You are on the website
of Hochschule Bremen.
The main entrance to Hochschule Bremen
© HSB - Sabrina Peters
Hochschule Bremen is also known as HSB.
Bremen is a city in the north of Germany.
A university of applied sciences is
a higher education institution for adults.
People can learn a great deal
at a university of applied sciences.
People also say: People study
at a university of applied sciences.
When people study, they are called: students.
The teachers of students are called: lecturers.
The lecturers teach the students.
To do this, the students attend lectures and seminars
on a specific topic.
Researchers also work at HSB.
People also say: they conduct research.
Conducting research means:
finding out new things.
A lecturer in a lecture hall full of students
© HSB - Marcus Meyer
To study at HSB,
you need: the General Higher Education Entrance Qualification.
That’s the long name for: the A-levels.
Or you need the Vocational Higher Education Entrance Qualification.
Some people have already worked
in a profession for a few years.
Sometimes that’s enough
to study at the HSB.
Students choose a subject for their studies.
These subjects are called degree programmes.
HSB offers more than 70 degree programmes.
At HSB, you can choose study programmes from 5 fields:
Here, students learn a lot about the economy.
Economics is everything to do with money.
For example, they learn:
How to sell things.
How to run a company.
Here, students learn a lot
about buildings and the environment.
For example, they learn:
How to build buildings.
How electricity comes out of the socket.
How water comes out of the shower.
How to do good for nature.
Here, students learn a lot
about how people live together.
For example:
How to ensure
that everyone is treated equally.
How to help people
who are facing difficulties.
How to engage in politics.
Here, students learn a great deal about technology.
They can test their knowledge in laboratories.
For example:
How to build a computer.
How to build mobile phones.
How satellites work.
Students learn a lot about machines here.
They learn how to build them.
And how to control them.
For example:
How to build a ship.
How to steer a ship.
How to build an aeroplane.
How to fly an aeroplane.
They also learn
how to protect the environment.
Once you have completed your studies,
you will have a degree.
This may be a degree known as:
Bachelor.
A Bachelor’s degree programme
takes around 3 years to complete.
It may also be a degree known as:
Master.
A Master’s degree programme
takes around 1 to 2 years to complete.
Hochschule Bremen is practice-oriented.
This means:
Students put their knowledge into practice.
To do this, they work with people
outside the university.
They also undertake work placements.
This means they get to try out a profession.
Two students work on a laptop in a laboratory
© HSB - Sven Stolzenwald
There are laboratories at HSB.
These are rooms where students
can put their knowledge to the test.
Researchers can also
put their knowledge to the test there.
For example, there is:
HSB is an international university.
This means that it works together
with other universities around the world.
Students at HSB can study
in other countries.
People from other countries
can study at HSB.
HSB offers a wide range of
good international programmes.
Equality is an important value at HSB.
Equality means: All people are equal.
And all people have the same rights.
At HSB, everyone is treated equally.
This is important to us.
HSB has buildings
at four locations in Bremen.
You can write to us.
Here is our address:
Hochschule Bremen
Neustadtswall 30
28199 Bremen
You can send an email to: presse@hs-bremen.de
The HSB logo in the main menu
There is a lot of information on this website.
We want to help you
find everything.
You will find the HSB logo at the top of every page.
It is located in the top-left corner.
If you click on it,
you will be taken to the home page.
Screenshot of the main menu of the HSB website
You will always find the main menu
at the very top of every page.
The main menu is always the same.
It lists the most important pages
on the website.
It is useful
for navigating
from one page
to the next.
There are various topics.
For example, there are:
The expanded main menu of the HSB website, showing sub-sections under the ‘Stud’ section.
Sub-items in the main menu relating to studying.
Each topic has sub-items.
To view the sub-items,
you can click on a topic.
For example:
The ‘Study’ topic has the sub-item:
Before your studies
There you will find:
To access the pages,
you can click on a sub-item.
Screenshot of the search box in the main menu of the HSB website
You will find the search box
at the top right.
You can search
for a specific word here.
Click on the box.
Type the word you are looking for
into the box.
Press the Enter key.
The search results
will now appear.
Screenshot of the footer menu of the HSB website
The footer is at the bottom of every page.
The footer is always the same.
There you will find, for example:
There you can see news from HSB.
And interact with others.
There you can see our contact details.
This section explains who created the website.
This section explains
what we do with your data.
For example:
If you have given us your email address.
To go to a website,
you can click on a topic.
Everyone should be able to use
websites and apps easily.
This should be true for all people.
For example for:
That is why websites and apps
should be accessible.
This text explains: What is an accessibility statement?
And where can you complain
Since 23 September 2020,
this rule applies:
Public institutions must have
an accessibility statement
for their websites and apps.
This is written in EU Directive 2016/2102.
EU directives apply to all countries in the EU.
The countries must create their own laws
based on these rules.
In Germany, the law is called BITV 2.0.
The state of Bremen must follow this law too.
Public institutions work for the government
of a federal state
or for the national government.
Public institutions are, for example:
The tax office is a public institution, for example.
Public institutions also include organisations
that receive almost all their money from the state.
For example:
A supermarket, for example,
is not a public institution.
The accessibility statement is a text.
This text is
on all websites of public institutions
in all apps of public institutions.
Here we only say “websites.”
The accessibility statement explains:
Public institutions must check every year:
How accessible is our website?
Then they must write a new accessibility statement.
Do you want to use the website
but cannot
because there are still barriers?
Then you can complain.
The accessibility statement says
where you can complain.
You can complain about barriers
on this website here:
Email: redaktion@hs-bremen.de
You can complain about these things:
The public institution has 2 weeks
to answer you.
Does the answer take longer than 2 weeks?
Or does the answer not help you?
Then you can complain to this office:
Central Office for Accessible Information Technology
Am Markt 20 28195 Bremen
Phone: +49 421 361 181 87
Email: office@lbb.bremen.de
The Central Office checks your complaint.
The Central Office then speaks with the public institution.
And the Central Office sets a deadline for the public institution.
By this deadline the barriers must be removed.
If the public institution does not follow the deadline,
a mediation office talks with them.
Important:
You do not have to pay anything:
This text gives information about the accessibility statement.
Because everyone should know which rights they have.
Do you use websites or apps of a public institution?
But there are problems with accessibility?
Then also read the accessibility statement
on the website or in the app.
In the statement you find information about where you can complain.
You must first complain to the public institution.
Only then can the Central Office help you.
Here you can find the accessibility statement of this website: Accessibility statement
German Text in Easy Language: © Büro für Leichte Sprache, Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Bremen e.V., 2020.
