Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
SUPSI, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, offers
more than 30 Bachelor's and Master's Degree courses and many continued education programs (CAS, DAS, MAS), characterized by innovative education formats that combine classical theoretical-scientific training with a professional orientation. Most attention deserve the research activities, carried out in key sectors on competitively acquired projects with large European and national agencies or mandated by national and cantonal organizations and institutions.
The Department of Health Professions
The Department of Health Professions contains four schools: Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Nutrition and Dietetics. Our practice-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in these four professions prepare the students for a practical as well as an academic career in healthcare. We provide the students with evidence-based knowledge and practical training using a people-centered approach. We also offer continuing education on a broad range of topics. It is important to emphasize, that all those four professions play an important role in both health service delivery as well as public health activities (mother and child health, physical activity, nutrition, prevention and health promotion).
Research at the Department of Health Professions
The disciplines Nutrition and Dietetics, Midwifery, Nursing and Physiotherapy carry out research for and with their partners in healthcare and in an interdisciplinary environment. Our research focuses on sustainable, innovative and effective measures for the maintenance, recovery and improvement of health among patients and their relatives. On main concern is therefore the health of the individual. Our priorities lie in seeking collaboration and participation, addressing implementation at the interface between theory and practice and ensuring proximity to the field of research is maintained.
A new Institute of Health Economics and Health Policy was founded in 2019. This institute also focuses on public health topics.
