Bern University of Applied Sciences

The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH, German: Berner Fachhochschule, French: Haute école spécialisée bernoise) is a public vocational university with a strong national and international profile. It comprises six departments and also incorporates the Higher Technical School of Wood, which is affiliated to the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering.

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Berner Fachhochschule
TypePublic university
Established1997
RectorDr. Herbert Binggeli
Administrative staff
2,282 (equivalent to 1,560 full-time)
of which professors: 888 (equivalent to 572 full-time) (31 December 2016)
Students6,864 (31 December 2016)
Location
Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Magglingen, Zollikofen
,
Switzerland
Websitehttp://www.bfh.ch/

Locations

BFH is currently spread across 26 locations in Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Magglingen and Zollikofen. In 2012, the parliament (Grand Council) of the Canton of Bern decided to bring together the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering and the Department of Engineering and Information Technology onto one campus in Biel. The Biel campus is expected to open in Autumn 2021.[1] The consolidation of the Department of Business, Health and Social Work and the Bern University of the Arts onto one campus in Bern is planned for Autumn 2023.[2]

Departments

The Departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences include:[3]

  • Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering and the affiliated Higher Technical School of Wood
  • School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
  • Bern University of the Arts
  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Business, Health, Social Work
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM

As well as Bachelor and master's degree programmes, BFH offers continuing education, applied research and development and other services.

The sports, agriculture, forest science, automotive engineering, nutrition and dietetics, literary writing and medical informatics degree programmes are unique in German-speaking Switzerland or throughout the whole of Switzerland.

Growth

The following table shows how student numbers at the Bern University of Applied Sciences have grown since the University was founded in 1997.

Year1Bachelor studiesMaster studiesDiploma programmes2Continuing education3Total
1997[4]800
2000[4]4190
2005[5]38939404831
2006[5]42558685123
2007[6]3454622565574952
2008[7]3944372204794935
2009[8]4835663325935673
2010[9]473488357156337
2011[10]493897505066419
2012[11]5127110004976724
2013[12]5284109004016775
2014[13]5477112105597157
2015[14]5528113601516851
2016[15]5609125501797043

1 Figures as of 31 December
2 Degree programmes prior to the Bologna Reform (which introduced Bachelor/Master's degree programmes)
3 Only MAS/EMBA students (not including CAS/DAS students). From 2014 onwards, non-matriculated MAS/EMBA students are also included in the statistics for BFH's areas of activity.

See also
  • List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland

Notes and references
  1. "Projektierungskredit für Campus Biel/Bienne (Medien) Kanton Bern - Kanton Bern". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "Campus in Bern, Technische Fachschule in Burgdorf (Medien) Kanton Bern - Kanton Bern". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. "BFH - BFH - Berner Fachhochschule". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. "bfs.admin.ch - PX-Web". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2006 - Rapport d'activié 2006". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2007 - Rapport d'activité 2007". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2008 - Rapport d'activité 2008". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2009 - Rapport d'activité 2010". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2010 - Rapport d'activité 2010". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2011 - Rapport d'activité 2011". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. "BFH Tätigkeitsbericht 2012". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  12. "Tätigkeitsbericht 2013 - Rapport d'activité 2013". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  13. "Geschäftsbericht 2014 - Rapport de gestion 2014". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. "Geschäftsbericht 2015 - Rapport de gestion 2015". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  15. "Geschäftsbericht 2016 - Rapport de gestion 2016". Retrieved 2 May 2017.



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