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Bern University of Applied Sciences

Coordinates: 47°09′30″N 7°16′38″E / 47.1583°N 7.2772°E / 47.1583; 7.2772
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Bern University of Applied Sciences
Berner Fachhochschule
TypePublic university
Established1997
RectorSebastian 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/

The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS, German: Berner Fachhochschule BFH, French: Haute école spécialisée bernoise HESB) 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.

Locations

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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

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

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.

Persons

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  • 1898–1938: Johann Friedrich Jungen (1873–1952), drawing teacher
  • 1953–1993: Marc-André Houmard (1928–2014), Director of the wood technical school in Biel
  • 2005–2017: Maurus Schifferli (* 1973), Lecturer for Urban Open Spaces
  • Jonas Ulmer (* 1983), Architecture student
  • 2006: Raphael Zuber (* 1973), Guest Lecturer in Architecture

Growth

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

Year1 Bachelor studies Master studies Diploma programmes2 Continuing education3 Total
1997[8] 800
2000[8] 4190
2005[9] 3893 940 4831
2006[9] 4255 868 5123
2007[10] 3454 62 256 557 4952
2008[11] 3944 372 20 479 4935
2009[12] 4835 663 32 593 5673
2010[13] 4734 883 5 715 6337
2011[14] 4938 975 0 506 6419
2012[15] 5127 1100 0 497 6724
2013[16] 5284 1090 0 401 6775
2014[17] 5477 1121 0 559 7157
2015[18] 5528 1136 0 151 6851
2016[19] 5609 1255 0 179 7043
2017[20] 5642 1249 0 203 7094
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

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Notes and references

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  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. ^ a b "bfs.admin.ch - PX-Web". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Tätigkeitsbericht 2006 - Rapport d'activié 2006". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2007 - Rapport d'activité 2007". 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2008 - Rapport d'activité 2008". 3 May 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2009 - Rapport d'activité 2010". 9 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2010 - Rapport d'activité 2010". 8 May 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2011 - Rapport d'activité 2011". 13 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  15. ^ "BFH Tätigkeitsbericht 2012". 13 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Tätigkeitsbericht 2013 - Rapport d'activité 2013". 12 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2014 - Rapport de gestion 2014". 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2015 - Rapport de gestion 2015". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2016 - Rapport de gestion 2016". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2017". Issue.com. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2018 | Rapport de gestion 2018". 2 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2019". 7 May 2020.
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