Bern University of Applied Sciences

The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH, German: Berner Fachhochschule, French: Haute école spécialisée bernoise) is a public vocational university with a strong national and international profile. It comprises six departments and also incorporates the Higher Technical School of Wood, which is affiliated to the Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering.

The Departments of the Bern University of Applied Sciences include:
Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering and the affiliated Higher Technical School of Wood
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
Bern University of the Arts
Engineering and Information Technology
Business, Health, Social Work
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM

As well as Bachelor and Masters degree programmes, BFH offers continuing education, applied research and development and other services.
The sports, agriculture, forest science, automotive engineering, nutrition and dietetics, literary writing and medical informatics degree programmes are unique in German-speaking Switzerland or throughout the whole of Switzerland.