The international Master's program AIIS offers students a broad variety of research-based courses in a vibrant interdisciplinary environment benefiting from renowned researchers in the field of AI, Cognitive Systems, and robotics. Students will have access to the unique laboratories, equipment, and computing resources for their courses, projects, and theses. Many research groups offer part-time jobs as research or teaching assistants.
AIIS students receive comprehensive training in theoretical, practical, and applied AI while specializing in "Cognition-Enabled Robotics" and "Machine Learning & Cognitive Systems", choosing one of the two as major and the other as minor. Other features of AIIS are the Guided Research Model - an independent student research project with individual supervision by a professor - and the Bremen Concept and Bremen model concept. While the latter is a project study in larger teams, the former is an independent research project with individual supervision by a professor.
AIIS is a four-term program comprising 120 credit points (CP). Courses will be taught in English and international students are very welcome.
AIIS is anchored in the faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and part of the high-profile area "Minds, Media, Machines" of the University of Bremen allowing students a broad range of study courses and insights into related research fields.
Applicants for the AIIS Master's program are expected to meet the following prerequisites:
Submission of an application is possible from the middle of January to March15th of each year. Places are limited and will be granted to only the best applicants). Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Courses will start mid-October of each academic year, and follow the German academic year with a winter term (courses mid October - beginning February) and a summer term (courses mid April - mid July). With the term breaks lasting several weeks, there is plenty of time to benefit from the AIIS network for internships, student jobs, or other professional development.
University of Bremen
High Profile Area Minds, Media, Machines
Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5, 28359 Bremen
Prof. Dr-Ing. Tanja Schultz
aiis-info@uni-bremen.de
Contact point and study advice:
szi@informatik.uni-bremen.de
Further Information:
Bremen is a very welcoming city of ~ 570.000 residence, located in north-west Germany close to the North Sea coast: www.bremen.eu. It is host of the premier international AI-conference IJCAI-2026: www.ijcai.org/. Bremen is home of the ambitious, agile, and creative University of Bremen: www.uni-bremen.de. The University of Bremen has a strong international reputation for its research in the field of computer science, AI-enabled robotics, and Cognitive Systems. It offers a broad range of intramural student activities, such as
Incoming international students will be supported by the Welcome Center. As a student at the University of Bremen, you will have free access to public transport in the state of Bremen and neighboring Lower Saxony as part of your tuition fee (~ 344 € per semester).
AIIS is designed to prepare students for research and development positions in academia or industry in the fast-growing field of AI such as scientist, research engineer, data scientist, or AI consultant. Throughout their studies, AIIS students will have the opportunity to connect with top-notch researchers of the University of Bremen, as well as with leaders of technology companies in and around Bremen, e.g. through internships and Master's projects.
You may choose one as you Major and the other as your Minor:
Short descriptions of the courses in the AIIS Master in the specialization Cognition Enabled Robotics (CER):
Short descriptions of the courses in the AIIS Master in the specialization Machine Learning and Cognitive Systems (MLCS):
The following topics are covered in particular:
Students in AIIS specialize in "Machine Learning & Cognitive Systems" (MCLS) and "Cognition-Enabled Robotics" (CER), choosing one as major and the other as minor.
In this module, participants acquire the skills they need for independent scientific work!