urban development
The University of Bremen wants to move its law department to the city center. The former Landesbank building at Domshof is to be rented for the 1,500 students and 160 employees from next year. The Senate wants to pave the way for this at its next meeting, as has now been announced. The Greens faction rates the project as an important stimulus for science and inner-city development. “Compared to the mayor’s original plan to move the university to the Brill, the former Landesbank building finally has a much more realistic location available. We support the intended decision to move parts of the university to the building of the former Landesbank. This is not only an invigorating element for the inner city. The university and its law department are thus also offered synergy opportunities with the local courts, law firms and cooperation partners such as the consumer advice center or the chamber of employees in the immediate vicinity. Last but not least, in this central location, the university can open up even more to the city society. Among other things, the concept envisages using the former ticket office for public lectures, exhibitions and other events. It is now important to take advantage of the opportunities that arise and also to consider the university location when planning the Domshof. The aim must be an integrated concept that contains points of contact for all sides,” said Solveig Eschen, spokeswoman for urban development policy.
At the same time, Solveig Eschen emphasizes that the science department must now take care of a sustainable financing concept with a view to the cold rent of almost 2.8 million euros per year: “The task of the science department is now to quickly secure the still unclear financing from 2024. A viable financing concept is an absolute prerequisite for the success of the project. If planned sustainably, the university in the city center has the chance to become a model for success for both sides.”
In order to create good framework conditions for the students, a large lecture hall in the city is also necessary. In this context, the Greens parliamentary group is calling for speed and also for a student dormitory in the city center to be taken into account in the planning. “Sustainable planning of the inner-city branch of the university means, firstly, a quick decision as to where and how the required lecture hall can be realized, and secondly, including the topic of student housing from the start. The inner city will have a higher residential share in the future anyway. With the relocation of parts of the university to the city, it makes sense to plan a student residence there at the same time,” emphasizes Solveig Eschen.
