The selection and appointment of professors is a decisive factor in the quality of the University. Therefore, the University of Bern makes every effort to remain an attractive employer in order to win and retain leading scientific talent. From the perspective of the professors it is expected that they are highly competent in their fields, show initiative, take pleasure in their relationships with students, are capable teachers and cooperative colleagues, show responsibility, and are prepared to champion the reputation, goals, and values of the University of Bern. The academic junior staff is entitled to regular and personal supervision and support, to guided goal-oriented research and tuition, to the possibility for independent research, to the establishment of contacts and the promotion of mobility, to the recognition of excellence in research and teaching and the corresponding and appropriate delegation of responsibility in order to enhance their professional perspectives inside and outside the University. From the very beginning of their studies well-prepared students should receive high quality, interesting, and intellectually demanding education.
Teaching remains as important as research and other academic activities.
In general the University of Bern should not be merely considered as the closest possible place of study, but it should offer an intellectually attractive environment which serves the special needs of students. The pursuit of this goal includes the intention that foreign students increasingly choose the University of Bern. All of the sciences are, in their own various ways, seeking the truth, and thus worthy of study at a university. This choice is made not only according to scientific criteria, but also according to the needs of society and in coordination with other Swiss universities. In addition, this choice recognizes broad cultural and humanitarian obligations.