Hochschule Bremen - University of Applied Sciences

Internationalisation, transnationalisation and globalisation take influence on social work in a very central way. Social problems do not only develop locally, regionally or nationally, but are connected to international factors of influence.

Our worlds of everyday life, communication, politics and economy are connected in a more and more transnational way, individual histories of migration are developed collectively and systems of social welfare are influenced by European and global actors, law making and declarations.

• Annual International University Weeks with 17 European partner universities as well as bilateral international activities with different partner universities are part of the curriculum.
• The module “5.2 International Social Work Research“ (from winter semester 13/14: module 5.1) enables students for international and intercultural co-operation and reflection in research, science and practice.
• The internship in the fifth semester may be undertaken as a semester abroad. Further information can be gained in the section “Auslandspraktikum” in our E-learning platform “Aulis”.
• Course work and examinations completed at international universities are assessed in advance for admissibility and approved upon submission of suitable documentation.

Every April, several International University Weeks (IUWs) with students and lecturers from the membership universities are taking place within „SocNet98.

2013: IUWs planned in Bournemouth, Helsinki, Ceske Budejovice, St. Pölten, Jena (15-19 April 2013)
2012: IUWs in Malaga, Odense, Hasselt, Freiburg, Emden Jena (23-27 April 2012)
2011: IUWs in Bremen, Groningen, Porsgrunn und Waterford
2010: IUWs in Umeå, Jena, St. Pölten und Leuven
2009: IUWs in Odense, Linz und Ceske Budeovice.  

Beginning with autumn 2012, a European Master of Social Work program is offered by seven "SocNet98" universities. Teaching units take place in The Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Lithuania and Germany and the program can be studied as executive program while working and living in Bremen. Further information at: European Master of Social Work.

Through an Associate Membership in ERIS - European Research Institute for Social Work, our School of Social Work is stronger connected to the European academic debates on social work over annual aurumn conferences, annual spring schools and the ERIS Web Journal.