Academic calendar
Posgrado Octubre 2025 – Octubre 2026 runs Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Posgrado Octubre 2025 – Octubre 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- Aareböötle
- The quintessential Bern student summer activity of floating down the Aare river in inflatable boats.
B
- Bühlplatz
- The cafeteria serving the science and medicine departments near the main university buildings.
E
- ESN Bern
- The local chapter of the Erasmus Student Network, which organizes social events and trips for exchange students.
F
- Fellergut
- A large student housing complex in the Bümpliz district, known for being the social hub of student living in Bern.
G
- Gelateria
- Usually refers specifically to 'Gelateria di Berna' in the Länggasse neighborhood, a staple for students between classes.
- Gess
- Short for Mensa Gesellschaftsstrasse, the most popular central cafeteria known for its variety and outdoor seating.
L
- Lernphase
- The intense study period before exams when students spend entire days in the library; often used to explain social absence.
- Logierhaus
- General term for buildings managed by the VBSL (Verein Berner Studentenlogierhaus), the primary student housing provider.
M
- Mensa HG
- The cafeteria located within the Hauptgebäude (Main Building).
- MVUB
- Mittelbauvereinigung der Universität Bern; the association representing PhD students, postdocs, and other intermediate staff.
S
- SUB
- StudentInnenschaft der Universität Bern; the official student union that represents student interests and provides services like legal aid.
T
- Tscharnergut
- A high-rise residential complex offering affordable student apartments, often referred to as 'Tscharner'.
V
- VBSL
- Verein Berner Studentenlogierhaus; the non-profit organization that manages the majority of student dormitories in the city.
- vonRoll Mensa
- The dining hall located at the vonRoll campus, primarily used by education and social science students.
Z
- Zibelemärit
- The traditional Onion Market in November; a local holiday where students gather early in the morning for festivities.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ExWi
- The 'Exakte Wissenschaften' (Exact Sciences) building, home to physics, mathematics, and the Sidlerstrasse observatory.
- HG
- Short for Hauptgebäude (Main Building), the historic central building of the university overlooking the Grosse Schanze.
- ILIAS
- The university's learning management system where professors upload lecture slides, readings, and course assignments.
- KSL
- Kernsystem Lehre; the primary administrative portal used for course registration, exam sign-ups, and checking grades.
- Self-Service
- The online portal where students download their confirmation of enrollment and manage personal administrative data.
- UNICARD
- The multi-functional student ID card used for library services, building access, printing, and as a payment method in cafeterias.
- UniS
- The university building near the main station housing the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.
- Unitobler
- A major campus building for humanities and social sciences, located in a refurbished Toblerone chocolate factory.
- vonRoll
- A modern campus complex on a former industrial site that houses the Faculty of Human Sciences and the Department of Social Sciences.
- ZHSB
- Zentralbibliothek; the main university library located near the train station, often used as a primary study space.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Posgrado Octubre 2025 – Octubre 2026 runs Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.