University of Bern

Universität Bern

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0188
    • CH0002
    • Erasmus: CH BERN01
    • SCHAC: unibe.ch
    • EU-PIC: 999976493
    • EU-VAT: CHE115250351MWST
    • WHED: IAU-019316
  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Website
  • Founding year
    1834
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Programme accreditation
    voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations
  • Institutional accreditation
    Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional accreditation

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Dental Medicine (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Zahnmedizin
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Dental Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Zahnmedizin
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF Level 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Human medicine (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Humanmedizin
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of medicine
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Human medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Humanmedizin
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of medicine
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF Level 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Pharmazie (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Veterinary Medicine (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Veterinärmedizin
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF Level 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Veterinary Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Veterinärmedizin
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF Level 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme