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{{Infobox university
| name        = Constructor University
| image       =
| other_name  = CU Bremen, CU
| former_name = Jacobs University Bremen (JUB) (until 2022)
| caption     = Constructor University Bremen [[Seal (device)|Logo]]
| motto       = ''Knowledge through science''
| type        = [[Private university|Private]], Research, Coeducational higher education institution
| established = {{Start date and age|2001}}
| chairman    = Serg Bell 
| faculty     = 239 (of which 69 are Professors/2022)
| administrative_staff       = 175 (2022)
| students    = 1607 (WS 2021/2022)<ref name=about-us>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/explore/about-us |website=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |access-date=11 November 2018 |date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
| city        = [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]]
| state       = [[Bremen (state)|State of Bremen]]
| country     = Germany
| campus      = Suburban<br />{{convert|80|acre|km2}}
| free_label  = Language of Instruction
| free        = English
| website     = {{URL|https://constructor.university/}}
}}

'''Constructor University''',<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/news/jacobs-university-becomes-constructor-university |title=&#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date=28 November 2022 |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Name Nov22">{{cite news |last=Brandt |first=Patricia |date=28 November 2022 |title=Neuer Name führt zu Diskussionen: Jacobs-Uni wird Constructor Uni |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/stadtteil-vegesack/jacobs-uni-serge-bell-verkuendet-neuen-namen-der-privatuni-in-grohn-doc7ntc952zj1kahl7bdc2 |access-date=5 September 2023 |newspaper=Weser-Kurier |language=de}}</ref> formerly '''Jacobs University Bremen''', is an international, private, residential [[research university]] located in [[Vegesack]], [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]], Germany. It offers study programs in engineering, [[humanities]], [[Natural sciences|natural]] and [[social sciences]], in which students can acquire bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees. 

Most of the instruction at the university is in English. Constructor University's students come from more than 110 countries,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jacobs-university.de/study|title=Study at Jacobs|date=17 February 2015|work=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref> with about 80% foreign students<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/jacobs-university-bremen-ggmbh |website=Top Universities |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> and approximately 33% international faculty members.

== History ==
[[Image:Jacobs University Bremen Campus.JPG|thumb|250px|Constructor University Bremen Campus Center]]

Constructor University (previously called both Jacobs University and International University Bremen until 2007) was founded in 1999 with the support of the [[University of Bremen]], [[Rice University]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], and the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, with study programs beginning in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandeins.de/wissen/neuland/land-bremen/die-drehtuer-zur-welt/|title=Jacobs University: Die Drehtür zur Welt – brand eins wissen|website=www.brandeins.de|language=de|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref> The Jacobs Foundation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jacobsfoundation.org/en/|title=Homepage|website=Jacobs Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> invested €200 million in the institution in November 2006, thus taking over a two-thirds majority of the partnership share. At the beginning of 2007, the university changed its name to Jacobs University Bremen.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2006|title=manager magazin: Großsponsor: Jacobs-Stiftung rettet mit 200 Mio. Euro Bremer Privatuni. [Major Sponsor: Jacobs Foundation Rescues Bremen Private University with 200 Million Euros] November 1, 2006|url=http://www.manager-magazin.de/|journal=Manager Magazin}}</ref> In November 2022 it changed its name to Constructor University.<ref name="Name Nov22" />

The campus is located on the site of the former Roland Barracks in Bremen-Grohn. The site was erected in 1938 during the National Socialist period. After the [[World War II|Second World War]], it was transformed into a displaced-persons camp by the [[International Refugee Organization]] under the management of the American forces base known as [[Camp Grohn]]. Shortly after the formation of the [[Bundeswehr]], Camp Grohn was passed into the responsibility of the German government in 1955 and renamed ''Roland Kaserne''. Roland Kaserne housed a Bundeswehr logistics school during the [[Cold War]]. In 1999, the military base was inactivated, making way for the university.<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{Cite news|url=http://www.jacobs-university.de/quick-facts|title=Facts & Figures|date=28 May 2015|work=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://senatspressestelle.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen146.c.10263.de&asl=bremen146.c.25714.de|title=Pressestelle des Senats – International University Bremen kauft Roland-Kaserne in Bremen-Grohn|website=senatspressestelle.bremen.de|language=de|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>

The approximately 34-hectare site of the campus university is home to four residential colleges, buildings for administration, lecturing and research, an Information Resource Center (IRC) with a library and digital resources, sport, leisure and park facilities.

== Financing ==
The financing of Constructor University has been the subject of controversy, especially in Bremen. For a long time, the university generated income from various sources such as tuition fees, donations, third-party funding and grants from the Jacobs Foundation. Funding from the state of Bremen, amounting to three million euros annually, expired in 2017.

In June 2018, the Jacobs Foundation decided to support the private university with a maximum of another 100 million Swiss francs until 2027. Also in June 2018, the city of Bremen decided that it would take over a loan from the university's founding phase.

In the summer of 2020, the Jacobs Foundation announced its withdrawal from funding. The foundation's majority shares were transferred to the Verein zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Bremen e.V.

In September 2021, the Bremen Senate approved the sale of Bremen's shares to the [[Schaffhausen Institute of Technology]] (SIT).<ref>{{cite web|title=Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Jacobs University By SIT Completed|url=https://sit.org/news/acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-jacobs-university-by-sit-completed_|access-date=2 September 2022|website=sit.org|language=en}}</ref> The new majority owner plans to invest 50 million euros in Jacobs University, half of which by the end of 2024. 
In November 2022 SIT changed its name to Constructor Group.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 2022|title=Das Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT), das 2019 von Dr. Serg Bell gegründet wurde, ändert seinen Markennamen und wird zur Constructor Group |url=https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/pr/presseportal/das-schaffhausen-institute-of-technology-sit-das-2019-von-dr-serg-bell-gegruendet-wurde-aendert-seinen-markennamen-und-wird-zur-constructor-group_aid-80773459|access-date=5 September 2023|newspaper=Saarbrücker Zeitung|language=de}}</ref>

== Organization ==

The university is managed by a not-for-profit company ''Constructor University Bremen [[gGmbH]]''. In line with the statutes, it is composed of four organs: the councilors, the board of trustees, the board of governors and the executive board, which comprises the managing director and the president. The board of governors is the central decision-making committee for all the fundamental questions of the university's development, including the appointment of the president and the professors. Christian Jacobs, the eldest son of the entrepreneur and patron Klaus J. Jacobs (1936–2008), is a member of the board of trustees of the Jacobs Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/governance|title=Governance|date=28 May 2015|work=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jacobsfoundation.org/en/board-of-trustees/|title=Board of Trustees – Jacobs Foundation|work=Jacobs Foundation|access-date=23 January 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== University leadership ===
* Stanislav Protasov, President (since March 2023) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/die-construtor-uni-in-bremen-grohn-hat-einen-neuen-praesidenten-doc7pj4avogb3q156to3cop | title=Die Construtor Uni in Bremen-Grohn hat einen neuen Präsidenten | date=28 March 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Fabio Pammolli]], President (January – December 2022) 
* Andrea Herzig-Erler (Managing Director 2020 – 2022) and Thomas Auf der Heyde (Managing Director since 2020)
* [[Antonio Loprieno]], President 2019 – 2020
* Michael Hülsmann, President 2018 – 2019
* [[Katja Windt]], President 2014 – 2018
* [[Heinz-Otto Peitgen]] President 2013 – 2014
* Joachim Treusch, President 2006 – 2012
* Fritz Schaumann, President 1999 – 2006

=== Board of Governors ===
Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/aufsichtsrat |title=&#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

* [[Serguei Beloussov]], founder and chairman of the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (Chairman of the board of governors).
* [[Philipp Rösler]], former vice chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and member of the supervisory board of various listed companies (deputy chairman of the board of governors).
* Jochen Berger, founder, entrepreneur and investor.
* [[Mark Kamlet]], professor of economics and public policy at [[Heinz College]], [[Carnegie Mellon University]], [[United States|USA]].
* Rafael Laguna de la Vera, software entrepreneur, director of the Federal Agency for Leap Innovations SPRIND.
* Elena Novoselova, vice president of communications and grant management at SIT.
* Sascha Spoun, president of [[Leuphana University of Lüneburg|Leuphana University Lüneburg]].
* Matthias Winter, [[McKinsey & Company]], senior partner in [[Zurich]].
* Ilya Zubarev, software entrepreneur and co-founder of [[Acronis]], [[Runa Capital]] and numerous other companies.
* Rainer Köttgen, chairman of the board of the Reimar Lüst Foundation and former state councillor at the Bremen Senator for Education and Science.
* Stefan Rustler, president of the Jacobs University Bremen Alumni Association.
* [[Antje Boetius]], director of the [[Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research|Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research]], [[Bremerhaven]].
* {{cite web|url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cord%C3%9Fen-Ryglewski|title=Tim Cordßen-Ryglewski |accessdate=18 August 2025}}, former Bremen State Councilor to the Senator for Science and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
* Dorothee Dzwonnek, former state secretary and secretary general of the [[German Research Foundation]] (DFG) from 2007–2018.
* Gerold Wefer, founder and former director of the MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences Bremen.
* [[Jürgen Zöllner]], chairman of the Charité Foundation Berlin and former chairman of the board of governors.
* Peter Lürßen, managing director of Fr. Lürssen Werft.

=== Constructor Group (majority shareholder) ===
Constructor Group,<ref>{{cite web|title=Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) becomes Constructor group|url=https://constructor.org/news/sit-becomes-constructor|date=28 November 2022|access-date=5 September 2023|website=Constructor Group|language=en}}</ref> previously known as the [[Schaffhausen Institute of Technology]], abbreviated SIT, is a private non-profit institute in Switzerland founded in 2019 by entrepreneur Serg Bell. The institute focuses on computer science, physics and digital transformation. Its partners are [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|title=About SIT {{!}} Schaffhausen Institute of Technology|url=https://sit.org/about|access-date=7 February 2022|website=SIT.org/about|language=en}}</ref>

The development of the institute was funded by the [[Canton of Schaffhausen]] with 3 million Swiss francs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanton unterstützt Schaffhausen Institute of Technology|url=https://www.greaterzuricharea.com/de/node/3128|access-date=7 February 2022|website=Greater Zurich Area|date=17 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref>

The academic focus is led by 2010 Nobel Prize winner in physics [[Konstantin Novoselov]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Strategic Advisory Board of SIT|url=https://sit.org/science-sit-strategic-advisory-board|access-date=7 February 2022|website=SIT – Schaffhausen Institute of Technology|language=en}}</ref>

== Study programs ==
Constructor University offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, as well as a preparatory program. From the first semester, students are involved in their professors' research projects. The university sees itself as a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and perspectives and aims to create a safe and attractive learning environment.<ref>{{Citation|title=Journalist Constantin Schreiber visiting Jacobs University| date=27 March 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG48APuFN5Q|language=en|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> From counseling and intercultural services, job and career services, German courses, and club activities, to campus life offerings, students have access to numerous resources.

At Constructor University,<ref name="auto"/> both teaching and research are organized into three thematic areas of focus, comparable to faculties at other German universities.

1. Mobility: Understanding the global movement of people, goods, and information. <br>
2. Health: developing solutions for a healthier world. <br>
3. Diversity: Deciphering a modern, global world.

Both undergraduate and graduate programs are offered in these Focus Areas. In addition, the university offers a college preparatory program. Its purpose is to help students decide on their future study path and meet international admission criteria. The language of instruction is English. The degree programs are practice-oriented. Students are involved in the research work of their professors from the first semester onwards, and in the fifth semester ,there is the possibility of a stay abroad.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

The program can be completed with the academic degrees Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Executive Master / Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.). Tuition fees for a bachelor's or master's degree program are around €20,000 per academic year.<ref>[https://www.jacobs-university.de/sites/default/files/ju_2022_2023_cost_of_attendance_bachelor.pdf Cost of attendance Bachelor 2022/2023]</ref> Additional costs are incurred for room and board. A system of scholarships and loans is designed to ensure that all admitted applicants to bachelor's programs can begin their studies. Following the motto "Study now, pay later," Constructor University offers a financing model for tuition fees together with the Brain Capital education fund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brain Capital – Start|url=https://www.braincapital.de/?gclid=CjwKCAiAl-6PBhBCEiwAc2GOVD_YQqvBMyT9helOolVZukY0cWINhlys78BR1FSCk1ePvU20ysaASxoC2_oQAvD_BwE|access-date=7 February 2022|website=www.braincapital.de}}</ref>

=== Bachelor's degree programs ===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/study/undergraduate/programs |title=Undergraduate Programs &#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

* Industrial Engineering & Management (BSc)
* Mathematics (BSc)
* Computer Science (BSc)
* Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSc)
* Robotics and Intelligent Systems (BSc)
* Biochemistry and Cell Biology (BSc)
* Chemistry and Biotechnology (BSc)
* Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (BSc)
* Earth and Environmental Sciences (BSc)
* Physics (BSc)
* Global Economics and Management (BA)
* International Business Administration (BA)
* Society, Media and Politics (BA)
* International Relations: Politics and History (BA)
* Integrated Social and Cognitive Psychology (BSc)

=== Graduate programs ===
Source:<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/study/graduate/programs |title=Graduate Programs &#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

* Data Science for Society and Business (MSc)
* Data Engineering (MSc)
* Supply Chain Management (MSc)
* Psychology (MSc) (bilingual: German / English)
* International Relations (MA)

'''There are two different approaches to earning a PhD degree at Constructor University:'''<ref name="auto1"/>

* Individual, research-oriented degrees and structured PhD programs such as the Bremen International School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), which is offered in cooperation with the University of Bremen.
* In addition, Constructor University is affiliated with the [[Max Planck Society|Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology]] and the [[Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research|Alfred Wegener Institute]] (Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research – AWI) through the graduate program Marine Microbiology (MarMic).

=== Preparation Program: Foundation Year ===
The academic preparation program, the International Foundation Year, provides tailored academic and personal support for individual development and prepares participants for the challenges of university-level study. In addition to building your academic knowledge and skills, the program builds self-confidence and teaches important lifelong social, professional and personal skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/international-foundation-year |title=International Foundation Year &#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

== Student body ==
The international nature of the student body is one of the defining characteristics of Constructor University. Currently more than 1,600 students from over 110 nations are matriculated at the university (status as of December 2022). Most students come from Germany (16.1%), followed by India (7.2%), Nepal (7.0%), USA (5.0%), Albania (4.4%), Pakistan (4.2%), Morocco (3.5%), China (3.1%), Ethiopia (2.3%) and South Korea (2.1%). Programs with a total of 120 international partners foster the international atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/study/international-office/our-partners |title=Our Partners &#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

Overseen by resident mentors, the vast majority of students live on campus in one of four colleges. They pursue their sporting, social, political or cultural interests in more than 50 student clubs. Constructor students organize a number of recurring events on campus such as conferences, culture information days, sports competitions and art exhibitions.

Constructor University has two groups of student government: the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA), representing the undergraduate and graduate student body, respectively.

== Research ==
Research in the three Focus Areas is an important pillar of Constructor University. Its scientists have made a name for themselves through a variety of international and national research projects. There are currently 4 functional research facilities in the university's campus, in which students and staff work for their research projects. In 2017, each professor raised an average of 205,900 euros in third-party funding[[#msocom 1|[BM1]]] . Research projects at Constructor University are funded by the German Research Foundation or by the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation, as well as by globally leading companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/news/spitzenwerte-fur-die-jacobs-university-im-internationalen-hochschulvergleich-u-multirank |title=&#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

== Rankings ==
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In the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] of 2024, the university is placed at 401–500 globally and 37–41 within the country.<ref name="THE"/>

In 2021, Constructor University ranked 27th in a comparison of 475 universities worldwide that are younger than 50. Constructor is steadily improving in the nationwide comparison, reaching 2nd place in 2021. In the categories "Teaching" and "Internationality" it reaches first place in 2021[[#msocom 2|[BM2]]] .<ref>{{cite web|date=9 June 2021|title=Young University Rankings|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/young-university-rankings|access-date=7 February 2022|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}</ref>

Constructor University is one of the most popular universities among researchers from abroad and ranks seventh among the more than 80 universities evaluated in a Germany-wide comparison. The ranking is based on the number of guest stays by top international and junior researchers who have conducted research in Germany as fellows or award winners of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in the past five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/news/humboldt-ranking-2020-belegt-jacobs-university-bremen-ist-eine-der-beliebtesten-deutschen |title=&#124; Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place |publisher=Jacobs-university.de |date= |accessdate=10 February 2023}}</ref>

== Partnerships ==
The university closely cooperates with many local and international partners,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/study/international-office/our-partners|title=Our Partners|date=29 June 2018|website=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> including students exchange, faculty mobility, joint programs, and research collaborations. The partners include world-renowned institutions,<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerships of Jacobs University Bremen |url=http://intoffice.user.jacobs-university.de/our-partners/ |website=Our Partners – Study Abroad at Jacobs University |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> such as:
*'''North America (now US only)''':
:[[Carnegie Mellon University]]
:[[Rice University]]
:[[New York University]]
:[[University of Pennsylvania]]
:[[Cornell University]]
:[[Case Western Reserve University]]
:[[University of Notre Dame]]
*'''Europe:'''
:[[University of Edinburgh]], UK
:[[University of Warwick]], UK
:[[University of Groningen]], The Netherlands
:[[Sciences Po]], France
:[[Uppsala University]], Sweden
:[[University of Oslo]], Norway
:[[St. Petersburg State University]], Russia
*'''Germany:'''
:[[Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research|Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)]], Bremen
:[[Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology|Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology]], Bremen
:[[University of Bremen]]
*'''Asia (Far & Middle East):'''
:[[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]], Israel
:[[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
:[[Ritsumeikan University]], Japan
:[[University of Nottingham Ningbo China|University of Nottingham Ningbo]], China
:[[Fudan University]], Shanghai, China

== Alumni Association ==
The Jacobs University Alumni Association was founded in 2004. It has around 2000 members; the percentage of new graduates that join the association is approximately 70%. In 2008, a limited company was founded as Jacobs University Bremen Alumni & Friends GmbH, laying the legal foundations to give the alumni a say in the university's development. The limited company, which is 99-percent owned by the Alumni Association, with one percent owned by the university, is one of the three shareholders in Constructor University and owns a sixth of the shares in the school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/alumni|title=Alumni|date=13 March 2015|work=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref> The president of the Alumni Association is also a member of the board of governors, thus taking a very active role in shaping the future of the institution.

== Categorization of the study model ==
Constructor University has combined features of typical US and German higher education institutions.

US universities can be public or private and typically offer 4-year undergraduate programs. They charge high annual tuition fees and provide accommodation for students to live on campus. In contrast, most German universities are public and offer 3-year undergraduate programs in accordance with the [[Bologna Process]]. The majority of German universities does not charge tuition fees, but only collect a small service fee. Dormitories and meals are managed by [[Studentenwerk]], a municipal student service organization independent of universities. Constructor, as a private university, offers 3-year undergraduate programs with less expensive tuition fees and provides accommodation on the residential campus for its student.

A typical 4-year US program includes physical education, requiring students to take around four to five courses per semester. Like German universities, Constructor's 3-year undergraduate program offers athletics in the form of extracurricular activities. The average 30 ECTS per semester include more than 6 courses of soft skills training (e.g. language courses as additional competencies). Constructor University also provides career advising.

The admission process of Constructor University follows the US-American system.

== Cooperation with businesses ==
Constructor University offers companies various opportunities for cooperation, which include long-term research collaborations, the provision of scientific services as part of short-term research and development projects, or training of junior and managerial staff.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jacobs-university.de/business-solutions|title=Business Solutions|date=21 April 2017|work=Jacobs University – Inspiration is a Place|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref>

== Cyber Security Incident ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2024}}
In February 6th 2024, Constructor University grappled with a cyber security breach, resulting in a week-long campus-wide internet blackout. While no data compromise was reported, functionality was only partially restored by late March. The incident's impact extended to essential services like the meal plan system, highlighting the crucial role of robust cyber security protocols in safeguarding educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 29, 2024 |title=Announcement |url=https://constructor.university/student-life/student-services/registrar-services/announcement#:~:text=official%20Examination%20webpage.-,February%2029th%2C%202024,-A%20complete%20class |access-date=May 8, 2025 |website=constructor.university.com}}</ref>

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