UniBE International
UniBE International implements the university's central internationalization activities, ensures the university's presence in the international university and research community, and implements the measures decided to achieve the university's internationalization goals.
We offer the following services:
International outlook
This content hub explains why our university is a great place for international students and researchers. Read the UniBE International blog and subscribe to our Newsletter.
ENLIGHT
The University of Bern is a member of ENLIGHT, a European university alliance. Together we are developing flexible forms of international exchanges in teaching and research. We aim to offer our students an interconnected campus with innovative learning opportunities.
International networks
The University of Bern is widely connected with international stakeholders and networks across the world
Agreements
Advice and coordination of university-wide agreements and SEMP (Erasmus) agreements
The Guild
The University of Bern is a member of The Guild, comprising 22 of Europe’s most distinguished research-intensive universities in 16 countries. This offers opportunities for collaboration and gives members a common voice at EU level.
Joint-supervison Doctorates
For long-term international, strategically important research projects a joint supervision of doctorates is possible for PhDs, who are supervised by a professor at each university and conduct their research equally at both establishments
Welcome Center
Advice and information for new international employees at the University of Bern
Visits and Delegations
Coordination, support and organisation of delegations and visitors at the University of Bern
Scholars at Risk
Coordination of Scholars at Risk at the University of Bern
Incoming exchange and international degree-seeking students
Coordination exchange programs and advice for exchange students and international degree-seeking students
Outgoing Exchange
Coordination exchange programs and advice for outgoing exchange students
Staff Exchange
Coordination SEMP (Erasmus) teaching staff and staff exchange
MILSA
Mentoring program for intercultural learning through study abroad
Summer Schools
Promotion of the summer and winter schools which are organized at the university and support of the organization of international summer schools on bachelor and master level.
Additional Courses in English
UniBE International is sponsoring six additional courses in English to enlarge the course offer for English-speaking exchange students and to provide local students, who are unable to study abroad, with an international experience.
Virtual Exchange
Online and international: The Vice-Rectorate supports again courses for 2024.
Team
UniBE International
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Ellen Krause
- Funktion
- Executive Director UniBE International
- ellen.krause@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 52 33
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Caspar Bienek
- Funktion
- Communication & PR
- caspar.bienek@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 37 47
- Name / Titel
- Oksana Borysenko
- Funktion
- Swiss Mobility, degree-seeking international students
- oksana.borysenko@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 75
- Name / Titel
- Flavio Caluori
- Funktion
- Contact person data protection, SEMP outgoing students, SEMP agreements
- flavio.caluori@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 37 49
- Name / Titel
- Martina Carolus
- Funktion
- SEMP coordination, SEMP incoming students, Agreements and Partnerships
- martina.carolus@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 34 71
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Annie Cottier
- Funktion
- MILSA, Delegations, Scholars at Risk
- annie.cottier@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 55 23
- Name / Titel
- Jasmin Fallahi
- Funktion
- Welcome Center, Federal Scholarship holders
- jasmin.fallahi@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 80 49
- Name / Titel
- Tetyana Fedorchuk
- Funktion
- Ukrainian exchange students
- tetyana.fedorchuk@unibe.ch
- Name / Titel
- Henriette Graf
- Funktion
- Exchange worldwide, The Guild
- henriette.graf@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 37 53
- Name / Titel
- Tina Gantenbein
- Funktion
- Assistant
- tina.gantenbein@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 71
- Name / Titel
- Chantal Hinni
- Funktion
- SEMP outgoing students, Federal Scholarship holders
- chantal.hinni@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 51
- Name / Titel
- Jurga Kveksaite
- Funktion
- ENLIGHT Mobility Coordinator
- jurga.kveksaite@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 52
- Name / Titel
- Mira Noeme Mathys
- Funktion
- Assistant
- mira.mathys@unibe.ch
- Name / Titel
- Jana Müller
- Funktion
- SEMP incoming students Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Turkey
- jana.mueller@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 55
- Name / Titel
- Alina Prince
- Funktion
- ENLIGHT Student Assistant
- alina.prince@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 73
- Name / Titel
- Cornelia Stuber
- Funktion
- ISEP, SEMP Staff Mobility, SEMP internships
- cornelia.stuber@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 34 95
- Name / Titel
- Michaela Soltan
- Funktion
- ENLIGHT Coordination
- michaela.soltan@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 65
- Name / Titel
- Sebâ Topuz
- Funktion
- Summer & Winter Schools, additional courses in English
- seba.topuz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 02
Projects and calls
Virtual Exchange
Online and international: The Vice-Rectorate International and Academic Careers supports again courses for 2025.
Additional courses in English - EnglL
For the ninth time, the University of Bern is able to support selected English-language teaching seminars. The aim is to offer English-speaking exchange students a greater selection of courses. Encouraging the participation of international students in courses across the faculties also provides local students who are unable to study abroad with an international experience.
MILSA
With funding from Stiftung Mercator Schweiz the University of Bern and the University of Technology Sydney are currently engaged in MILSA, a project that aims to develop a mentoring program for intercultural learning through study abroad. Specifically, students will be accompanied before, during and after their stay abroad in the framework of a mentoring program that will help them improve their intercultural communication skills.
Events
| Daten | Event | Zielgruppe |
|---|---|---|
| 27-28 November 2024 | ENLIGHT General Meeting in Bern | ENLIGHT participants from central administration |
| 21 November 2024 | Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) Application Workshop | Students |
| 31 October 2024 | Information Event Exchange Programs (German) | Students |
| 3 October 2024 | Information Event Exchange Programs (German) | Students |
| 18 September 2024 | UniBE at a Glance | New employees |
| 10 September 2024 | Welcome Apéro | New employees and researchers |
| 9 September 2024 | Orientation and Welcome Event | International Master and PhD students |
| 4 September 2024 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
| 16 May 2024 | Information Event Exchange Programs (German) | Students |
| 7 March 2024 | Welcome Apéro | Exchange students |
| 12-16 February 2024 | Introduction week | Exchange students |
| 10 January 2024 | Getting ready for Bern | Exchange students |
| 20 November 2023 | ENLIGHT Kick-off Event | Students and staff |
| 16 November 2023 | Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) Application Workshop | Students |
| 12 October 2023 | Information Event Exchange Programs (English) | Students |
| 5 October 2023 | Information Event Exchange Programs (German) | Students |
| 1 June 2023 | UniBE auf einen Blick (in French and German) | New employees |
| 11 May 2023 | Information event: All exchange possibilities | Students |
| 4 April 2023 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
| 16 March 2023 | Welcome Apéro | Exchange students |
| 15 March 2023 | UniBE at a Glance (in English) | New employees |
| 7 March 2023 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
| 16 February 2023 | Orientation and Welcome Event | International Master and PhD students |
| 13-18 February 2023 | Introduction week | Exchange students |
| 7 February 2023 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
| 10 January 2023 | Getting ready for Bern | Exchange students |
| 24 November 2022 | UniBE auf einen Blick (in German) | New employees |
| 18 November 2022 | First Steps in Intercultural Learning | MILSA outbound |
| 28 October 2022 | Intercultural Learning in Switzerland | MILSA inbound |
| 25 October 2022 | Wie tickt die Schweiz (in German) | Researchers and employees |
| 04 October 2022 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
| 29 September 2022 | UniBE at a Glance (in English) | New employees |
| 27 September 2022 | Information session on studying and researching in Latin America | Future exchange students |
| 22 September 2022 | Welcome event preparation year (Ukraine) | Participants of the preparation year |
| 15 September 2022 | Orientation and Welcome Event | International Master and PhD students |
| 12 September 2022 | Welcome Apéro 2022 | New employees and researchers |
| 12-17 September 2022 | Introduction week | Exchange students |
| 7-8 September 2022 | Vice Presidents Meeting of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities an der Universität Bern | Vice Presidents of The Guild |
| 06 September 2022 | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |