Jacobs University Bremen

The Competitive University in the 21st Century

March 31st, 2008

Dr. Alexander Ziegler-Jöns Vice President University Development

The Swiss Jacobs Foundation has invested 200 million Euro inInternational University Bremen (IUB). To date this is the largestdonation ever given in Europe by a private foundation to a scienceinstitution. In appreciation of the benefactors and in order to furtherpromote the university‟s distinctive profile in internationalcompetition, the boards of IUB have decided to change theuniversity‟s name. The current brand of the university is be JacobsUniversity Bremen. The change of name became effective inFebruary 2007.

Principles

• Excellence

• Independence

• Interactivity

• Internationality

• Interculturality

• Interdisciplinarity

Facts

• Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees

• Need-blind, performance-based admission

• 3 residential colleges

• English as the language of study

• 1102* students from 91 countries

(only 20% Germans)

• 100 professors

• 20 majors for BA/BSc, 20 majors for MA/MSc/PhD

* 651 undergraduates, 451 graduates

[Data October 2007]

Accreditations

1999 Federal recognition as a private teaching and

research university by “Freie Hansestadt Bremen“

2001 Accreditation by the “Wissenschaftsrat“

2001 Positive evaluation by the “Stifterverband“

2004 Accreditation of all bachelor programs by the

accreditation agency ACQUIN

2006

2007

Winner of “Key Qualifications Plus”

Re-accreditation by the “Wissenschaftsrat”

Staff and Faculty

Professors 100

Academic Personnel 180

Administration 95

Information Resource Center (IRC) 15

Total 390

Finances

• Return from capital stock

• Tuition fees

• Research funds

• Income from transfer activities

• Donations / Contributions

Finances

Figures in M€ Budget 2008

Income 45,0

Expenditure 44,0

Personnel 22,0

Materials 10,0

Grants 8,0

Interest 4,0

Finances

Figures in M€ 1998-2006

Investments 200

Buildings 90

Equipment 30

Financial Assets 80

Scientific Cooperations

Examples:

• Rice University, Houston Texas

• University Bremen

• Max-Planck-Institute of Marine Microbiology

• Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and

Marine Research

Study abroad: Exchange Partners

Business Cooperations

Examples:

• Recruiting

• Research Cooperation, Services

• Patents/Licenses, Start-ups

• Executive Education

• Consulting

Admission Process

• Performance-oriented selection

• Quality of high school and university degrees

• Standardized testing SAT / ACT

• References

• Interview

• Essay

• Proof of English language proficiency

Structure of Bachelor Programs (40 Courses, 180 ECTS Credit Points in total)

Mandatory courses (Major) 15-17

Methods and laboratory courses 7

Home school elective courses 8-10

Other school elective courses 3-5

University study courses 3-5

Optional courses: language classes with credit

points

2

Requirement for an Academic Degree 40

Bachelor

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Science

• Tuition 18.000 € / year

• Room & Board 500 € / month

• Duration: 3 years (more than 90% successful)

• Financial support system

Bachelor Students

October 2007

5,1%

AUSTRALIA

AFRICA

WEST-EUROPE (incl.

Deutschland 20,4.%)

0,2%

8,1%18,3 %

ASIA

SOUTH-AMERICA

2,3%

EAST-EUROPE23,0% 43,0%

NORTH-AMERICA

Graduate Studies

• Master of Science / Master of Arts / PhD

• Executive Master / Master of Business Administration

• Tuition 20.000 € / year

• Master programs 1 to 2 years

• PhD programs 3 years

Master und PhD Studierende

4,2%

NORTH-AMERICA

AFRICA

WEST-EUROPE (incl.

Deutschland 31,5%)

5,5%24,8 %

ASIA

SOUTH-AMERICA

2,9%

EAST-EUROPE37,5% 25,1%

October 2007

High Potentials

The average BA graduate at Jacobs University:

• 22 years old, speaks more than 3 languages

• fluent English and very good German

• highly motivated

• gathered a substantial amount of practical and

research skills

• has developed intercultural skills

• excellent communication and leadership skills

Jacobs University

Competitiveness: Costs

• Do you put every Euro possible into research and

education?

• Do you have transparent structures?

• Where do you want to save money?

• Are your workflows efficient?

• IKEA principle: let your customer do the job!

Competitiveness: Speed

• Are your workflows effective?

• Does your staff have all necessary information at any

time at any place?

• Do you have small expert teams that are free of

boring routines?

• Does your software work for you or do you have to

work for your software?

Competitiveness: Quality

• How good is your support for teaching and research?

• How do you know whether you are good and where

you can improve?

• Can (and do) you measure the contentedness of

students and faculty?

• Did you establish standards for quality?

• Do you have standard (online) reports?

Competitiveness: Branding

• What is your (unique?) selling point?

• Are you a smart and sexy institution?

• Do you use cutting edge technology?

• How do your stakeholders see you?

• Does your staff know about the expectations of your

stakeholders?

• Does your IT environment help you to keep pace with

these expectations?

The Role of IT

• Some procedures simply don„t work without IT.

• Most procedures can be made more efficient through

adequate IT.

• Integrate procedures as soon as possible and as far

as useful, but not further. Define interfaces!

•You can only support procedures that are alive and

really implemented.

• It is not the software that does not work if things go

wrong.

Access Databases

Our start in 2001: paper and MS Office.

131 selected students,

26 young and demanding faculty

Datev

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Accounting as a separate, standard application

Campusnet

Datev

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

2002/03: all student-related procedures and

data go into Campusnet.

Datenlotsen revise Campusnet from scratch.

Campus.net

Datev

LDAPStudent Account

Mgmt. VPN

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Student Account Mgmt. as well as campus-wide

directory for ubiquitous access use Campus.net

as leading system.

Campusnet

Datev

LDAP

Exchange Server

Student Account

Mgmt.

Outlook

VPN

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Intranet

(Campus-wide) calendar and collaboration

Campusnet

Datev

LDAP

Exchange Server

Student Account

Mgmt.

Outlook

VPN

Library

Scientific Computing

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Intranet

Internet

Applications for research and teaching

Campusnet

DatevLDAP

Exchange Server

Student Account

Mgmt.

Outlook

VPN

Library

Scientific Computing

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Intranet

Internet

Electronic

Resources

Alumni

Network

Firewall

Forums

Project

Management

Expert

Database

Knowledge

Management

Student Loans

Mgmt.

Wikis

Web 2.0

Services

Mobile

AccessCost Centers

Profit Centers

CRM Systems

Online Surveys

LINUX

Cluster

Virtual

Server

License

Mgmt. Telephones

Email push

Campusnet: Central Functions

• Admission: online application, evaluation,

communication with applicants

• Financial Aid: packaging, accounts

• Registrar: course registration, exams, grade reports,

transcripts, ...

• Academic Advising: support

• Student Jobs: advertising, contracts, accounting

• Teaching Evaluation: one per course per semester

• Adequate Management Reports

• Leading system for LDAP etc.

Campusnet

DatevLDAP

Exchange Server

campus-wide

Student Account

Mgmt.

Outlook

VPN

Library

Scientific Computing

Access Databases

Online Business

Information

Intranet

Internet

Electronic

Resources

Alumni

Network

Firewall

Forums

Project

Management

Expert

Database

Knowledge

Management

Student Loans

Mgmt.

Wikis

Web 2.0

Services

Mobile

AccessCost Centers

Profit Centers

CRM Systems

Online Surveys

LINUX

Cluster

Virtual

Server

License

Mgmt. Telephones

Email push

Windows Active

Directory Domain

MS Sharepoint

Portal Server

Adobe Document

Lifecycle Server

Windows Live

Communication Server

A Look into the Future

VPNLicense

Mgmt.

Thank you for your attention!