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!