Hochschule Bremen (HSB) at a glance

Studies

• Almost 9,000 students, 43.7 % female, 56.3 % male
• 20 % international students
• 2,000 first-year students, 44.7% female, 55.3% male
• More than 1,500 graduates, 49.2% female, 50.3% male
• 72 degree programmes, including 44 Bachelor's and 28 Master's. Additionally, there are variants for dual study programmes.
• Around 60 per cent of all degree programmes are internationally oriented. 
• 45 degree programmes in the STEM field with almost 4,000 students
• 17 dual study programmes (or comparable) with more than 800 students and over 200 collaborations with companies and institutions
• 8 Masters/MBA and 13 certificate or ECTS programmes in the area of continuing education

Internationality

• 20 % international students
• Students from about 110 nations are studying at HSB
• Around 60 per cent of all degree programmes are internationally oriented. 
• 360 international partner universities in about 70 countries
• 530 outgoings with scholarships (Erasmus, Promos) and Blended Intensiv Programmes BIP per academic year
• 240 incoming students per academic year

Staff

• About 690 employees in total
• 180 of them are professors
• Proportion of female professors: almost 33 per cent (national comparison approx. 29 per cent, source: DSTATIS 2023)
• Almost 160  mid-level academic staff (incl. temporary staff)
• 360 technical and administration staff
• Nearly 30 nationalities (Egypt, Australia, China, France, Georgia, Ghana, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Colombia, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States)

Finance

• Total budget: about 98 million euros
• Source of funds:
• 69,6 % basic budget (e. g. Future Contract for Studies and Teaching - public funds)
• 13,2 % special funds (e. g. Future Contract for Studies and Teaching - federal funds)
• 13,8 % third-party funds

(Basic data for HSB's 2024 financial year)