela Titzrath, Board Member for Human Resources at Deutsche Post DHL:

“The requirements encountered by young interculturally oriented university is job applicants have changed. While five structured to reflect what we as businesses years ago it was sufficient to have specialized demand from university graduates. What we ANGELA TITZRATH (48) held the keynote in a particular discipline and to be are looking for are extremely well-educated address at the Jacobs University Graduation particularly good at it, now there are other lateral thinkers, who are able to work in a ceremony in 2014. After completing her factors that are also considered important. network structure. Young people who have studies of Economics and Romance All large companies nowadays operate on a set their sights firmly on their goal and who Languages in Bochum and Perugia (Italy), she global scale and have subsidiaries all over know more than one way of reaching it. The began working for the Daimler Group; in the world as well as employees from a wide transdisciplinary approach that Jacobs addition to working in Stuttgart, she also variety of cultural contexts. People in such University takes in its teaching and research worked in Italy, Canada, the USA and Spain. an environment must be able to move enables students to offer solutions to the She was responsible for the worldwide assuredly and lead heterogeneous teams to complex tasks facing our globalized development of management staff and was most recently employed in the management decisions. So-called diversity management employment environment. The fact that all of the Daimler subsidiary, EvoBus GmbH. is part of the Deutsche Post DHL corporate graduates already have a broad range of Since May 2012, Angela Titzrath has been culture. Students at Jacobs University practical industrial experience is a further responsible for human resources on the board practice this kind of diversity throughout advantage and considerably helps their of Deutsche Post AG. their studies. This internationally and career paths.”

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Werder Bremen on campus At Airbus, Daimler and others… Training for Students gather management practical experience

The contrast could hardly be any greater – For students and companies alike, an from the loud excitement of the football internship is a great way of gaining an pitch to the quiet concentration of the insight into a profession or getting to know lecture hall. As part of his trainee program future employees. It is for this reason that at Werder Bremen, former professional Jacobs University works together with footballer Tim Borowski also attended numerous partners from industry, including courses and lectures at Jacobs University. the Airbus Group. At its ‘Internship Day’ in February 2013, around 50 students came to The 33-times national player is training find out more about their career prospects with the Bundesliga team to prepare him at the company. In addition to Bremen, for a management position. The program interns from Jacobs University have also was especially tailored to his requirements been deployed at Airbus in Toulouse, Seville and put together by Klaus Filbry, Chairman of the Executive Board at Werder Bremen and former manager at Adidas. In addition to a specialist practical component, courses at Jacobs University, including one entitled ‘Companies and Markets‘ were also part of the training. Tim Borowski commented: “It was incredibly exciting.”

and Hamburg. Students from Jacobs University also complete internships at companies such as Daimler, Porsche, BMW, DB Schenker, Beiersdorff, Metro, the BLG Logistics Group and KPMG. The students’ internationality is seen as a particular advantage.

The Executive Education program ‘Basin and Petroleum System Dynamics’ helps to keep costs down and offers up-to-date knowledge for geoscientists.

Oil and gas industry Further education for executives

Undiminished demand for energy despite increasing prices, custom-made further education program ‘Basin and Petroleum controversial environmental impacts, intensive competition for System Dynamics’ comes in. Despite the continuing state of capital, and an increasing shortage of specialists: the global oil and transformation, there has never until now been an education course gas industry is currently in a period of dramatic change. The pressure available which allows geoscientists to update their knowledge in all to reduce the costs of exploration and development is particularly critical areas. This gap has now been closed by Jacobs University high: Drilling can absorb up to 85 percent of the funding available for through its part-time postgraduate course for managers in the oil development, which is why knowledge of the dynamics in a reservoir and gas industry. and petroleum system are of decisive importance. This is where the

JACOBS UNIVERSITY 21 ALUMNI A lifelong association

Studying at Jacobs University gives you connections – often for your whole life. The JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION E.V. was founded in 2004 by the first generation of graduates. Since then, around 2,900 students have obtained their degrees from the university in the north of Bremen. Around 2,400 of

Viktoras Jucikas (left), Pharrell Williams, Rytis Vitkauskas

A conversation with Viktoras Jucikas

Alumnus Class of 2005

Degree in COMPUTER SCIENCE

Viktoras Jucikas and his fellow alumnus Rytis Vitkauskas are responsible for developing and launching the ‘Yplan’ mobile ticket app for smartphones. It is the first application designed to give last minute access to selected concerts, parties and events. The two entrepreneurs raised 13 million euros for their business, much of it from big names within the entertainment industry such as Pharrell Williams and Ashton Kutcher.

Where are you right now? I am in our New York office. Now that our business ‘Yplan’ is running smoothly in 3 questions @ London, we are turning our attention to the American market, and New York is the Feven Beruk perfect place for our product. The city has just the level of speed and spontaneity that we need. Everybody here has a smartphone and, of course, there are Alumna innumerable events for our app. Class of 2012

Would you say that your studies at Jacobs University prepared you well for the tough Degree in world of business? BIOCHEMISTRY and CELL BIOLOGY It was at Jacobs University where I met my partner Rytis who co-founded the business with me – we used to play basketball together. And yes, it gave me the Where are you right now? opportunity to live and study with other highly intelligent people. That was a In Hamburg. After working in the USA for a wonderful experience and a great opportunity. The curriculum is ideal and year, I have now returned to Germany. I work combined with the interdisciplinarity, it helped me to get my job with Goldman here as a project manager for research and Sachs. I am very happy that I studied there and have fantastic memories of my time development at Barry Callebaut, the world’s at university. biggest manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products. How is your contact with the other alumni? Extremely good. We even recruited one of them for our New York office. He started How are relations with the other alumni? off at Google and then worked for Skype. When we were in London we used to Is it hard to keep in touch? meet up with alumni on a regular basis and we often talk and exchange ideas with Of course it is sometimes difficult, because we several others who have start-ups in Silicon Valley. all work in responsible positions and our Here in New York, I have also re-established contact with a few people in the schedules are all very tight. But we still manage finance world. The network is a very useful thing. to catch up with each other thanks to our meetings and through social media. You started off in London with six people, and now the number has grown to 30, plus 15 in New York, five in San Francisco, and four in Las Vegas and L.A. – and the What would your advice be for future students numbers are rising. Isn’t that an enormous pressure? at Jacobs University? It certainly isn’t a walk in the park. One day you are standing with Pharrell on stage Be passionate, brave and ambitious. Only then and the next day everything that can go wrong does go wrong. It is helpful to have a you will achieve your goals. Don’t make any friend and colleague like Rytis, to help me master the roller coaster ride. rash decisions – good timing is a decisive factor Sometimes we throw the basketball around like we used to do at Jacobs University. in life. That helps to relieve the stress.

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them are members of the Alumni Association, and use it to keep in touch with each other. Fifty percent of the alumni live and work outside Europe. The aim of the Association is to preserve and develop solidarity and exchange between former students. This gives rise to a huge, multicultural, international social network based on a common foundation: Jacobs University in Bremen.

3 questions @ 3 questions @ Samip Dhoj Raut Peter Dabrowski Master Student President of the JACOBS UNIVERSITY Class of 2014 BREMEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION E.V. Class of 2004 – the pioneer Student of INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS Degree in and MANAGEMENT EARTH and SPACE SCIENCES

Where are you right now? Where are you right now? On the Jacobs University campus – I am In Moscow, working as Head of Reservoir currently doing my master’s. Engineering for Wintershall, a German oil and gas company and subsidiary of BASF. What makes Jacobs University so special for you? What makes Jacobs University so special for It is generally agreed that this university is a you? And why do still feel this connection? quite unique place – blessed with a whole What makes Jacobs University unique is its spectrum of very different students. It was internationality. The students represent more special for me personally, because I always than a hundred nations, which creates an had the feeling that making mistakes atmosphere that is simply incomparable. The got as much support as achieving special connections that you build up over the success. An environment is created course of your intensive stay on campus here that encourages students to try remain in place even after you have graduated. out different things. That is why I chose This is why we want to make our contribution this university, and also because one with the Alumni Association to help our Alma of the alumni gave me positive Mater to continue developing. We do this feedback about the first-class through mentoring programs for students, education and the internationality consulting initiatives, and, of course, by way of here. When the call finally came, the intensive networking among ourselves. decision was an easy one. What would your advice be for future students What would your advice be for future at Jacobs University? students at Jacobs University? Absorb as much as you possibly can, get Your fellow students are all equally interested involved in activities outside the classroom, in getting to know you. So make sure you also also in the community in Bremen-North, to make a special effort to find out about their make sure that this place truly becomes a culture, people, countries and cities – there home away from home. will be some that you have never heard of before. And above all, never stop trying out different things. If ever you should lose one time, you will always win another time.

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