About BFH Business school Continuing Education

As an important educational partner, we play a key role in ensuring that you as a student do not lose touch thanks to lifelong learning. Our continuing education programme strengthens your professional skills: we make you fit for the complex and multi-layered challenges that the changing labour market brings with it.
Personal contacts are particularly important to us. See for yourself. And keep at it. We look forward to meeting you.

Five good reasons to pursue further education at BFH Business School Continuing Education

You are studying part-time. Balance your personal work and life situation optimally with your studies.
Your solution-oriented thinking and actions are challenged and encouraged by concrete practical cases. The insights gained can be directly transferred to your everyday work.
Our teaching is tailored to adults, appreciative, and action-oriented. Helping you advance both professionally and personally.
Personal support is important to us: our dedicated and experienced lecturers, program directors, and study organizers are happy to assist you. Before, during, and, if you wish, after your studies.
We are located in the immediate vicinity of Bern train station. You can reach us in a few minutes on foot or by tram. Our modern infrastructure supports both face-to-face and online teaching.

Testimonials

Video Testimonials of former EMBA students (in German)

Strategic Goals of BFH

Sustainable management, digital transformation, and entrepreneurial thinking and action are the cornerstones of BFH Business School's strategy. These goals are specifically incorporated into our offerings. We prepare you for the sustainable business of the future.

With us, you will find your personal continuing education program. Whether strategically oriented or in operational implementation. Whether focused on people or the organization. Our continuing education programs cover a diverse spectrum of needs and skill development.

Interdisciplinary Competence model for continuing education

We see continuing education as part of lifelong learning that supports your professional and technical development. We focus on skills that are truly in demand in today's working world. In teaching these skills, we are guided by our strategic orientation.

Interdisciplinary competence model of the BFH Business School

We are here for you

Which degree programme or course best suits your individual needs and possibilities? We would be happy to advise you personally and without obligation. Contact us at 031 848 34 02 or weiterbildung.wirtschaft@bfh.ch. We look forward to hearing from you.

Our CAS programmes at a glance (in German)

Continuing Education «with the head, heart and hand»

We are committed to the principles of modern adult education in Continuing Education at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Business School. Our mission with «head, heart and hand» is an important principle in the design of our study programmes. We focus on hybrid learning, which takes into account the diverse backgrounds of our continuing education students with their life and professional experience: face-to-face learning and self-study phases are combined in a meaningful way and analogue learning environments are enhanced with digital tools.

Learning with the head, heart and hand – its the connection that makes the differences. For us, the heart connects rational understanding and reflection (head) with goal-oriented application (hand). The ‘heart’ as a connecting component is an essential part of our educational approach.

Find out more in our brochure Continuing Education at the Business School.

Head

Our courses stimulate the ‘brain’. They are designed to encourage reflective, critical thinking. Models, theories and knowledge are questioned: What do I need to solve my problem? How do I proceed? Are the models and my knowledge suitable for solving my problem? Is what I am doing right? Questioning, understanding and scrutinising illustrate the ‘head’ component. The focus is on objectivity, reflection and analysis.

Heart

In addition to the ‘head’, the ‘heart’ – emotions and experiences – is also important. Our courses should also be fun and memorable, because positive emotions support the learning process. The ‘heart’ is the binding component between rational understanding and reflection, in the sense of the “head”, and the goal-oriented application of the ‘hand’.

Hand

Our continuing education programmes in the field of ‘hands-on’ skills teach application-oriented, practical and theoretical tools, models and processes. We focus on hybrid learning, which takes into account the diverse backgrounds of our continuing education students with their life and professional experience: contact study and self-study phases are combined in a meaningful way, and analogue learning environments are enhanced with digital tools. You can apply your newly acquired knowledge directly to solving specific challenges in your everyday professional life.

Our Continuing Education Programme

A work-study degree programme that suits you

Our programmes are modular in structure. You can either complete a single Short Advanced Studies (SAS) course or a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS). Would you like to achieve more? Then combine different CAS and/or SAS to create a continuing education master's degree that is tailored to your individual needs in terms of content and time. You can choose from around 90 continuing education programmes.

Overview of our programme

Structure of continuing education at BFH Business School

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

An EMBA is a practice-oriented, demanding professional work-study education programme. The programmes offered by BFH Business School are modular in structure: they combine various CAS programmes and/or SAS to form a continuing education master's degree tailored to your needs. In addition, there is the master's thesis module. You can choose between a generalist EMBA or several EMBA programmes with a specialisation.

Overview: To our EMBA programmes

Key Infomation

Duration	Usually 2 ½ years, max. 8 years
ECTS-Credits	60 ECTS four CAS worth 12 ECTS credits each and 12 for the Master's thesis
Work load	1800 learning hours including lessons, self-study, skills assessments and master's thesis
Compulsory CAS*	According to the description on the website
Compulsory / Compulsory-elective CAS	According to the description on the website
Order of CAS	You determine the order of the CAS – whatever suits you best.
Your advantages	Individual study schedule Modular structure of the CAS according to your needs Whether generalist or specialised: you can decide this after attending the compulsory CAS. You will expand your professional network and exchange ideas with participants and lecturers.
Cost	Usually around CHF 34,000 (fees for four CAS). If you complete all four CAS at BFH Business School continuing education, the CHF 2,500 fee for the Master's thesis is waived.
Schedule	Spring semester and/or autumn semester.  Start around week 17 resp. 43, completion of CAS around week 42 resp. 16.
Title / Degree	Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

*The CAS Business Administration or CAS Business Administration for Health Professionals is a compulsory CAS if you do not already have a degree or further training in business administration. If you already have a background in business administration, you attend the compulsory CAS Sustainable Corporate Development. This also applies to the CAS Leadership respectively the CAS Advanced Leadership.

Master of Advanced Studies (MAS)

With the MAS in Business Information Technology or the MAS in Sustainable Transformation, you can combine different CAS in a modular system. The MAS programmes differ from typical EMBA programmes in the way that they focus on a specific subject area – business information or sustainability.

The MAS Business Information Technology is a collaboration between the BFH Business School and the School of Engineering and Computer Science. The BFH Business School Continuing Education coordinates everything related to the master's thesis, which you will complete to earn this MAS.
The MAS Sustainable Transformation is a collaboration between all departments at BFH. The BFH Business School Continuing Education coordinates this MAS.

Key Information

Duration	Usually 2 ½ years, max. 8 years
ECTS-Credits	60 ECTS four CAS worth 12 ECTS credits each and 12 for the Master's thesis
Work load	1800 learning hours including lessons, self-study, skills assessments and master's thesis
Compulsory / Compulsory-elective CAS	According to the description on the website
Optional CAS	According to the description on the website
Order of CAS	You determine the order of the CAS – whatever suits you best. Exceptions > see programme pages
Your advantages	Individual study schedule Modular structure of the CAS according to your needs Wide range of content possible Suitable for career changers or as an advanced study programme You will expand your professional network and exchange ideas with participants and lecturers
Cost	Usually around CHF 34,000 (fees for four CAS). If you complete all four CAS at BFH Business School continuing education, the CHF 2,500 fee for the Master's thesis is waived.
Schedule	Spring semester and/or autumn semester.  Start around week 17 resp. 43, completion of CAS around week 42 resp. 16.
Titel / Abschluss	Master of Advanced Studies (MAS)

Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)

A DAS may be (but does not have to be) an attractive step on the way to an EMBA or one of our MAS. You combine two CAS and a thesis to obtain a Diploma of Advanced Studies. You can expect to spend approximately 1 ½ years for completing a degree at this level.

Overview: DAS programmes

Key Information

Duration	2 – 3  semesters, max. 5 years
ECTS-Credits	30 ECTS
Work load	900  learning hours including lessons, self-study, skills assessments and diploma work
Compulsory CAS	According to the description on the website
Compulsory-elective / compulsory CAS	According to the description on the website
Order of CAS	You determine the order of the CAS – whatever suits you best. > Exceptions see programme pages
Your advantages	Customise your studies in terms of subject matter and timing Freely choose the order of the CAS Expand your DAS degree with selected CAS to an EMBA or one of your MAS Expand your professional network and exchange ideas with participants and lecturers.
Cost	Usually CHF 18,300  (2 x CHF 8'500 for the CAS plus CHF 1,300 for the DAS thesis.
Schedule	Spring semester and/or autumn semester.  Start around week 17 resp. 43, completion of CAS around week 42 resp. 16.
Credit	The DAS can be credited towards some EMBA programmes. We would be happy to advise you in detail on this.
Title / Degree	Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

In the CAS, we teach scientifically sound and practice-oriented management concepts. You will expand your skills and your network. The ECTS credits you earn can be credited toward a DAS, EMBA, or MAS degree.

Overview: To our CAS

Key Information

Duration	min. 1  semester, max. 3 years
ECTS-Credits	12 ECTS
Work load	360 learning hours including lessons, self-study and proof of competence
Your advantages	Acquisition of expertise in selected areas Development of job-related skills Manageable costs Relatively short study period of six months Various time models Attractive options for extension and combination with a DAS, EMBA or MAS You expand your professional network and exchange ideas with participants and lecturers.
Cost	CHF 8'500 (Exceptions see programme pages)
Schedule	Spring semester and/or autumn semester.  Start around week 17 resp. 43, completion of CAS around week 42 resp. 16.
Credit	The CAS may be credited towards our DAS, EMBA or MAS
Title / Degree	Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Short Advanced Studies (SAS), HERMES courses and further offers

‘Sometimes brevity is the soul of wit’: We also offer one-day to multi-day courses and SAS on selected specialised topics: labour law, circular economy, HERMES, positive leadership, visualisation ... these are just a few of the topics available.

With these courses, our lifelong learning concept helps you stay up to date. Stay tuned and sharpen your professional and social skills.

All interested parties are admitted to the courses. If there are any exceptions, these are described on the respective course page. To earn ECTS credits (depending on the course), you must successfully demonstrate your competence.

What is an SAS?

SAS courses impart up-to-date knowledge in a compact format. Depending on their content, the courses can be credited towards a CAS, EMBA or MAS. The specialist course format is now called SAS.

Overview: courses and SAS

Key Information

Duration	Apart from day courses (HERMES), our courses usually last between three and seven days
ECTS-Credits	Between one and six ECTS credits (with proof of competence) depending on the SAS
Ihre Vorteile	Up-to-date knowledge conveyed in a compact format Short duration of study Tried-and-tested time models You will expand your professional network and exchange ideas with participants and lecturers.
Cost	according to the websites
Schedule / dates	according to the websites
Credit	Upon admission to a degree programme, certain courses can be credited towards an EMBA.
Title / Degree	Confirmation

Business Skills Box - Further training in brief

The Business Skills Box offers education tailored to your needs. The programme includes online micro courses, digital snacks and pop-up presentations. You can also stay connected and up to date with our business clubs. In German only.

FAQ

In our FAQ you will find answers to many questions about the administration and organisation of our continuing education programme.

Brochure

Are you interested in our continuing education programmes? Find the programme that suits you best in our brochure. In German only.

Weiterbildungsprogramm BFH Wirtschaft 2026 (PDF, 160 KB)

Contact

The Swiss continuing education landscape may not be self-explanatory. As experts in the field, we are here to assist you and are happy to advise you on your professional development. Please contact us – we look forward to hearing from you.