Constructor University

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Opening in 2001
Constructor University was founded with the support of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Organization: Private, state-recognized university, gGmbH (limited liability company whose profits are utilized for non-commercial purposes)

Supervisory Board and decision-making body: Board of Governors

Campus: 34 hectares; located 17 km from the city center

Language of teaching and research: English

Students: over 1,800

Location:
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
Campus: 34 hectares; 17 km from the city center

Accreditation and recognition

1999	Official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2001	Accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat)
2004	Accreditation of all Bachelor’s programs by the German Accreditation Council (ACQUIN)
2006	Announcement of Jacobs Foundation’s investment of €200 million, the largest donation in Europe ever made to a university (benefactor honored by name change at the beginning of 2007: “International University Bremen” becomes “Jacobs University Bremen”)
2008	Institutional reaccreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities. Renewal of the reaccreditation is required only on request of the City of Bremen, as the university has permanently proven it's academic constitution.
2010	Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2018	Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen until 2027
2019 - 2021	Accreditation of all bachelor’s and master’s programs by the German Accreditation Council