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    • Information Event

    ONLINE – Master of Science in Life Sciences - Regional Management in Mountain Areas 19 august 2025

    Interested in interdisciplinary knowledge and practical methods to help shape the future of the Alpine region? Jetzt anmelden zur Infoveranstaltung.

    At the event, you will get useful details about the...

    19.08.2025, 7.30pm–8.30pm – ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

    • Information Event

    ONLINE – Master of Science in Life Sciences - Food, Nutrition and Health 18.09.2025

    Are you interested in a master’s programme that will enable you to study a combination of food science and nutritional science and to develop your expertise along the entire value chain? Find out more about...

    18.09.2025, 6.30pm–7.30pm – ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

    • Information Event

    ONLINE – Master of Science in International Sustainable Forest Management 18.09.2025

    Interested in sustainable solutions for global challenges in the forest industry? Ready for an international career? Then this major is for you: Register now for the information event.

    At the event, you...

    18.09.2025, 6.30pm–7.30pm – ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

    • Information Event

    ONLINE – Master of Science in Life Sciences - Agricultural Science 18.09.2025

    Would you like to specialise in a particular field within the agricultural sector and hone your methodical and management skills with a master’s degree? Find out more about the MSc in Life Sciences –...

    18.09.2025, 6.30pm–7.30pm – ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

    • Information Event

    ONLINE – Master of Science in Life Sciences - Circular Innovation and Sustainability 28 october 2025

    The interdisciplinary master's programme in Circular Innovation and Sustainability combines business skills with a technical and ecological understanding of production cycles and the sustainable use of our...

    28.10.2025, 6.30pm–7.30pm – ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

    • Career Day

    BFH-HAFL Career Day – Save the date!

    26.11.2025, 1.30pm–5pm – BFH-HAFL, Zollikofen

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    News

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    Turning a by-product into a sustainable building material

    22.12.2023 Hemp stone is a sustainable building material that is also produced in Switzerland. In the future, hemp hurd, which Swiss farmers produce in large quantities in the form of waste, is to be used for this...

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    More fruit, more energy

    02.02.2023 Valais is known for its fruit and vegetable crops. At Agroscope in Conthey, BFH-HAFL master student Jocelyn Widmer researched the influence of new types of solar panels on berry cultivation.

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    Bachelor students of International Agriculture share their experiences in the field

    15.02.2022 We asked students to relate their experiences and impressions of their 6-month field assignments in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Here you will find a compilation of their anecdotes, local news, and...

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    The new preliminary work placement programme for future MSc students in agricultural science

    12.11.2021 The six-month preliminary work placement programme has been redesigned to make it easier for students from other disciplines with insufficient practical experience to embark on the MSc in Life Sciences...

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    BFH-HAFL students answer the call to shift paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future

    05.10.2021 Eleven BFH-HAFL students and recent alumni joined this year’s Tropentag 2021, an interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural...

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    Portraits of BFH-HAFL graduates 2021

    22.09.2021 Six BSc and four MSc students from BFH-HAFL introduce themselves and present their final theses. We hope you enjoy browsing the portraits of graduates!

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    Soe Khaing – digitising the farmer experience in Myanmar

    26.08.2021 Involved in BFH-HAFL research projects in Myanmar since 2017, Soe Khaing is a teacher at Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) and a master’s student at HAFL. He shares with us his experience and insights...

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    BFH-HAFL students take part in the largest conference on tropical agriculture in central Europe

    05.10.2020 From 9 to 11 September nine BFH-HAFL students participated in the largest annual conference on tropical agriculture in central Europe, Tropentag. Their presentations ranged from coffee agroforestry systems...

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    Online instead of on-site: Presentation of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses

    24.09.2020 Because of the coronavirus, there will be no colloquia or poster exhibition on-site in connection with this year’s graduation ceremonies at BFH-HAFL. Instead you will find the contributions online.

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    Researcher Diaries: How mulch impacts crop yield in the tropics – a case study from Bolivia

    03.09.2020 In her contribution to the Researcher Diaries series, Laura Kuonen, a BFH-HAFL Master’s Programme student, describes a day ploughing the field in Cochabamba, Bolivia in January 2019.