UniBE International
UniBE International supports international networks at the University of Bern. For our students, our exchange agreements are the ticket to go on a semester in another country. As part of our wide range of activities, we support students, lecturers and visitors from all over the world.
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Welcome

International interconnections are a strategic aim of the University of Bern, which supports excellence in research and teaching across the entire university.
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We welcome researchers and lecturers from all over the world. Around half of our academic staff have joined us from abroad.
UniBE International

International, intercultural and multilingual exchanges are a core part of every student’s experience.
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Team UniBE International
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
- David Di Santo
- Funktion
- SEMP outgoing students
- david.disanto@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 85

- 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, Federal Scholarship holders
- 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
- Jurga Kveksaite
- Funktion
- ENLIGHT Mobility Coordinator
- jurga.kveksaite@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 52

- 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
- Michaela Soltan
- Funktion
- ENLIGHT Coordination
- michaela.soltan@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 51 65

- Name / Titel
- Cornelia Stuber
- Funktion
- ISEP, SEMP Staff Mobility, SEMP internships
- cornelia.stuber@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 34 95

- Name / Titel
- Sebâ Topuz
- Funktion
- Summer & Winter Schools, additional courses in English
- seba.topuz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 41 02

- Name / Titel
- Sofia Nebbia
- Funktion
- Student assistant
- maria.nebbiabaroni@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 80 57

- Name / Titel
- Mira Noeme Mathys
- Funktion
- Assistant
- mira.mathys@unibe.ch
Events
Time period | Event | Target group |
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Every month | Online Welcome Coffee Break | New employees |
5x per year | UniBE auf einen Blick / UniBE at a Glance / L'Université de Berne en bref (2x EN, 3x DE, 1x parallel FR) | New employees |
January | Getting Ready for Bern | Exchange students |
February | Orientation und Welcome Event | New international students |
March | Welcome Reception | International exchange students and subject coordinators |
March | Kompass Workshop - Interkulturelles Lernen | Participants of the Kompass Program |
April | Q&A and reception for nominated SEMP students | Exchange students |
May | Information event for exchange programs | Students |
June | Online pre-departure workshops | Federal scholarship holders |
August | Getting Ready for Bern | Exchange students |
September | Introduction / Welcome Week | Exchange students |
September | Orientation und Welcome Event | New international students |
September | Welcome Apéro for new researchers | New international researchers |
September | Q&A and reception for nominated SEMP students | Exchange students |
October | Welcome Reception | International exchange students, federal scholarship holders and subject coordinators |
October | Information event for exchange programs | Students |
November | SEMP application workshop | Students |
November | First Steps in Intercultural Learning | Participants of the MILSA Program |
November / December | Intercultural Learning in Switzerland (I and II) | Participants of the MILSA Program |
December | UniBE-internal meeting for working group members of The Guild | Working group members of The Guild |