Bern University of Applied Sciences

The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH, German: Berner Fachhochschule, French: Haute école spécialisée bernoise) is a public vocational university with a strong national and international profile. It comprises six departments and also incorporates the Higher Technical School of Wood, which is affiliated to the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering.

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Berner Fachhochschule
TypePublic university
Established1997
RectorDr. Prof. Sebastian Wörwag[1]
Administrative staff
2,482 (equivalent to 1,652 full-time)
of which professors: 915 (equivalent to 580 full-time) (31 December 2019)
Students7,188 (31 December 2019)
Location
Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Magglingen, Zollikofen
,
Switzerland
AffiliationsSwissuniversities[2] European University Association[3]
Websitehttp://www.bfh.ch/

Locations

BFH is currently spread across 26 locations in Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Magglingen and Zollikofen. In 2012, the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern decided to bring together the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering and the Department of Engineering and Information Technology onto a single campus in Biel. The launch of the Biel/Bienne campus is scheduled for autumn 2023.[4][5] The Health Professions, Social Work and Business departments and Bern University of the Arts will likely move to a shared campus in Bern in autumn 2026. [6]

Departments

The Departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences include:[7]

  • Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
  • Health Professions
  • Business
  • School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
  • Bern University of the Arts
  • Social Work
  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM

As well as Bachelor and master's degree programmes, BFH offers continuing education, applied research and development and other services.

The sports, agriculture, forest science, automotive engineering, nutrition and dietetics, literary writing and medical informatics degree programmes are unique in German-speaking Switzerland or throughout the whole of Switzerland.

Growth

The following table shows how student numbers at the Bern University of Applied Sciences have grown since the University was founded in 1997.

Year1Bachelor studiesMaster studiesDiploma programmes2Continuing education3Total
1997[8]800
2000[8]4190
2005[9]38939404831
2006[9]42558685123
2007[10]3454622565574952
2008[11]3944372204794935
2009[12]4835663325935673
2010[13]473488357156337
2011[14]493897505066419
2012[15]5127110004976724
2013[16]5284109004016775
2014[17]5477112105597157
2015[18]5528113601516851
2016[19]5609125501797043
2017[20]5642124902037094
2018[21] 5'689 1'281 0 220 7'190
2019[22] 5'603 1'376 0 209 7'188

1 Figures as of 31 December
2 Degree programmes prior to the Bologna Reform (which introduced Bachelor/Master's degree programmes)
3 Only MAS/EMBA students (not including CAS/DAS students). From 2014 onwards, non-matriculated MAS/EMBA students are also included in the statistics for BFH's areas of activity.

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Sebastian Wörwag becomes the New President of BFH". Berner Fachhochschule. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "Members". Swissuniversities. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "EUA welcomes 15 new members". EUA. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "Projekt Campus Biel/Bienne". Campus Biel/Bienne. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Campus Biel/Bienne wird frühestens im Herbst 2023 eröffnet" (PDF). Campus Biel/Bienne. Kanton Bern. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. "Der Campus der Zukunft". Campus Bern. Kanton Bern. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. "BFH - BFH - Berner Fachhochschule". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. "bfs.admin.ch - PX-Web". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2006 - Rapport d'activié 2006". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2007 - Rapport d'activité 2007". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2008 - Rapport d'activité 2008". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  12. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2009 - Rapport d'activité 2010". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  13. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2010 - Rapport d'activité 2010". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2011 - Rapport d'activité 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  15. "BFH Tätigkeitsbericht 2012". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  16. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2013 - Rapport d'activité 2013". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  17. "Geschäftsbericht 2014 - Rapport de gestion 2014". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  18. "Geschäftsbericht 2015 - Rapport de gestion 2015". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  19. "Geschäftsbericht 2016 - Rapport de gestion 2016". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  20. "Geschäftsbericht 2017". Issue.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  21. "Geschäftsbericht 2018 | Rapport de gestion 2018".
  22. "Geschäftsbericht 2019".


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