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Inspiring Encounters and Strengthened Partnerships: BFH International Staff Week 2025

30.12.2025 Representatives from European partner universities discovered BFH as a place of learning, teaching, research, and innovation. They visited BFH campuses, laboratories, and research infrastructures in the...

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The Canton of Bern increases university tuition fees

24.11.2025 Bern University of Applied Sciences is introducing higher tuition fees for the autumn semester 2026/27, thus implementing a political decision of the Canton.

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Well equipped for Sustainability 2.0

11.09.2025 A competitive advantage rather than a moral imperative: the discourse on sustainability has evolved. What are the implications for the training of skilled workers? Discover the MAS Sustainable Transformation.

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“We need more passion for the future”

02.09.2025 Sustainable transformation is essential, both for society and for BFH. Sustainability experts Nicola Blum and Manuel Fischer explain why this is a pressing issue.

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BFH launches SAS courses

14.08.2025 Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH will accept applications for its new continuing education programmes, the Short Advanced Studies (SAS), from 18 August. The first SAS programmes begin in autumn 2025.

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Communicating the patient journey visually

11.08.2025 The design prototype by Michaël Laurac and Jimmy Schmid shows how patient data visualisation can simplify communication between health professionals and patients and make decisions easier.

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Launch of Hello Robot: an exhibition with the wow factor

08.08.2025 The ‘Hello Robot’ travelling exhibition opened on 7 August 2025 at the Coop shopping centre in Biel/Bienne. Visitors experience in an interactive and playful manner what it means to collaborate with robots.

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Enhancing togetherness in western Bern with a variety of campaigns

18.07.2025 Participation and a lively community instead of anonymous coexistence. A BFH project is using creative and artistic approaches to promote dialogue and engagement in Bümpliz and Bethlehem.

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How plywood board is being made more sustainable

14.07.2025 The binders used in wood-based materials such as plywood are often based on petroleum products and usually contain formaldehyde. BFH researchers are currently developing an alternative made from minerals...