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General meeting confirms and elects board members of the University Alliance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Promoting transfer structures and innovation potential between universities of applied sciences and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is one of the primary objectives of the University Alliance for SMEs (HAfM), of which Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences is a member. At the general meeting, Managing Director Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Ritzenhoff from Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences was unanimously confirmed in office.

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Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences mourns the loss of its former rector and chancellor Prof. Frerich van Dieken

Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences mourns the loss of its founding chancellor and third rector, Professor Frerich van Dieken, who passed away on 2 November 2025 at the age of 92. He served as rector of our university from 1981 to 1986.

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Apply now to study in the summer semester

Prospective students can now apply for a place at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. There are eight Master's programmes to choose from, most of which are technical and scientific, covering the fields of environment, energy and natural sciences, IT and technology, and management. In addition, it will be possible to start bachelor's degree programmes in transport, economics, logistics, engineering, marine resource biotechnology, food science (also practice-integrated dual), sustainable process engineering, and entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership in the summer semester of 2026. The deadline for submitting applications is Sunday, 15 February 2026.

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English Master Info Online Event

For the English-taught degree programmes Embedded Systems Design & Process Engineering and Energy Technology as well as Integrated Safety and Security Management

Passion for education and research

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What makes research so unique for you at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Bosse?

Living, teaching, researching: working by the sea

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