University of Bern (Switzerland)

university bern 1 University of Bern (dt. Universität Bern) is located in the capital of Switzerland, the city of Bern. The University of Bern is one of the largest universities in Switzerland with 19,500 students currently studying, 9% of which are international students and the number is constantly growing.

Basic research, which is carried out at the University of Bern and the learning process are concentrated on points such as: 

  • sustainable development (climate, regulation of international trade, overcoming global changes, biodiversity, resource exploration);
  • health and medicine (biomedicine, medical technology, neurological research, physical and mental health);
  • matter and the universe (physics of elementary particles, space exploration and life on other planets, the origin of life);
  • intercultural knowledge (cultural exchange, understanding of other cultures and religions, intercultural knowledge, cultural values);
  • policy and management (research in the field of economic, legal and social sciences, creation of state and industrial communities).

At the University of Bern, there are many programs to improve the skills of people of different ages and professions, as well as for young scientists who would like to take part in various research projects. Teaching at the University of Bern takes place in German and English.

At the University of Bern you can study the following specialties:

  • archaeology
  • ancient Judaism
  • archaeology
  • European archaeology
  • history
  • social anthropology
  • anthropology of transnationalism and the state
  • social sciences
  • sociolinguistics

  • business administration
  • applied economic analysis
  • business and economics
  • business and law
  • economics
  • International and monetary economics
  • artificial intelligence in medicine
  • bioinformatics and computational biology
  • computer science
  • statistics and Data Science

  • biomedical engineering
  • biomedical sciences
  • biochemistry and molecular biology
  • biology
  • chemistry and molecular sciences
  • molecular life sciences (biology and biochemistry)
  • physics
  • mathematics

  • medicine
  • pharmaceutical sciences
  • veterinary medicine
  • dental medicine
  • ecology and evolution
  • earth sciences
  • geography
  • climate sciences

  • German language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • editorial studies
  • English
  • French linguistics and literature
  • Spanish linguistics and literature
  • world literature
  • Slavic languages and literatures
  • linguistics
  • Italian linguistics and literature
  • classics
  • linguistics
  • education

  • art history with curatorial studies and museology
  • art history with cultural heritage
  • art history with  special qualification in the history of textile arts
  • world arts and music
  • art history
  • musicology
  • theatre studies
  • theatre and dance studies
  • Latin American studies
  • Eastern European Studies
  • cultural differences and transnational processes
  • Central  Asian Studies
  • Islamic studies and oriental literatures
  • Islamic and Middle Eastern studies
  • Middle Eastern studies

  • interreligious studies
  • science of religion
  • religion in contemporary  society
  • religious studies
  • philosophy
  • theology
  • political, legal and economic philosophy
  • philosophy of science
  • political science
  • politics: comparative and Swiss politics
  • public management and policy
  • Law
  • precision engineering

  • psychology

  • sport science
  • sport didactics

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