Welcome Apéro 2025
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Welcome Apéro 2025
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, 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 can download the presentation here after the event.
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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 young academics to ensure they produce outstanding work during their academic career.
What we can do for you
The Academic Careers Office addresses with its services and offers early career researchers of every qualification level (on the level of the doctorate, post-doctorate, lectureship and assistant 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.
The Academic Careers Office and the Human Resources Office offer a variety of courses designed to support postdoctoral researchers in their academic careers. This fall semester, we are offering courses on leadership and the application process.
Ready to Lead? (28.11.2025 & 19.01.2026)
Taking your first steps as a leader in academia? Our two-day Leadership Course for Postdocs and early-career researchers provides you with the key concepts, tools, and practices of modern leadership and management – tailored to the academic context. You’ll also benefit from peer-to-peer exchange and hands-on case study discussions.
When: Day 1: Friday, November 28, 2025; Day 2: Monday, January 19, 2026; both days 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (including lunch, childcare available upon request)
Registration: Leadership Course for Postdocs and Junior Researchers
Basic Course Application Documents (27.11.2025)
What makes a compelling cover letter? How can you present your qualifications and skills in the best possible light in your resume? Learn the basics of putting together a successful application file in a two-hour online course.
When: Thursday, November 27, 2025, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration: Research: Basic Course Application Documents
Basic Course Job Interview (04.12.2025)
What makes a convincing job interview? Which questions should you prepare to answer with confidence? Learn the basics for a successful job interview in a two-hour online course.
When: Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration: Research: Basic Course Job Interview
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
- Familiarize yourself with the core values, vision and mission of the University of Bern -> they serve as a guide for your work
- Save time and effort: use the template tool «Templafy» or download various templates manually.
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
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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) 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
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 24, 1.00 p.m. – 5.15 p.m.
- November 5, 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Essentials for Teaching in Higher Education (two days)
- November 3, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
- November 5, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
- November 11, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
For the complete course program, see here
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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 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.
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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.
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.
- September 3
- October 8
- November 5
- December 10
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.
- September 23 (English, French)
- November 12 (German)
Factsheet Welcome Center
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
