University of Bern Master's graduates can print out the confirmation of supervision during registration for the doctorate. This is explained in the factsheet Submission of a dissertation (in German).
Important change starting July 2025
Only the dissertation (two copies) and the plagiarism declaration will be submitted in paper form. All other dissertation documents must be submitted electronically via the Kernsystem Lehre (KSL). Please refer to the factsheet, Submission of a Dissertation, for details.
If you have any questions, please contact the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Medicine. You will find the details of the various contact people on this page. A list of all relevant documents is available at the bottom of this page.
Doctorate Fee
The doctorate fee of CHF 500 is to be paid to:
Berner Kantonalbank, 3001 Bern
In favour of:
Universität Bern
Dekanat Medizinische Fakultät
3008 Bern
Account Nr: 30-106-9
IBAN: CH14 0079 0042 3257 7519 3
BIC/SWIFT: KBBECH22XXX
Doctorate Dates
Doctorates are usually issued four times a year. In 2025, on April 16, June 25, September 17, and November 26.
Submission Deadline
Please note that it takes at least four to eight weeks to process the dissertation documents. For theses that are sent to a faculty reviewer, the processing time is considerably longer. For these reasons, documents submitted at short notice before the doctorate date cannot be accepted.
Doctorate Ceremony
The next doctorate ceremony will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Kursaal Bern. It will be held in two rounds: 1st round at 13:00 / 2nd round at 16:00.
Ombudsperson
If disagreements or problems arise between doctoral students and their dissertation advisors, the Dissertation Ombudsperson is available to assist:
Prof. em. Rudolf Brenneisen
Phone: +41 31 351 31 01
Email: rudolf.brenneisen@unibe.ch
Postal address:
Swiss Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Frikartweg 9a
3006 Bern
