Organization Executive Board and Central Administration

Executive Board and Central Administration

University Continuing Education

Continuing education at the university is organized locally by faculties, institutes and the Continuing Education Commission (known locally as the WBK).

The WBK coordinates and supports continuing education at overall university level. It sets standards for continuing education courses and reviews these as part of study regulations approval. As an overall university commission, it ensures favorable general conditions, consistency and quality in continuing education.

The WBK's head office is the Centre for University Continuing Education (only available in German). The Centre supports and advises faculties and institutes regarding the development, delivery and evaluation of their continuing education.

Organization

University Continuing Education Commission organization

Coordinates and supports the Continuing Education Commission (WBK) at the University of Bern and continuing education offers, ensuring their quality.

Since November 1, 2014, Prof. Dr. Adrian Ritz has been the President of the Continuing Education Commission and delegate of the Executive Board of the University of Bern for continuing education.

The members of the Continuing Education Commission (Document in German) (PDF, 106KB)

The Center for Continuing Education ZUW

The university continuing education is set up from bottom-up. The impetus for a new education course (MAS, DAS, CAS) usually arises from an institute or a faculty. Before a degree programme is approved by the Senate, the new continuing education programme undergoes a standard advisory and regulatory process. In this process, the responsible persons are supported by the ZUW. The competence of the ZUW for internal and external support and consulting is based on its long-standing and continuously developed interdisciplinary research, teaching and consulting in the fields of continuing education, evaluation as well as university didactics and teaching development.

Publications

Principles

The positioning of continuing education

The University of Bern will extend its leading position in continuing education in the coming years in a way that is both targeted and needs-oriented. One of the aims is to supplement bachelor and master's degree courses, in terms of an education chain, with continuing educational courses. Continuing education aims to break new ground with the overall university research focuses and with offers for the region of Bern.

The brochure entitled "The positioning of continuing education" provides an overview of this topic.

Publications on University Continuing Education

«Leitende in der Hochschulweiterbildung verstehen sich primär als Unternehmerinnen oder Unternehmer», Artikel von Andreas Fischer und Therese E. Zimmermann in DGWF: Hochschule und Weiterbildung 1/16 (PDF, 105KB) «Leitende in der Hochschulweiterbildung verstehen sich primär als Unternehmerinnen oder Unternehmer», Artikel von Andreas Fischer und Therese E. Zimmermann in DGWF: Hochschule und Weiterbildung 1/16 (PDF, 1.1 MB) «Hochschulweiterbildung in einem heterogenen Feld», Bericht von Andreas Fischer, 2014 (PDF, 566KB) «CAS – ein Weiterbildungsmodell mit Potential», Artikel von Andreas Fischer, 2013 (PDF, 1.5 MB) «Um Weiterbildung zu etablieren braucht man Mut, Zuversicht und Ausdauer.» Interview mit Andreas Fischer, 2012 (PDF, 354KB) «Weiterbildungsorganisationen wirksam führen», Artikel von Andreas Fischer, 2012 (PDF, 122KB) «Mit einem Lehrabschluss an die Uni? Zulassungspraxis an Hochschulen», Artikel im Tages-Anzeiger, 2011 (PDF, 1.1 MB) «Lohnt sich universitäre Weiterbildung?» Artikel von Andreas Fischer und Therese E. Zimmermann, 2011 (PDF, 347KB) «Leidenschaft lehrt», Artikel über den Vortrag von Matthias Horx, unilink Dezember 2009 (PDF, 48KB) Woche des Lebenslangen Lernens, Interview mit Andreas Fischer, Direktor ZUW, unilink, November 2009 (PDF, 933KB) «Rücktritt von Karl Weber», unilink März 2009 (PDF, 45KB) «Neue Organisation und neue Leitung, Zentrum für universitäre Weiterbildung», unilink, Februar 2009 (PDF, 36KB)

Media Relations

Do you need information about degree programs or details about university continuing education? Are you searching for a study on the subject of "continuing education"? Communications officers at the Center for University Continuing Education are happy to help with your questions and will put you in touch with people to contact.

Press releases

Official announcements made regarding the university's continuing education are detailed below. Other more general articles and texts on the subject of "University Continuing Education" can be found in the "Publications" section.

Contact

Contact Persons Continuing Education Commission