Berner Fachhochschule

Geschichte

The Bern University of Applied Sciences 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.LocationsBFH is currently spread across 26 locations in Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Magglingen and Zollikofen. In 2012, the parliament (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 one campus in Biel. The Biel campus is expected to open in Autumn 2021. The consolidation of the Department of Business, Health and Social Work and the Bern University of the Arts onto one campus in Bern is planned for Autumn 2023.DepartmentsThe Departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences include: Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering and the affiliated Higher Technical School of Wood School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences Bern University of the Arts Engineering and Information Technology Business, Health, Social Work 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.GrowthThe following table shows how student numbers at the Bern University of Applied Sciences have grown since the University was founded in 1997.1 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.