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Academic Senate confirms University Rector Alexis Papathanassis in office
The previous rector is also the new one: the academic senators of Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences have once again expressed their confidence in Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Alexis Papathanassis and elected him rector for another five years. The committee confirmed the 50-year-old in office at its meeting on 21 October 2025 with an absolute majority in the first ballot. Papathanassis prevailed against eleven competitors. He thanked the senators and promised: ‘I consider it my duty to live up to the trust placed in me and will do my utmost to do so.’ Over the next five years, he and his rectorate team will continue to modernise the range of courses on offer and further improve internal university processes. ‘In addition, we will intensify our internationalisation efforts, make our research activities accessible to a wider public and increase the attractiveness of our campus.’ The new term of office begins on 16 February 2026 and ends in February 2031.
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Bremerhaven students successful in poster competition organised by the German Student Services Organisation
A great success for three students of Digital Media Production at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences: With their poster ideas on the theme of ‘Campus of the Future’, Milla Kirmse, Merle von Forstner and Michelle O'Shea have secured a place in the travelling exhibition of the 39th poster competition organised by the German Student Union. This makes them one of thirty selected students whose posters will be on public display in the coming weeks. A total of 388 students from all over Germany submitted up to three poster ideas each. Merle von Forstner had a special reason to celebrate: her poster entitled ‘Vision’ was awarded third place.
Students at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences present business ideas
Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences is home to many innovative and exciting start-up ideas – and not just in the Start-up, Innovation and Leadership degree programme. At the ‘Connect & Create’ pitch event on Wednesday, 29 October, starting at 3 p.m., anyone interested can experience the entrepreneurial potential of the students live at the university's technical centre (Building Z, An der Karlstadt 8). The event is being held in cooperation with BIS Bremerhavener Gesellschaft für Investitionsförderung und Stadtentwicklung mbH and is co-financed by the European Union.
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The university has four research clusters in which it works on a broad range of topics to address the societal challenges of our times.
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A clear priority in the university's research and development activities is the area of energy and marine technology. A considerable percentage of the university's third-party research funding can be attributed to this area.
Research activities in the life sciences are largely built on the expertise in the study programmes Biotechnology, Food Technology, Medical Technologies and Physician Assistant. Apart from marine research topics ranging from marine microbiology to fisheries biology, application-oriented research in the food sector is also of exceptional importance.
Linking the disciplines of 'logistics' and 'information systems' in one research cluster allows us to conduct applied research to identify, evaluate and realise potential for logistics and related areas. This is how we connect different areas, including such areas as digitalisation and maritime processes.
The research cluster Tourism and Management brings together research in the areas of the international tourism industry (esp. cruise tourism) and general management. In both areas, the focus is primarily on strategic issues and application-oriented, practical research.