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Bachelor’s and Master’s graduation ceremonies at BFH-HAFL 22 and 23 September 2021
This year we are again pleased to congratulate our successful students on the conclusion of their studies and award them their degrees.
Having completed their practice-oriented degree courses, the graduands at HAFL, the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences at Bern University of Applied Sciences, are ready and eager to move into positions of responsibility in their chosen fields.
The degree ceremony will include speeches and music. The supporting programme provides an opportunity to attend presentations of selected theses, view the thesis poster exhibition or visit the Food Science & Management Division’s laboratories and technology hall.

Factsheet
Master’s graduation ceremony | Wednesday 22 September 2021
1.30 – 3.35 pm | Presentations |
Forest Science presentations
1.30 – 2.05 pm | Presentations Forest Science | A.2.19 | |||
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Moderation: Jürgen Blaser | |||||
IMF slot 1 | |||||
Student | Oliver Wolf | ||||
Principal advisor | Jürgen Blaser | ||||
Topic |
Feasibility study for the incorporation of the forestry sector into the Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA tool) | ||||
IMF slot 2 | |||||
Student | Bhoke Masisi | ||||
Principal advisor | Jürgen Blaser | ||||
Topic | Bamboo: a resilient strategy to climate change mitigation and adaptation, a case of Tanzania |
Agricultural Science presentations
2.15 – 2.50 pm | Presentations Agricultural Science | A.2.19 | |||
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Moderation: Ingrid Fromm | |||||
AS slot 3 | |||||
Student | Nathalie Walker | ||||
Principal advisor | Ingrid Fromm | ||||
Topic |
Developing an online platform with key quality metrics to enhance direct trade in Costa Rica cocoa beans | ||||
AS slot 4 | |||||
Student | Theres Rutz | ||||
Principal advisor | Silvia Zingg | ||||
Topic | Plant communities in Swiss rice paddy agroecosystems |
Food, Nutrition and Health presentations
3.00 – 3.35 pm | Presentations Food, Nutrition and Health | A.2.19 | |||
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Moderation: Daniel Heine | |||||
FNH slot 5 | |||||
Student | Vanisa Lent | ||||
Principal advisor | Wolfram Brück and Wilfried Andlauer (HES-SO) | ||||
Topic |
Metabolism of plant bioactives by gut microbiota: interaction of gut microbiota and ellagitannins from walnut skin | ||||
FNH slot 6 | |||||
Student | Lisa Andrighetto | ||||
Principal advisor | Evelyn Markoni and Franziska Götze | ||||
Topic | Sustainable food service providers in Thailand: motivation, challenges, strategies, and the predicted impact of COVID-19 on the current food system |
3.35 – 4.15 pm | Coffee | Cafeteria | |||
4.15 – 5.45 pm | Degree ceremony with formal address by Madian Abu-hardan, Nestlé PTC Konolfingen, Senior Research Specialist |
Auditorium | |||
5.45 – 6.30 pm | Drinks | Tent |
Bachelor’s graduation ceremony | Thursday 23 September 2021
Graduation ceremony – BSc in Agriculture | |||||
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9 – 10 am | 1st block of presentations of selected theses | Various rooms | |||
10 – 10.30 am | Poster session – all courses | Entrance hall | |||
10.30 – 11.30 am | 2nd block of presentations of selected theses | Various rooms | |||
11.35 – 12.50 pm | Stand-up lunch | Tent | |||
12.50 – 13.05 pm | Poster session – all courses | Entrance hall | |||
1.15 – 2.45 pm | Degree ceremony with formal address by Rahel Mettler, Head of the Department of Agriculture, Appenzell Innerrhoden Canton |
Auditorium |
Graduation ceremony – BSc in Food Science and Forest Science | |||||
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10.30 – 11.15 am | Poster session – all courses (WWI) | Entrance hall | |||
11.15 – 12.45 pm | 1st block of presentations of selected theses (WWI) | Various rooms | |||
12.45 – 1.10 pm | Poster session – all courses (WWI) | Entrance hall | |||
12.15 – 1.10 pm | Opportunity to visit the laboratories and technology hall (LMW) | Laboratories/technology hall | |||
1.15 – 2.30 pm | Stand-up lunch | Tent | |||
2.30 – 3.30 pm | 2nd block of presentations of selected theses (WWI) | Various rooms | |||
Structured poster presentations (LMW) | Entrance hall | ||||
3.45 – 5.15 pm | Degree ceremony with formal address by Jürg Kriech, Managing Director of Raclette Suisse | Auditorium |
Directions and parking
Please travel by public transport. Parking space is limited.