’Welcome back’ to the University of Bern

Main building of the University of Bern. University of Bern - The University of Bern has also coped well with the second year of coronavirus and is welcoming students back in full in-person mode at the start of the semester. The certificate requirement will be extended to all courses at bachelor's and master's level from September 20, 2021. There are currently around 18,400 students enrolled, which represents a slight decrease compared to the previous year. New challenges arise from the construction situation of university buildings and Switzerland's exclusion from the Horizon Europe research program. The 2021 fall semester is starting again at the University of Bern in full in-person mode on Monday, September 20. To mark the occasion, "welcome back" activities are being held on the university campus: among other things, members of the university, including members of the university administration, will hand out apples to students - "for a good bite during the semester" (see info box below).