Spend time during summer together with colleagues from all around the world in an international and intercultural environment. Get to know leading scientists in your field of study and benefit from their knowledge to enhance your own research and methodological skills. Explore Switzerland and its capital Bern for a unique summer experience.
Are you interested? Please contact the organizing institute directly in case you have any questions.
Due to COVID-19, some summer schools have been cancelled, others are taking place online. Please consult the website of each Summer School.
Current program
Choose a field of study to learn more about each Summer / Winter School. The program is continuously updated.
Biology and Chemistry
| Topic | Summer School | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Middle Eastern Biology of Parasitism | 24 July - 6 August 2022 |
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| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Hidden players in the food chain. Improving health at the interfaces between environment, plants, animals and humans. Virtual One Health International Bachelor and Master Summer School |
Next editions in 2023 |
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Humanities and Social Sciences
| Topic | Summer School |
Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Summer School in Global History |
8 - 11 June 2022 | More information |
| Theology and Law |
Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies – Rituals, Rhetorics, Regulations |
22 - 26 August 2022 | More information |
| Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences | The Ecological Imperative Past and Contemporary Perspectives and Practices |
12 - 16 September 2022 | More information |
Climate and Environment
| Topic | Summer School |
Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Development | Politics, natural resources and health systems from a conflict perspective | 13 - 26 June 2022 |
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| Sustainable Development and Environment | Confronting Climate Change – from Science to Policy. International Bachelor Summer School for Climate Change Research |
8 - 19 August 2022 |
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| Sustainable Development and Environment | Hidden players in the food chain. Improving health at the interfaces between environment, plants, animals and humans. Virtual One Health International Bachelor and Master Summer School |
Next edition in 2023 |
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| Sustainable Development | Co-designing solutions for transformative change |
25 August - 2 September 2022 | More information |
| Sustainable Development and Environment |
Extreme weather and climate: from atmospheric processes to impacts on ecosystems and society |
28 August - 2 September 2022 |
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Medicine
| Topic | Summer School |
Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasitology | Middle Eastern Biology of Parasitism | 24 July - 6 August 2022 |
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| Brain and Behavioral Sciences | Working Memory | 13 - 16 June 2022 |
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| Epidemiology | Statistical Analysis with Missing Data Using Multiple Imputation and Iverse Probability Weighting |
28 - 30 March 2022 | More information |
| Epidemiology | Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies |
28 - 30 March 2022 | More information |
| Epidemiology | Tools to Assess Risk of Bias in Randomized andNon-Randomized Studies: ochrane RoB 2, ROBINS-I and ROBINS-E | 28 - 30 March 2022 | More information |
| Epidemiology | Casual inference in observational epidemiology |
31 March - 2 April 2022 | More information |
| Epidemiology | Infectious disease models and their use in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic |
31 March - 2 April 2022 | More information |
| Epidemiology | Prognostic Research: from Basics to Modelling |
31 March - 2 April 2022 | More information |
Psychology
| Topic | Summer School |
Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition, Learning and Memory | Working Memory | 13 - 16 June 2022 |
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Business, Economics and Law
| Topic | Summer School |
Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Law and Economics | Foundations of Trade Policy and Trade Policy Data | 6 -10 June 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Econometric Analysis of Trade Policy |
13 - 17 June 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Introduction to Input-Output and Applied General Equilibrium Models | 20 - 24 June 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | The Proposed EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): its Legality, Effectiveness and Impact | 20 - 24 June 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Innovation and Intellectual Property Protection: Foundations and Challenges | 20 - 24 June 2022 |
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| International Law and Economics | Applied Trade Policy Modeling using Computational General Equilibrium Models | 27 June - 1 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | WTO Law on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) & Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) | 27 June - 1 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics |
Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy |
27 June - 1 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics |
Trade and Agriculture: New Challenges |
4 - 8 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Gender and Trade | 4 - 8 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Latest Developments in International Investment Law and Dispute Settlement | 11 - 15 July 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | Trade and Sustainable Development | 11 - 15 July 2022 | More information |
| Law and Theology |
Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies – Rituals, Rhetorics, Regulations |
22 - 26 August 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | WTO Law on Border Measures and Trade Facilitation | 24 - 28 January 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | WTO Law on Anti-Dumping and Safeguard Measures | 31 January - 4 February 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | WTO Law on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | 7 - 11 February 2022 | More information |
| International Law and Economics | The Law and Policy of Trade in Services | 14 - 18 February 2022 | More information |
Why Bern? – Find more reasons
The Summer School programs reflect the spirit of the University of Bern; interdisciplinary courses in small groups at top level. Our Summer School brochure provides you with additional information about the University of Bern, and life in the Swiss capital.
Brochure Summer Schools University of Bern (PDF, 6.1 MB)