University of Education Bern
| University of Education Bern | |
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| founding | September 1, 2005 |
| Sponsorship | state: Canton of Bern |
| place | Bern |
| Rector | Martin Schäfer |
| Students | 2,578 (as of 2017) |
| Employee | 1,106 (as of 2015) |
| Networks | Swissuniversities |
| Website | www.phbern.ch |
The University of Education Bern (PHBern; Engl .: Bern University of Teacher Education ) is the training center for teachers in the Swiss canton of Bern . It has been operational since September 1, 2005 and was created by amalgamating various institutions for the training and further education of teachers. In addition to training and further education, the PHBern conducts research and development as well as media education and offers services. With around 2,600 students (as of 2017), PHBern is the third largest university of education in Switzerland.
education
The PHBern trains teachers for all levels of elementary school as well as for upper secondary level. In addition, she trains curative teachers. The PHBern diplomas are EDK-recognized and are therefore valid throughout Switzerland.
The PHBern offers the following courses:
- Bachelor's degree in pre-school and primary level
- Masters course S1 (lower secondary level)
- Master's degree S1 + (secondary level I with extension in curative education)
- Technical diploma lower secondary level
- Teaching diploma for curative education
- Teaching diploma upper secondary level II
- Joint Master's in Didactics of Sport (in collaboration with the University of Bern)
Different admission requirements apply depending on the course. The PHBern runs its own preparatory courses and entrance exams in order to introduce people without a high school diploma to study.
Together with the University of Bern , the PHBern also offers the Joint Master’s degree in Sports Didactics.
Research at the PHBern
The central tasks of the PHBern also include research, development and evaluation. The aim is to link research, teaching and school practice. The results of the research, development and evaluation projects support school and teaching practice and help to improve the training and further education of teachers. The research and development projects take place at all institutes and are coordinated by the Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation.
The research and development projects are financed with funds from the PHBern or third-party funds. In addition, PHBern carries out contract research and evaluations for third parties. Research results are made accessible to the general public and professional practice through various event formats and the publication series Contributions for Practice .
Structure and organization
The University of Education Bern is financially supported by the Canton of Bern, but is strategically and operationally independent. The canton specifies the scope and form of the offer. In addition to the training of teachers, the basic mission of the PHBern also includes the areas of “research and development”, “further education” and the area of “media education”.
The school council is the strategic management body of the PHBern. The rector is responsible for the implementation of the strategy as well as for the operational operation of the PHBern.
The PHBern consists of the following institutes:
- Institute pre-school and primary level
- Institute lower secondary level
- Institute upper secondary level
- Institute for Curative Education
- Institute for Further Education and Media Education
- Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation
The private institute for pre-school and primary level NMS is also affiliated with the PHBern.
Number of students and employees
In autumn 2015, 2,478 students were enrolled at the PHBern, 758 (31%) of them men. At the end of 2015, 1,106 employees shared 433 full-time positions.
In the 2015/2016 academic year, 825 teaching diplomas were awarded. In addition, 35,946 further training participants were counted.
Locations
The PHBern is spread over three locations in the city of Bern .
All the teacher training institutes and the institute for research, development and evaluation are located on the area of the vonRoll university center in the Länggass district.
The PHBern media library is located on Helvetiaplatz . The PHBern training courses take place at Weltistrasse 40 on the Ostring.
Anniversary year 2015
In 2015 the PHBern celebrated its tenth anniversary. On a number of occasions, she gave her stakeholders and the public an insight into her activities.
In February 2015, the new school award 'EDUARD' was awarded for the first time (compound of 'Education' and 'Award'). It awarded three school projects from the Canton of Bern that dealt with the topic of exchange. The school prize is to be awarded every two years.
On the so-called 'Adventure Day' in May 2015, over a thousand children and young people visited the PHBern locations.
On November 4, 2015 - the 10th anniversary of the opening - “Bern's longest student slice” was distributed.
Vision and strategy
The vision of the PHBern is as follows:
“ PHBern is a leading national, independent university. It makes groundbreaking, scientifically sound contributions to school and educational policy issues. Their practice-oriented offers and their actions are exemplary. "
The PHBern sets strategic goals for four years. In the current period, the PHBern is, among other things, concerned with competence orientation according to curriculum 21 . The PHBern lists the following six goals in the 2014–2017 strategy:
- The training and further education is appropriate to the university and is competence-oriented.
- The PHBern positions itself as an important partner for the further development of schools and teaching.
- Teachers, members of school management and authorities as well as members of the university landscape perceive the PHBern as a university that sets both future-oriented and practice-relevant thematic and methodological focuses in teaching and research.
- The PHBern has a financing base that ensures that it can continue to provide a high-quality and comprehensive range of products in the future.
- PHBern is an employer with careful personnel management.
- With its university-specific offer, the PHBern contributes to strengthening Bern as an educational location.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.phbern.ch/ueber-die-phbern/organisation/rektorat/martinschaefer.html
- ↑ a b c student numbers 2017
- ↑ a b Employee figures 2015/2016 activity report
- ^ Members. In: www.swissuniversities.ch. swissuniversities, 2019, accessed on August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ The preparatory course on the PHBern website
- ^ Website of the didactics course in sport
- ^ Website research and evaluation PHBern
- ↑ Events in the field of research and development
- ^ Website contributions for practice
- ^ The school board on the PHBern website
- ↑ Further training participants 2015/2016
- ↑ EDUARD school award on the PHBern website ( Memento from January 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Berner Zeitung, May 6, 2015
- ↑ Berner Zeitung of November 4, 2015
- ↑ a b Strategy and vision of the PHBern
