Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS)

Recognition and registration of Courses and Conferences

PhD candidates may attend courses at the University of Bern or external courses, summer schools, and conferences offered by other recognized institutions. If the selected courses and conferences are not in the GHS course catalog, they are subject to the approval of the GHS Coordinator.

 

  • Course recognition requirements:
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    • Only courses which include some form of active participation (e.g. exam, essays, hold a talk, present a poster) or assessments are recognized with ECTS.
    • Courses must be successfully completed at an accredited Institution or University.
    • ECTS will be granted according to the ratio of the University of Bern; 1 ECTS = 25-30 hours of work.
    • Courses must be of a minimum of 0.5 ECTS and on a 0.5 ECTS scale.
    • Courses must at least be on a Master’s level.
    • Courses are to be discussed with the supervision team and mentioned in the Doctoral Agreement and Progress Report(s).
    • In case of course credits acquired with CAS, please find further information here. 

 

  • Conference recognition requirements:    
    • Active participation must be proved (oral presentation or poster)
    • Conference must be successfully completed at an accredited Institution or University.
    • Conferences will be accredited with 0.5 ECTS for half day participation and 1.0 ECTS for 1 day onwards.
    • Conferences are to be discussed with the supervision team and mentioned in the Doctoral Agreement and Progress Report(s).

 

  • If you are attending an individual course or an external course or conference and would like to have the ECTS accredited, you should send an official course or conference certificate issued by the organizing institution with the following information:
    • your name,
    • the official course/conference title,
    • organizing institution,
    • for courses: name of lecturer(s),
    • for courses: grade or pass,
    • date of exam/completion of course or conference date(s),
    • proof of your active participation (e.g. exam, essays, hold a talk, present a poster),
    • ECTS (if known),
    • course/conference program.
    • If information about e.g. program or active participation does not appear on the course/conference certificate, please include a PDF of the official course/conference program or a weblink to a detailed course/conference description.

 

  • The GHS Course Certificate can be used for courses instead of a course certificate from the organizing institution/university:
    • Hand it over to the responsible lecturer(s) at the end of the course, who should complete the form, including course result, date, and signature.
    • Please scan the dated and signed Certificate (PDF format only!) and send it to the GHS.
    • Please also attach the proof of your active participation (e.g. exam, essays, hold a talk, present a poster).

 

  • Course registration in CTS/KSL:
    • Please note the registration deadlines, late registrations will not be accepted.
    • Access CTS/KSL platform with your student campus account «...@students.unibe.ch»
    • Register for the course or examination in the «planning view» of your personal profile.
    • If CTS/KSL registration is NOT possible, you are requested to register for the course or exam directly with the organizer mentioned on the course description, stating your course of study (e.g. "Doctoral student of GHS") and your matriculation number.

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