University of Bern

The University of Bern is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the Canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a broad choice of courses and programs in eight faculties and some 150 institutes. With around 18,576 students, the University of Bern is the third biggest University in Switzerland.
The University of Bern operates at three levels: university, faculties and institutes. Other organizational units include interfaculty and general university units. The university's highest governing body is the Senate, which is responsible for issuing statutes, rules and regulations. Directly answerable to the Senate is the University Board of Directors, the governing body for university management and coordination. The Board comprises the Rector, the Vice-Rectors and the Administrative Director. The structures and functions of the University Board of Directors and the other organizational units are regulated by the Universities Act.
The University of Bern had 18,576 students in 2019. Of these, 42 percent were registered in bachelor programs and 25 percent in master's programs, 17 percent were doctoral students, and another 16 percent were enrolled in continuing education programs. There were 1,534 bachelor's degree graduation, 1,570 master's degree graduations and 637 PhD student graduations in 2019. For some time now, the university has had more female than male students. At the end of 2019, women accounted for 57% of students.

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