According to the QS World University Rankings of 2024, the University of Bremen was placed 514th globally and ranked 32nd within its national context.

  • University of Oldenburg
  • Northwest Alliance (NWA)
  • Hanse University Alliance

European partnerships

Erasmus

The University of Bremen has around 300 partner universities across Europe through the Erasmus program. Over 650 departmental-level agreements facilitate the mobility of students, lecturers and staff. Furthermore, the university coordinates a number of Erasmus cooperation projects. The university also cooperates with partner universities outside Europe via the Erasmus International Dimension program.

YERUN

The University of Bremen is a founding member of the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN). Comprising seventeen young, research-intensive universities, the network aims to strengthen their collaboration and represent the interests of young universities at the European level.

YUFE

The University of Bremen is part of the YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) university alliance. YUFE offers students and university staff across Europe opportunities to develop in education, research and careers. Alongside the University of Bremen, the alliance comprises nine young and innovative universities and two non-university partners: Maastricht University, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Carlos III Universidad De Madrid, University of Antwerp, University of Cyprus, University of Eastern Finland, University of Essex, University of Rijeka, Sorbonne Nouvelle Université, ETS Global and the Adecco Group.

Partnerships worldwide

The University of Bremen has partnerships with several hundred universities worldwide, both within and outside Europe. These include institutional-level cooperation agreements, as well as numerous individual student exchange contracts and agreements.

Strategic partnerships

Extensive contacts and cooperation in research and teaching in several subjects, as well as their comparability in terms of size, objectices and resources characterize University of Bremen's strategic partner universities. There is a mutual agreement to sustainably develop the partnership together.

The University of Bremen's strategic partner universities currently include: