QUICK FACTS
Opening in 2001
Jacobs University was founded with the support of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Organization. Private, state-recognized university, gGmbH (limited liability company whose profits are utilized for non-commercial purposes)
Supervisory Board and decision-making body: Board of Governors
Campus: 34 hectares; located 17 km from the city center
Language of teaching and research: English
Students: over 1,500
| 1999 | Official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen |
| 2001 | Accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) |
| 2004 | Accreditation of all Bachelor’s programs by the German Accreditation Council (ACQUIN) |
| 2006 | Announcement of Jacobs Foundation’s investment of €200 million, the largest donation in Europe ever made to a university (benefactor honored by name change at the beginning of 2007: “International University Bremen” becomes “Jacobs University Bremen”) |
| 2008 | Institutional reaccreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities. Renewal of the reaccreditation is required only on request of the City of Bremen, as the university has permanently proven it's academic constitution. |
| 2010 | Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen |
| 2018 | Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen until 2027 |
