Paola Sofía Serrano Bravo is researching for a PhD in sustainability and science communication at the University of Galway. She attended the ENLIGHT Joint Course “Waste Semiotics: Language, Materiality, Space” at the University of Bern. In this interview, she discusses the experience of taking an ENLIGHT Joint Course and reveals what surprised her most about Bern.
At the General Meeting in Bern, 140 members of all ENLIGHT member universities discussed the long-term vision for the alliance. Albrecht Vorster and Carolina Gutiérrez from the Department of Neurology at Bern University Hospital gave a keynote speech on brain health and the importance of sleep.
Pelin Koyuncu attended the ENLIGHT summer school “Game Design in Health Care and Education”. She developed an app that motivates people to exercise and stay physically active. In this interview, she discusses how she combines her passion for gaming with her psychology studies at the University of Bern, and explains why an ENLIGHT hybrid course offers a unique experience.
The University of Bern is launching its first ENLIGHT course entitled “The Deep History of Food – Putting Sustainability into Context.” The course looks at the fundamental role of food production throughout human history and its implications for sustainability. It explores the origins of agriculture, its spread across different societies, and its impact on the environment.
A delegation from the University of Groningen, led by Rector Jacquelien Scherpen, recently visited the University of Bern. The visit was characterised by lively discussions and showed a strong interest from both sides in strengthening existing collaborations and exploring new opportunities within ENLIGHT.
On 1 November 2023, the second phase of the European university alliance ENLIGHT started with the University of Bern as its tenth and newest member. More than a hundred people from different faculties and departments came to celebrate the beginning of our ENLIGHT membership and learn more about the alliance.
The University of Bern is a member of the European university alliance ENLIGHT. In this interview, Rector Christian Leumann explains why the University of Bern joined ENLIGHT and what it means for students and staff at the University of Bern.
Uppsala is a bustling university town that lies about an hour north of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The university was founded in 1477 and is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.
There is a place in Europe where the climate is chilly, people are patriotic, and the mellow scent of freshly baked pies lingers in the air. Jule Ksinsik, political science student at the University of Bern, tells us about her exchange experience at the University of Tartu and explains why she advises all political science students to visit Estonia.
Last year, Tibo, a master’s student in biomedical engineering, decided to trade the Belgian flatlands for the Swiss Alps. Tibo has many stories to tell about his experience as an exchange student: from navigating Swiss bureaucracy to taking freezing-cold swims in the river Aare!