Tools for Digital Collaboration

The University of Bern provides digital tools and support for internal and external collaborative work – to share knowledge and files, discuss ideas, schedule appointments, and meet online.

What would you like to do?

Share, edit, and send files

Would you like to develop ideas or processes, share content with others, collaborate on files, or send large files? The University of Bern recommends the following online tools to help you work together efficiently:

Set up a digital working group

The University of Bern's "Integrated Learning, Information and Work Cooperation System" (ILIAS) offers you the possibility to create a temporary working group for online collaboration.

You can also give certain external people access to your working group by requesting a so-called "Virtual Home Organization" (VHO) account for them.

An ILIAS working group does not provide access to other University of Bern systems. For access to other systems, please contact the IT staff at your institute (internal page, in German).

Schedule appointments

The easiest way to arrange appointments with a group of people is via online tools that show the availability of individual people:

 
Advantages
 Disadvantages

DFN-Terminplaner
  • In contrast to better-known Doodle, no advertising
  • Access without user account (only email address)
  • Little-known tool

Outlook
  • Other people's calendar appointments are visible
  • Suitable appointments can be compared directly
  • Only for employees and only possible internally at the university
  • Calendars must be individually shared

Hold an online meeting

The University of Bern offers you the right software or a suitable room with the appropriate infrastructure for every type of online meeting.

Meeting software

At the University of Bern, Zoom and Microsoft Teams are available for your online meetings.

Zoom

Zoom is suitable for both online meetings with smaller groups as well as for larger events. A licensed Zoom account is available free of charge to all members of the University with a campus account.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is suitable for online meetings with smaller groups. Teams is integrated in the Microsoft 365 suite and is available to all members of the University of Bern.

Rooms and infrastructure

At multiple locations at the University of Bern, there are a variety of rooms (lecture halls, seminar rooms, meeting rooms) available with the required infrastructure for hybrid online meetings and conferences. These rooms are equipped differently and must be reserved in advance.