Welcome Apéro 2025

Welcome reception for newly employed researchers, faculty and scientific staff

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Welcome Apéro 2025

Reception for newly employed researchers and academic staff
  • Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025
  • Start: 04:00 p.m. 
  • Doors open at: 3:45 p.m.
  • Location: The event will take place at the "ExWi Building"
  • Adress: Sidlerstrasse 5
  • Raum: 099
approx. 3:45
Doors open
4:00 until 5:00
Welcome remarks Professor Richter
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 building "Ex Wi"

Please let us know if you have mobility issues. We will try to find a solution for you. 

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 young academics to ensure they produce outstanding work during their academic career.
What we can do for you
Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns about
 
PhD - what's next?
Academic Careers
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.
What we can do for you
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.
Tips
Communication and Marketing
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.
Counselling Centre Universties of Bern
DSL provides university-wide support and training for researchers and research groups in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and research IT related matters.
Data Science Lab
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.
Upcoming Research-Related Events
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.
Grants Office
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.
a. UniBE Venture Fellowship
b. Innovation Stories
c. Always up to date with our newsletter INNO Update and on LinkedIn!
Discover the innovation ecosystem of the University of Bern, the Canton of Bern and beyond via our Innovation Portal.
Innovation Portal
The Intermediate Staff Association of the University of Bern (MVUB) represents the interests of assistants and lecturers and provides support and advice, supervises specific support programs for the intermediate staff and offers a range of career-promoting services.
Doc- and Postdoc-Event 2025
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) 2025
- Tuesday 23th September 2025, 05:15 p.m at the UniS Building, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern  
If you wish to come, simply register here until Monday 15th September 2025: Registration
Intermediate Staff Association
The department Learning and Development | LEAD fosters the personal development of teaching competencies and offers a professional development programme leading to certification (CAS). The entire course programme is also open to teachers from other universities.
Tips & Tools for Good Teaching
  • October 25, 1.00 p.m. – 5.15 p.m.
Essentials for Teaching in Higher Education (two days)
  • November 4, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
  • November 5, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Case-based Learning with the Chatbot (two days)
  • November 20, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
  • December 12, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
For the complete course program, see https://zuw.me/kurse/index.php?sort_id=dat&base=hd

Leerer Titel

Datei
Öffnen LEAD DE.pdf
LEAD DE.pdf
Datei
Öffnen LEAD EN.pdf
LEAD EN.pdf
Learning and Development

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”
Office for Equal Opportunities
ILUB helps you get the most out of digital tools in teaching and collaboration! 
Let's train together!
Introduction course to ILIAS (in two parts), in English | Wed 15.10 & Wed 22.10, 09.00-11.30 am
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 you 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 automatically to ILIAS
  • commission
    professional videos

ZOOM &
TEAMS
  • host your own meetings 
  • chat with your colleagues
  • be creative with Digital Whiteboards
  • organize big 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.
University Library
The University Welcome Center offers information and advice to help new faculty and academic staff planning and preparing their stay in Bern.
Throughout the semester, Welcome events are held in a variety of formats and content. You can find the current events on the Welcome website. 
Online Welcome Coffee Break
  • September 4
  • October 2
  • November 6
  • December 4
UniBE at a Glance
  • September 18 (English)
  • November 28 (German, French)

Factsheet Welcome Center

Datei
Öffnen Welcome Center DE.pdf
Welcome Center DE.pdf
Datei
Öffnen Welcome Center EN.pdf
Welcome Center EN.pdf
Welcome Center