Welcome Apéro 2026
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Welcome Apéro 2026
This digital information folder is designed to help you prepare for and follow up on the event. Here you will find selected information from central service units that may be useful for your work in research, teaching and management. During the event, you will also have the opportunity to meet representatives from the service units in person and ask them questions.
- Date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
- Start: 04:00 p.m.
- Doors open at: 3:40 p.m. (pick up of name tags)
- Location: The event will take place at the main building of the University
- Address: Hochschulstrasse 4
- Room: 110 (Auditorium Maximum)
approx. 3:40
Doors open (pick up of name tags)
4:00 until 5:00
Welcome remarks Professor Chan, Vice-Rector for International and Academic Careers
Introduction of various university services
5:00 until 6:00
Welcome reception; time to network
6:15 until 7:45
Guided city tour through the Old Town of Bern (registration required)
- Public transport; Bus no. 20 heading for Länggasse
- Get off at bus stop "Universität"
- From there approx. 200m by foot to main building
Please let us know if you have mobility issues. We will try to find a solution for you.
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You will get to know the following service units at the Welcome event:
The Academic Careers Office in the Vice-Rectorate International and Academic Careers supports early career researchers to ensure they produce outstanding work during their academic career.
What we can do for you
The Academic Careers Office offers services and support to early career researchers at all qualification levels, including doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, and assistant professors. Its services are available across all research areas, faculties, and units concerned with the advancement and the support of early career researchers.
Are you a postdoc or a scientific collaborator in transition at the University of Bern and thinking about your professional future? In the Postdoc Career Navigator, you can find programs that will help you plan and take your next career steps - whether within or beyond academia. Some of the programs of the Postdoc Career Navigator are also open to doctoral candidates.
The Communication & Marketing Office (CMO) acts as a coordinator, advisor and guardian of values and guidelines in terms of the overall reputation of the University of Bern. Our main tasks are to advise and connect university members, produce content about the university, manage its overarching communication channels, and provide basics such as templates or technical tools.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns about
- working with media representatives (queries, media releases and conferences)
- communicating your research or events on UniBE channels
- design templates and consultation for brochures, flyers, posters etc.
- creating and editing websites
- social media activities
- giveaways and conference material
There is a dedicated person within our team to advise you, depending on your faculty / research area. Find your direct contact person here (you must be connected to UniBE network for access).
Tips
- Familiarize yourself with the core values, vision and mission of the University of Bern -> they serve as a guide for your work
- Learn more about the University of Bern by checking out our many communication channels! Employees receive a monthly email newsletter on behalf of the rector, you can follow us on social media and our online magazine uniAKTUELL comes in English too.
- Save time and effort: use the template tool «Templafy» or download various templates manually.
- Have any questions? Get in touch with us!
The Counselling Centre Universities of Bern provides information and counselling services to current students and employees of the Bernese institutions of higher education: University of Bern, Bern University of Applied Sciences and Bern University of Teacher Education.
DSL provides university-wide support and training for researchers and research groups in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and research IT related matters.
The Grants Office provides researchers at all levels with information, personal guidance, and administrative support on acquiring and managing national and international research funds from public funding agencies.
You don’t know who to contact? Check the list of Contact Points and Topics A-Z related to research applications and projects.
The UniBE Research Cycle is a visual guide to the support, guidelines, tools and infrastructures available at UniBE in the different phases of your research project.
The Innovation Office is the central point of contact at the University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, for concerns and questions regarding innovation and entrepreneurship.
b. UniBE Digital Venture Fellowship
e. Always up to date with our newsletter INNO Update and on LinkedIn!
The Intermediate Staff Association of the University of Bern (MVUB) is the professional representation for all intermediate staff members at the University of Bern. The MVUB represents, networks and supports you in your academic and professional interests within and outside the university.
Doc- and Postdoc-Event fall semester 2026
If you hold a doc or postdoctoral position at the University of Bern, and especially if you are new to Bern, please join us for an interdisciplinary MVUB Doc- and Postdoc-Event at the beginning of the fall semester (Herbstsemester, HS) 2026
- Tuesday 22th September 2026, 05:15 pm – 7:00 pm at the UniS Building, A-119 Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern
If you wish to come, simply register here until Monday 14th September 2026: Registration
The department Learning and Development | LEAD helps you develop your teaching competencies by offering consultations as well as a higher education course programme leading to certification (CAS). For the teaching staff at the University of Bern, LEAD's entire range of services is free of charge.
Courses in English are in high demand and currently, all are fully booked. However, there is a growing number of self-study online courses that you can work through anytime:
Selection of courses in German:
- Kritisches Denken fachintegriert fördern
- Lernprozesse mit K.I. fördern
- Best of Frontalunterricht
For the complete course program and registration, see here
Website is only available in German
The University of Bern strives to promote gender equality and equal opportunities among its students, faculty, and staff. Its approach is anchored in the Strategy 2030 policy and implemented through the “Equal Opportunities Action Plan 2025-28”
ILUB helps you get the most out of digital tools in teaching and collaboration!
Let's train together!
Introduction course to ILIAS, in German | Fr 16.10 13.30-17.00 pm
info & registration
How to get support?
Write an e-mail or call us! You will find support numbers and e-mail addresses on our website.
ILUB (Website)
Click on the buttons for more information.
ILIAS
- design your own digital course room in the Learning Management System ILIAS
- manage your participants
- get your own workgroup for projects
- start a public survey
videos
- have your presentation live streamed
- record you lectures on site and upload them automatically to ILIAS
- commission
professional videos
ZOOM &
TEAMS
- host your own meetings
- chat with your colleagues
- be creative with Digital Whiteboards
- organize large online events
ecoaches
- work with trained students for technology-enhanced teaching and implement digital tools effectively
- benefit from individual advice and support in teaching
DigitaL
exams
- set up automatically scored exams
- set up online exams on our secure exam platform iliasEXAM
VHO-
Accounts
- request a guest account
- make sure that guest researchers / lecturers can access ILIAS
The University Library of Bern (UB) supports research, teaching and education at the University of Bern and provides open and sustainable access to scientific information.
The University Welcome Center offers information and advice to help new faculty and academic staff planning and preparing their stay in Bern.
When someone new joins your team, it is helpful if they find out about moving to and living in Bern at an early stage (approx. 3 months beforehand) The website, our checklists and personal advice services are useful resources for this.
Register here, order a checklist or inquire for an appointment
Throughout the semester, welcome events are held in a variety of formats and content.
The event and registration link can be found on the Welcome Center website under 'Welcome Center Events'.
Welcome Online Coffee Break
For new employees
New researchers and employees meet online during our "Welcome Coffee Breaks", ask questions and exchange practical tips and experiences about life in Bern. Best suited to people who have recently arrived in or are about to arrive in Bern.
Language: English.
- Wednesday, September 2
- Tuesday, October 6
- Wednesday, November 4
- Wednesday, December 2
University of Bern at a Glance
For all new employees (administration, research and teaching)
A brief, general overview of the services and offers provided by the central university units. Best suited to those who are new and keen to learn how to find their way around the services more easily.
Language: The events will be held alternately in German, French or English.
- October 7 (English)
- November 12 (French, German)
