康斯特大學(英語:Constructor University)是位于德國不來梅北部費格薩克區(Vegesack)的一所國際私立寄宿制大學。該校成立于1999年,2001年正式招生。學校遵循德國學分制(1為最高分,5為最低分),與其他德國公立和私立大學一樣,本科學制為三年。康斯特大學是一所以英語作為授課語言的高等教育機構,結合了美國和德國學術體系的優勢。學校的成立受到了不來梅州政府、不來梅大學與萊斯大學的共同支持。雅各布大學的學生來自110多個國家和地區,在校園內使用六十余種不同的語言。所頒發的學歷獲得中國教育部認證。2022年11月,不來梅雅各布大學更名為康斯特大學。
歷史沿革
建校與發展
為了將不來梅從一座傳統的港口城市和造船商務中心轉變為德國領先的科學城市,不來梅市的參議院決定將不來梅北部的羅蘭兵營(Roland Barracks),一所90年代中期的軍事物流學院,轉為科研機構。1997年11月,不來梅市政府、不來梅大學和得克薩斯州休斯敦的萊斯大學的代表之間第一次交換了意見。商討結果是:建議設立一所以科學與工程為重點、英語作為授課語言的、高選擇性的國際私立研究型大學。2001年8月,第一批來自43個國家的131名本科生及26名教員抵達校園。后來,大學最初的兩名博士生也來到校園。不來梅國際大學(IUB)于2001年9月20日正式成立,前德國總理赫爾穆特·施密特為其開幕式的主講人。
名稱變更
不來梅國際大學(IUB)當時在工程學,自然與社會科學,以及人文科學概論方向開設14個專業,成為了德國科學與人文委員會(Wissenschaftsrat)認可的德國第一所私立大學。2006年11月,不來梅大學(IUB)獲得了雅各布基金會(Jacobs Foundation)兩億歐元的捐贈。這是歐洲科研機構有史以來獲得的數額最大的私人捐贈,標志了大學發展的重要轉折點。2007年2月,為紀念雅各布基金會巨額的捐贈,不來梅國際大學改名為不來梅雅各布大學。
認證
1999 不來梅授予州立許可
2001 德國科學和人文委員會授予認證
2004 德德國認證委員會(ACQUIN)授予所有本科專業的認證
2008 德國科學和人文委員會認證
2010 自由漢薩城市不來梅確認州立許可認證
成就
2006年 雅各布獲得了雅各布基金會兩億歐元的捐贈,是當時歐洲有史以來最大數額的私人基金會捐贈。
2008年 雅各布大學在創新競賽“創意之地的365個地標”的“科學”單元憑借入選的地標獲獎。創意之地旨在獎勵能長期給德國以貢獻的創意和項目。
不來梅社會科學國際研究生院(簡稱BIGSSS)正式成立,這是雅各布大學和不來梅大學合辦的“卓越計劃”項目,獲得聯邦政府560萬歐元的贊助。
雅各布大學教授Katja Windt被授予阿爾弗雷德·克虜伯獎(Alfried Krupp Prize),獲得捐贈給年輕教授100萬歐元的獎金。她同時被德國大學教授與講師協會評選為“年度教授”。
2009年 雅各布大學教授Antje Boetius榮獲德國最著名的研究獎項——萊布尼茨獎(Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize),由德國科學基金會授予250萬歐元獎金。
2010年 雅各布大學教授Thomas Heine獲得了歐洲研究委員會(European Research Council)150萬歐元的新興獨立研究員經費(Starting Independent Researcher Grant)。該項目申請過程中競爭非常激烈,只有約10%到15%的提案能通過審查。
雅各布大學的衍生公司Phytolutions GmbH在“創意之地的365個地標”競賽的“環境”單元憑借入選的地標獲獎。
2011年 雅各布大學的深海爬行器Wally在“創意之地的365個地標”競賽的“科學”單元作為入選的地標獲獎。
2012年 BIGSSS再次得到了“卓越計劃”另一筆900萬歐元的資助。
2014年 雅各布大學校友Juraj Draxler被任命為斯洛伐克教育部長。
2014/2015年 成功實現調整及重組課程和研究的學術特色的轉型。雅各布大學達到全球化社會和貿易關系的要求。
2016年 數學教授Dierk Schleicher獲得超過230萬歐元的歐盟研究基金,這是歐洲研究委員會(ERC)有史以來授予數學家最多的一筆研究經費。
大學
大學領導層
自2014年2月10日起,Katja Windt教授/工程博士出任雅各布大學校長。她和常務董事Michael Hülsmann教授/博士組建了雅各布大學執行董事會。Windt接替Heinz-Otto Peitgen教授/博士成為校長,,后者自2013年1月1日至2013年底擔任校長一職,但提前結束校長任期。Heinz-Otto Peitgen的前任校長Joachim Treusch/教授/博士/榮譽博士于2006年7月1日從立校校長Fritz Schaumann博士手中接任。
教員和學生群體
目前雅各布大學有1244名來自111個國家的學生在攻讀學士、碩士及博士學位,共有76名教授和28名以自由職業身份在學校工作的教師。
校友
雅各布大學的校友協會由大學的首批畢業生于2004年成立。自那時起,雅各布校友的數量從130到超過3,000人,已經增長了超過10倍。其中80%的人已經加入了校友協會。為給校友參與塑造大學未來的活動提供合法框架,不來梅雅各布大學校友會在2008年成立有限公司。該公司由校友協會(持股99%)和雅各布大學(持股1%)共同擁有,成為雅各布大學的三個股東之一。
合作伙伴
為保障學校的實用性導向和學生的關系網絡,雅各布大學與幾家公司和機構保持合作關系。這一關系網及合作為校友提供實習機會和職業前景。自2015年起,每年雅各布大學都在校內組織職業宣講會。
學術特色
雅各布大學的跨學科方法體現在研究和教學的所有重點領域。大學特色在于研究和教學并重,主要聚焦以下三個基本領域:
研究
來自不同領域的科學家跨越學科邊界,在高度創新的研究中心共同合作。此外,雅各布大學接受第三方融資,比如德國科學基金會(DFG)的資助。
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
不來梅社會科學國際研究生院(BIGSSS)整合不來梅雅各布大學研究生教育和研究的優秀領域,形成校內的一所合作機構,旨在成為集國際化與競爭力為一體的研究生教育的典范。BIGSSS的指導原則是優質教育,品質保證和有效資金利用。該項目受到德國卓越計劃的支持。
China Global Center
“中國全球”中心旨在應對我們時代的關鍵問題之一:中國對德國和歐洲日益增長的重要性。中心的主要研究目的是評估中國在全球的政治、文化、社會和經濟方面不斷發展的角色,評估通過跨學科研究和與中國及其他國家合作機構的緊密合作完成。研究所開展對企業界具重要意義的項目,創建普通公共領域的對話論壇。
教學課程
雅各布大學在自然科學與工程學,人文科學概論與社會科學中提供了廣泛的學術專業作為課程選擇。所有課程都以英語教授。對學術研究的跨學科方法讓學生能夠發現不同領域如何相互連接,并發展以問題為導向的視野。雅各布大學從學業初期給學生提供研究機會。與教師的互動及自我發展的個人參與是這所年輕大學的特征。
大學預科項目
雅各布大學提供大學預科課程,旨在為高中畢業生提供本科學習的學術技能。其中包括進入英語授課大學的必備證書,高級英語能力,強大的學習和學術技能,以及在經濟、工程、自然科學方面基礎科目的介紹。成功完成預科課程的學生有機會申請雅各布大學或世界其他大學的本科課程。
預備課程
醫學自然科學課程和醫學預備課程使學生為申請德國大學的醫學專業(或鄰近國家的醫學院)做好準備,并提供健康領域的一般職業定位。
交換項目
雅各布大學交換項目的合作學校包括但不僅限于美國的萊斯大學、卡耐基·梅隆大學、賓夕法尼亞大學和康奈爾大學、法國的巴黎政治學院、ie商學院、蘇格蘭愛丁堡大學、中國的復旦大學、以色列理工學院和日本山梨學院大學。雅各布大學是伊拉斯謨計劃的成員之一,并積極參與多種針對學生、教職員工的伊拉斯謨項目活動。由院系領導的交流項目,如與拉法葉學院合作的海外工程學,與韋爾斯利學院合作的海外醫藥預備項目也是雅各布大學的另一重要合作項目。
學位
雅各布大學提供三年的學士、一年半至兩年的碩士學位、博士學位及針對管理人員的MBA課程。
排名
雅各布大學一直在高等教育發展中心(CHE)的大學排名中榮獲頂級評分。CHE排名是德語國家中最全面與詳細的高等教育機構排名。
位置與設施
校園與寄宿制學院
不來梅雅各布大學占地80公頃,校園對比其他德國大學而言,是一種全新的教學、研究及生活理念。本科生住在校園內的四個寄宿制學院。每個學院由不同院系、國籍和年齡的學生和教職員工組成。學生和教員之間的交流互動在教室內外都受到鼓勵。雅各布大學共有四個寄宿制學院:Alfried Krupp College、Mercator College、College 3及College Nordmetall。各式各樣的公共空間可供學生會面、玩游戲、練習舞蹈、看電影或進行體育活動。每個學院均提供相似的便利設施,但是以不同的學院傳統與活動來體現其學院的獨特性。每個學院都由一名院長,一名專業的學術人員及其家人領導。
員工與學生設施
雅各布大學配有運動和會議中心、運動場、影院、劇場、用于學生活動的建筑(學生活動中心)包括營業至深夜的商店、多信仰廳(具備教堂、音樂會和對每種宗教開放的禱告場所等多種用途)、咖啡廳、多個學生俱樂部,甚至有幼兒園/學前班。學術資源方面,校園隨處可見報告廳、教室、實驗室以及現代信息資源中心(包括一座圖書館和在線研究資源庫)。
課外活動
學生俱樂部
雅各布大學有多個學生俱樂部,基本劃分為體育活動部和“藝術文化”俱樂部。體育活動包括,如劃船,足球,籃球,排球,羽毛球,啦啦隊,沙沙舞,極限飛盤和武術等。藝術文化類型的模范俱樂部有聯合國社會模擬,環境俱樂部和藝術俱樂部。2011年學生劇院的建立使更多的學生能夠參與表演藝術。新近建成了一個配有可租賃樂器、一個錄音室和練習材料的音樂教室。最近學生俱樂部發展成為國際競賽的產物(雅各布的Hackathon,創業競賽和“女性國際領導會議” )
學生社會活動
學生積極組織發起社會活動,如難民支持,教孩子英語,或與社區中社會地位處于弱勢的在校孩童一起探索不來梅。
寄宿家庭項目
雅各布大學寄宿家庭項目幫助學生熟悉德國的生活,了解不來梅城和周邊地區的各個方面。大約500個來自不來梅及周邊地區的家庭作為志愿者參與了這個項目。
經費來源
資助爭議
The financing of Constructor University has been the subject of controversy, especially in Bremen. For a long time, the university generated income from various sources such as tuition fees, donations, third-party funding and grants from the Jacobs Foundation. Funding from the state of Bremen, amounting to three million euros annually, expired in 2017.
新的資金來源
In June 2018, the Jacobs Foundation decided to support the private university with a maximum of another 100 million Swiss francs until 2027. Also in June 2018, the city of Bremen decided that it would take over a loan from the university's founding phase.
In the summer of 2020, the Jacobs Foundation announced its withdrawal from funding. The foundation's majority shares were transferred to the Verein zur F?rderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Bremen e.V.
In September 2021, the Bremen Senate approved the sale of Bremen's shares to the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT). The new majority owner plans to invest 50 million euros in Jacobs University, half of which by the end of 2024.
In November 2022 SIT changed its name to Constructor Group.
組織架構
Constructor University Bremen gGmbH
The university is managed by a not-for-profit company Constructor University Bremen gGmbH. In line with the statutes, it is composed of four organs: the Councilors, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors and the Executive Board, which comprises the Managing Director and the President. The Board of Governors is the central decision-making committee for all the Fundamental questions of the university's development, including the appointment of the president and the professors. Christian Jacobs, the eldest son of the entrepreneur and patron Klaus J. Jacobs (1936–2008), is a member of the board of trustees of the Jacobs Foundation.
大學領導層
Sources:
Serguei Beloussov, Founder and Chairman of the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (Chairman of the Board of Governors).
Philipp R?sler, former Vice Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and member of the supervisory board of various listed companies (Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors).
Jochen Berger, founder, entrepreneur and investor
Mark Kamlet, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Rafael Laguna de la Vera, 軟件 entrepreneur, Director of the Federal Agency for Leap Innovations SPRIND
Elena Novoselova, vice president of communications and grant management at SIT
Sascha Spoun, President of Leuphana University Lüneburg
Matthias Winter, McKinsey & Company, Senior Partner in 蘇黎世
Ilya Zubarev, 軟件 entrepreneur and co-founder of Acronis, Runa Capital and numerous other companies
Rainer K?ttgen, Chairman of the Board of the Reimar Lüst Foundation and former State Councillor at the Bremen Senator for Education and Science
Stefan Rustler, President of the Jacobs University Bremen Alumni Association.
Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven
Tim Cord?en-Ryglewski, State Councillor at the Senator for Science and Ports Bremen
Dorothee Dzwonnek, former State Secretary and Secretary General of the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2007–2018
Gerold Wefer, founder and former director of the MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences Bremen
Jürgen Z?llner, Chairman of the Charité Foundation Berlin and former Chairman of the Board of Governors
Constructor Group (majority shareholder)
Constructor Group, previously known as the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology, abbreviated SIT, is a private non-profit institute in Switzerland founded in 2019 by entrepreneur Serg Bell. The institute focuses on 計算機 science, physics and digital transformation. Its partners are Carnegie Mellon University and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore.
The development of the institute was funded by the Canton of Schaffhausen with 3 million Swiss francs.
The academic focus is led by 2010 Nobel Prize winner in physics Konstantin Novoselov.
學習項目
學士學位課程
Constructor University offers bachelor's, 碩士's, and doctoral programs, as well as a preparatory program. From the first semester, students are involved in their professors' research projects. The university sees itself as a melting pot of cultures, ideas and perspectives and aims to create a safe and attractive learning environment. From counseling and intercultural services, job and career services, German courses, club activities, to campus life offerings, students have access to numerous resources.
At Constructor University, both teaching and research are organized into three thematic areas of focus, comparable to faculties at other German universities.
1. Mobility: Understanding the global movement of people, goods, and information.
2. Health: developing solutions for a healthier world.
3. Diversity: Deciphering a modern, global world.
Both undergraduate and graduate programs are offered in these Focus Areas. In addition, the university offers a college preparatory program. Its purpose is to help students decide on their future study path and meet international admission criteria. The language of instruction is English. The degree programs are practice-oriented. Students are involved in the research work of their professors from the first semester onwards, and in the fifth semester there is the possibility of a stay abroad.[citation needed]
The program can be completed with the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Executive Master / Master of Business Administration and Doctor of 哲學 (Ph. D.). Tuition fees for a bachelor's or master's degree program are around €20,000 per academic year. Additional costs are incurred for room and board. A system of scholarships and loans is designed to ensure that all admitted applicants to bachelor's programs can begin their studies. Following the motto "Study now, pay later," Constructor University offers a financing model for tuition fees together with the Brain Capital education fund.
博士學位課程
The program can be completed with the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Executive Master / Master of Business Administration and Doctor of 哲學 (Ph. D.).
準備課程
The academic preparation program, the International Foundation Year, provides tailored academic and personal support for individual development and prepares participants for the challenges of university-level study. In addition to building your academic knowledge and skills, the program builds self-confidence and teaches important lifelong social, professional and personal skills.
學生構成
The international nature of the student body is one of the defining characteristics of Constructor University. Currently more than 1,600 students from over 110 nations are matriculated at the university (status as of December 2022). Most students come from Germany (16.1%), followed by India (7.2%), Nepal (7.0%), USA (5.0%), Albania (4.4%), Pakistan (4.2%), Morocco (3.5%), China (3.1%), Ethiopia (2.3%) and South Korea (2.1%). Programs with a total of 120 international partners foster the international atmosphere
Overseen by resident mentors, the vast majority of students live on campus in one of four colleges. They pursue their sporting, social, political or cultural interests in more than 50 student clubs. Constructor students organize a number of recurring events on campus such as conferences, culture information days, sports competitions and art exhibitions.
Constructor University has two groups of student government: the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA), representing the undergraduate and graduate student body, respectively.
研究
Research in the three Focus Areas is an important pillar of Constructor University. Its scientists have made a name for themselves through a variety of international and national research projects. There are currently 4 functional research facilities in the university's campus, in which students and staff work for their research projects. In 2017, each professor raised an average of 205,900 euros in third-party funding[BM1] . Research projects at Constructor University are funded by the German Research Foundation or by the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation, as well as by globally leading companies.
合作伙伴關系
The university closely cooperates with many local and international partners, including students exchange, faculty mobility, joint programs, and research collaborations. The partners include world-renowned institutions, such as:
North America (now US only):
Carnegie Mellon University
萊斯大學 University
New York University
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Case Western Reserve University
University of Notre Dame
Europe:
University of 愛丁堡, UK
University of 華威大學, UK
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Sciences Po, France
Uppsala University, Sweden
University of 奧斯陸, Norway
St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Germany:
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremen
Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology, Bremen
University of Bremen
Asia (Far & Middle East):
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Ritsumeikan University, Japan
University of 諾丁漢 Ningbo, China
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
校友協會
The Jacobs University Alumni Association was founded in 2004. It has around 2000 members; the percentage of new graduates that join the association is approximately 70%. In 2008, a limited company was founded as Jacobs University Bremen Alumni & Friends GmbH, laying the legal foundations to give the alumni a say in the university's development. The limited company, which is 99-percent owned by the Alumni Association, with one percent owned by the university, is one of the three shareholders in Constructor University and owns a sixth of the shares in the school. The president of the Alumni Association is also a member of the Board of Governors, thus taking a very active role in shaping the future of the institution.
企業合作
Constructor University offers companies various opportunities for cooperation, which include long-term research collaborations, the provision of scientific services as part of short-term research and development projects, or training of junior and managerial staff.
網絡安全事件
In early February, Constructor University grappled with a cyber security breach, resulting in a week-long campus-wide internet blackout. While no 數據 compromise was reported, functionality was only partially restored by late March. The incident's impact extended to essential services like the meal plan system, highlighting the crucial role of robust cyber security protocols in safeguarding educational institutions.
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