International University Bremen (IUB) is a private, independent research university founded in 1999 in the city of Bremen in Northern Germany. IUB was founded by the collabration of the government of Bremen and Rice University of Houston, Texas. IUB offers degree programs in engineering, the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
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