So, have you all heard about Mercator College? In case you have not, which is quite surprising because we pride ourselves on being overly active on all fronts, here is a short introduction.

Mercator College is one of the four (chronologically second) residential colleges at  Jacobs University Bremen. The college is named in honour of the Stiftung Mercator GmbH from Essen and the Stiftung Mercator Switzerland based in Lucerne. In 2002, these two foundations donated a total of 6.5 million for the renovation of Mercator College. The college was officially opened on April 8, 2003. It currently houses nearly 190 students from 50 different nations. Accommodation consists of either furnished double room apartments with a shared bathroom or furnished single room apartments with their individual bathrooms. (These are however reserved for graduate students.) There is a dining hall with ARAMARK (the catering company) serving three meals a day (and yes, they have vegetarian meals at all times). Then there are study niches, lounges, TV room, games room (kicker, table tennis, billiards and darts) and a common room (all with internet). And yes, each floor has its own kitchen equipped with cooking as well as cleaning supplies and the basements in each block have a laundry room because as we all know cleanliness is next to Godliness.

And if you are confused and wandering around looking for any of the above, the College Masters, College Office Manager, RAs and the College Office Team are  there to help and assist you. So, come and visit us, and be a part of the gang that is called Mercatorians. And in case, you are wondering how to get to Mercator College, the map below will give you detailed directions on how to reach us from the University's front gate. We are waiting.