Vice-Rectorate International and Academic Careers

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.
UniBE International

Language Center

The Language Center offers language courses to improve the main languages of instruction and research of the University of Bern: German and English. We focus on the development of language skills for academic contexts, which also require intercultural competence. All courses’ target levels are in line with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Staff members, including academic staff, administrators, and professors, are as welcome as students to join our language courses. With a few exceptions, courses are subject to a fee, and places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You can also register free of charge for a language tandem in various languages.
Language Center

German as a Foreign Language 

The Language Center’s German courses are offered at levels A1–C1: from complete beginner to advanced. Depending on the target level, they foster the ability to integrate linguistically and interculturally at the University of Bern and participate in academic life and communication.
German as a Foreign Language

Academic English

The Language Center’s English semester and block courses are offered at levels B1–C2: from intermediate to proficient. They focus on the improvement of language skills and intercultural communicative competence that facilitate participation in English-language seminars and lectures. Separate courses are devoted to speaking and writing to enhance academic communication skills..
Academic English

Academic Careers

The Academic Careers department is reponsible for the following areas:

• Coordination of the university policy for the promotion of early career researchers
• Development, implementation and evaluation of measures to promote early career researchers
• Development and administration of target group-specific funding instruments and offers
• Information and advice on academic career issues

The Academic Careers department addresses with its services and offers early career researchers of every qualification level (on the level of the doctorate, post-doctorate, lectureship and assistand professorship) and to all the research areas, to all the faculties and all the units which deal with questions regarding the promotion of early career researchers.

Academic Careers