STUDY ABROAD AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Please do not hesitate to contact at international@jacobs-university.de or via phone +49 421 2004315
www.jacobs-university.de/international
Jacobs University Bremen
Jacobs University, based in Bremen, is Germany's leading private university and home to more than
1,300 students from over 100 countries. We are a research-oriented, state-accredited campus
university with a broad portfolio of pre-degree, undergraduate and graduate study programs, including
natural and social sciences, engineering, etc. All undergraduate programs are taught in English.
Extensive extracurricular activities on a vibrant residential campus support and strengthen our students'
personal development.
Our semester schedule is in accordance with international standards (for exact semester periods and
further academic dates please check our Academic Calendar):
• Fall semester: beginning of September until the end of December (01.09 – 31.12)
• Spring semester: beginning of February until the end of May (01.02 – 31.05)
Jacobs University’s campus offers high quality housing in our four residential colleges. All study abroad
undergraduate students have guaranteed housing on campus for the full duration of their stay.
Students have the opportunity to experience German culture first hand, join the German Host Family
Program and foster their German proficiency in language courses offered in cooperation with the Goethe
Institute. In the fall semester, study abroad students have an opportunity to take a special course on
European Health and Welfare including faculty-led study trips to Berlin (Charité), Bremerhaven (AMEOS
Klinikum St. Joseph) and Geneva (WHO headquarters). In spring, study abroad students can study
German Politics and Culture and participate in faculty-led excursions to Berlin (German parliament),
Brussels (European Parliament), Helgoland islands and St. Petersburg (East-West relations)*.
Undergraduate Programs
• Global Economics and
Management
• International Business
Administration
• International Relations: Politics and
History
• Integrated Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Intelligent Mobile Systems
• Industrial Engineering & Management
• Mathematics
• Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical
Biology
• Physics
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
*excursions may be subject to additional fees
STUDY ABROAD AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Please do not hesitate to contact at international@jacobs-university.de or via phone +49 421 2004315
www.jacobs-university.de/international
Academic Calendar Fall Semester
Arrival: Tuesday, August 29
th
2017 (earliest possible date to move in)
Orientation Week: August 29
th
– September 3
rd
2017 (mandatory attendance)
Classes start: September 4
th
www.jacobs-university.de/academic-calendar
Academic Calendar Spring Semester
Arrival: Thursday, January 25
th
2018 (earliest possible date to move in)
Orientation Week: January 25
th
– 31
st
2018 (mandatory attendance)
Classes start: February 1
st
www.jacobs-university.de/academic-calendar
Fall Term: April 15
th
Spring Term: October 15
th
Application Deadlines
Applicants must create an account
CampusNet system.
After registration and login, select and save
Incoming Study Abroad as the Program
Choice. Once the program choice is saved,
click Apply to Incoming Study Abroad in the
Current Applications options. Please note that
Start/End indicat
the application is open and NOT the semester
dates!
documents electronically.
Application Process
STUDY ABROAD AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Please do not hesitate to contact at international@jacobs-university.de or via phone +49 421 2004315
www.jacobs-university.de/international
1. General Information
• Contact information
• Academic information
• Preliminary course information
• Program approval / nomination form
• Financial declaration form
• Study abroad participation agreement
• Letter of recommendation from faculty (for
free movers from non-partner universities
only)
2. University Transcripts
Applicants must upload a copy of an official
transcript from the universi
ty they are currently
attending. Jacobs requires students to hold a GPA
of at least 3.0 in American numerical value (letter
grade B or equivalent).
3. Proof of English proficiency
All non-
native English speakers are required to
prove the CEFR B2 level of English proficiency
(IELTS score 5.5 - 6.5; TOEFL iBT score 80;
TOEIC score 650 – 800; Cambridge FCE). If your
student is coming from the university with English
as the main language of instruction and
examination, the proof of English requirement can
be waived.
All required documents can be uploaded to and
downloaded from CampusNet.
NOTE:
If you are covering your student’s costs
(partially or fully), please ask the student to enter
the
amount of financial support that you
provide into the Scholarships or Fellowships: From
Another Source as well as the name of the home
institution in the Sponsors section.
Application package
You can find Jacobs course catalogues
on the following website (make sure to
click on Fall/Spring respectively):
http://campusnet.jacobs-university.de
The Fall Semester course catalogue
usually gets published on March 31st.
The course catalogue for t
he Spring
Semester is published on September
30th.
Please note that the course offering is
subject to change until semester begins.
For study abroad students from exchange
partner universities the tuition is waived.
Other fees are to be covered by students
themselves.
For study abroad students from visiting
partner universities the fees are covered
by sending institution
s according to
individual university agreements.
Information on fees can be found here.
Course Catalogue
Tuition Fees
STUDY ABROAD AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Please do not hesitate to contact at international@jacobs-university.de or via phone +49 421 2004315
www.jacobs-university.de/international
Housing
All undergraduate students are required to live on campus. No individual booking is required, the student
housing allocation is done by Jacobs University upon admission to the study abroad program. Each
study abroad student is allocated a single room in a two-room apartment and shares a bathroom with a
second student (suitemate). In exceptional circumstances, a single room apartment can be requested.
Looking forward to welcoming your students on Jacobs University’s campus,
Yuliya Salauyova
International Office Coordinator
Joanna Janota-Bzowski
Study Abroad Advisor
EU citizens must present proof of their health
insurance when coming to Jacobs University.
They are not required to obtain German
public health insurance. Non-EU members
must obtain German public health insurance
coverage upon arrival on campus (at a cost of
approximately € 90,00 per month).
Health Insurance
All study abroad students who need a visa to
enter Germany should apply for a student visa.
A visitor’s visa or any other type of visa cannot
be changed into a student visa upon arrival to
Germany.
Visa support is available at
visa@jacobs-university.de. It takes six to eight
weeks for visa application to be approved.
Visa