The International Relations Office encourages student and teacher exchanges, provides assistance to foreign students and teaching staff, and helps SFISM's various units create and maintain international partnerships.

In international matters, SFISM works closely with the International Relations Office of BUAS. SFISM's international presence is provided as a department of BUAS.

Incoming students

Students at one of SFISM's partner universities who wish to study in Magglingen for one or two semesters will find all the information they need on the website of the Bern University of Applied Sciences BUAS (Service – Incoming Students  ) 

https://www.bfh.ch/de/ueber-die-bfh/service-beratung/international/

Autumn semester:
Week 38 to week 51 + examination session 1 week 5 to week 7

Spring semester:
Week 8 to week 22 + examination session 2 week 23 to week 25 

Outgoing-Students

Students at SFISM who wish to study abroad for one or two semesters will find all the information they need on the website of the Bern University of Applied Sciences BUAS (Service – Outgoing Students  ).

Please contact Ellen Leister (see IRO contact) for assistance with planning and arranging.

Field reports and videos by outgoing students

BFH international video competition

Spring semester 2017
Olivier Jordan, EHSM (Sevilla) 

Spring semester 2014
Timothy Hofer, EHSM (Berlin)

Autumn semester 2014
Marco Walser, EHSM
Rilana Perl, EHSM (Norwegen)
Moritz Alder, EHSM (Gran Canaria)

International opportunities for lecturers and staff

Through BUAS, SFISM is able to participate in the Swiss European Mobility Programme. This programme enables lecturers and staff to work as visiting lecturers and administrative staff to attend continuing education at Swiss European Mobility partner universities in Europe.

There are no opportunities for participation in similar programmes outside Europe at present.

Further information on staff mobility at BUAS

Please contact Ellen Leister for assistance with planning and arranging.