Academic Calendar

2025
January 6 – 31, 2025 Exam period fall semester 2024 courses
January 20 – February 7, 2025 Exam period spring semester 2024 courses
February 17, 2025 Spring semester 2025 starts
March 1, 2025 Graduation Ceremony, Kursaal Bern
March 2025 Info event on the BME program with lab visits at the University of Bern (Master's Open Days)
May 2, 2025 Biomedical Engineering Day, Ettore Rossi, Inselspital

May 30, 2025

Spring semester 2024 ends
June 2 – 27, 2025 Exam period spring semester 2025 courses
June 16 – July 11, 2025 Exam period fall semester 2025 courses
September 12, 2025

Freshers' day for first-year students (Tag des Studienbeginns)

September 15, 2025 Fall semester 2025 starts
October 15, 2025 Online information event, Bern University of Applied Sciences
November 2025 First semester information event
December 19, 2025 Fall semester 2025 ends
2026
January 5 – 30, 2026 Exam period fall semester 2025 courses
January 19 – February 6, 2026 Exam period spring semester 2025 courses
February 16, 2026 Spring semester 2026 starts
March 7, 2026 Graduation Ceremony, Kursaal Bern
March 2026 Info event on the BME program with lab visits at the University of Bern (Master's Open Days)
May 8, 2026 Biomedical Engineering Day, Ettore Rossi, Inselspital

May 29, 2026

Spring semester 2026 ends
June 1 – 26, 2026 Exam period spring semester 2026 courses
June 15 – July 10, 2026 Exam period fall semester 2025 courses
September 11, 2026

Freshers' day for first-year students (Tag des Studienbeginns)

September 14, 2026 Fall semester 2026 starts
November 2026 First semester information event
December 18, 2026 Fall semester 2026 ends

Note: Most exams take place during the stated exam periods. Exceptions to the rule may occur due to organizational reasons.

Semester dates - University of Bern