Bern University
of Applied Sciences

• Event for specialists

International Staff Week 2026

International Staff Week offers a wide range of themed activities and exchange formats on current challenges faced by administrative staff.

27.10.2026 until 29.10.2026 – Bern

• Public event

Opening Festival of the Bern Sustainability Days 2026

As part of the Bern Sustainability Days, around 70 organisations from Bern are inviting visitors to workshops, guided tours and exhibitions, offering a varied programme for all ages. BFH is also taking part.

05.09.2026, 11am–5pm – Railway Station Square, Bern

• Story

Spatial development: transformation as a future challenge

25.06.2026 How can our towns and countryside be designed so they continue to provide space for good quality of life and a prosperous economy in the future? An interview with experts Manuel Fischer and William Fuhrer.

• Story

Mobile shade providers with a database

24.06.2026 Trees help to bring temperatures down during hot spells in cities. The MobileGreen solution provides shade in places where it was previously unavailable. It is based on a BFH research project.

• Story

Caring is part of being human

24.06.2026 The Feminist Strike Day and the 30th anniversary of the Gender Equality Act are turning the spotlight on care work. Two BFH experts explain why care work is crucial – and how BFH can help bring about change.

• Story

“A forward-looking benchmark for education buildings”

24.06.2026 A new campus building for Bern University of Applied Sciences is under construction in Biel. How does the new building fare in terms of sustainability? Interview with Bernhard Marbach, building economist and...

• News

Sustainability Report 2026 – our contribution to the 2030 Agenda

15.06.2026 Over the past two years, BFH has significantly stepped up its sustainability efforts, as outlined in its recently published Sustainability Report.

• Story

Thinking technology together

11.06.2026 Innovation through participation: Bern University of Applied Sciences is looking to involve affected persons in the development of digital assistive technologies. A quick peek at the RETHINK project.

• Story

Room for living spaces in office buildings

20.05.2026 For Ulrike Schröer, Professor of Architecture and Design at Bern University of Applied Sciences, the combination of academic freedom and real-life testing is rewarding, especially in the field of housing and...