Bremen City University of Applied Sciences

Bremen City University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bremen, HSB) is a public university of applied sciences (Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) in Bremen, Germany, founded in 1982. It offers over 70 Bachelor and Master study programmes spanning engineering, natural sciences, business, social sciences, and health sciences. The university has close to 9,000 students and produces around 1,500 graduates per year. HSB places strong emphasis on applied, practice-oriented education and international experience: over half of its programmes include a mandatory stay abroad, and approximately 60% of graduates gain international experience during their studies. The university maintains around 360 partnership agreements with universities in about 70 countries and participates in Erasmus+. HSB is a member of the EU-funded STARS EU (Strategic Alliance for Regional Transition European University) alliance. Its International Graduate Center (IGC) offers English-taught MBA and Master programmes for professionals from around the world. Standard degree programmes are tuition-free; only the continuing education programmes at the IGC carry fees.