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Events

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    Hack4SocialGood 2025 collaborating for a digital future in the social sector

    Hack4SocialGood brings together people from the social and technology sectors. During a two-day event, they will help social organisations to find solutions for issues in the field of digitalisation.

    04.04.2025 until 05.04.2025 – Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Von Roll-Strasse 10 4600 Olten

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    BFH suspends classroom teaching

    13.03.2020 Coronavirus pandemic: By order of the authorities, all classroom teaching is suspended at universities with immediate effect. Further information will follow.

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    Teaching by distance learning successfully underway

    24.03.2020 Following the suspension of face-to-face teaching due to the corona pandemic, the Bern University of Applied Sciences has successfully introduced distance learning.

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    Career Services BFH: All about your career start!

    06.05.2020 On the redesigned BFH Career Services website www.bfh.ch/career-services-en students as well as young alumni can find information on issues relating to starting a career after graduation. For interested...

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    Coronavirus: Current information

    03.12.2021 Bern University of Applied Sciences is providing information at bfh.ch/corona-en about measures and recommendations for its students, staff and participants in events.

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    Solidarity with Ukraine

    08.03.2022 The Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH is deeply concerned about the current developments in Ukraine. The university offers support for students and researchers.

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    Four courses of action for job security

    21.03.2023 In today’s digitalised working world, leaders are delegating more responsibility as employees strengthen their social skills and self-competence, managers become learning coaches and professional development...

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    Feminist Strike: BFH organises ‘living books’ on care work

    06.06.2023 Bern University of Applied Sciences is setting up a ‘Living Library’ on the topic of care work at this year’s Feminist Strike on the Bundesplatz in Bern. People who are themselves dependent on care work will...

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    Digitalisation: big hurdles for the poor and mentally ill

    26.09.2023 People in poverty or with severe mental illness are unable to keep pace with rapid digitalisation. They need easy-to-use devices and targeted advice to avoid being left behind. These are the findings of a...

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    Self-determined death: at the limit of our possibilities

    14.12.2023 Dying is rarely a topic in everyday life. Eva Birkenstock and Corina Caduff explain why this is the case and how research can provide guidance in today's world.