University of Bern - Profile

The University of Bern offers top quality across the board: it enjoys special recognition in leading-edge disciplines, is reputed for the excellent quality of its teaching, offers a delightful setting, and a campus environment intimately linked to the social, economic and political life of the city. The university’s comprehensive offering includes 8 faculties and some 160 institutes that date back to the XVIth century. With 13,000 students, it is of mid-range size among Swiss universities. It retains a human dimension and a warm and friendly atmosphere. Its academic and research organisation prides itself on its interdisciplinarity, exemplified by its three National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR): “Climate�, “North-South� and “Trade Regulation�. The university is actively involved in a wide range of European and worldwide research projects, notably in the field of space research. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/