Course catalog

The ENLIGHT Course Catalogue is an interface to the institutional course catalogs and courses offered by each partner university. It provides an overview of courses offered by the alliance members and published in the ENLIGHT Course Catalogue. The ENLIGHT Joint Courses, which are offered jointly by several partner universities, can be found on a separate website.

A common course catalog is an important first step on the way to a Europe-wide interconnected campus. The ENLIGHT universities promote mutual exchange. The ENLIGHT Course Catalogue increases the visibility of courses offered by all partner universities.

Courses offered by the University of Bern will be made internationally visible by the ENLIGHT Course Catalogue. Members of the University of Bern will be provided with a search function in the system they know (CTS), which will allow them to view selected courses offered by ENLIGHT partner universities.

A common course catalog is an important first step on the way to a Europe-wide interconnected campus. Linking the CTS and the ENLIGHT Course Catalogue offers students the following advantages:

1. Students planning an exchange semester can search for courses at ENLIGHT universities in the system they know (CTS). This will help them to find a suitable destination for their exchange at one of the ENLIGHT partner universities.

2. Students at the University of Bern can search for virtual or hybrid courses at the ENLIGHT universities that complement their study programs. Participation in courses at ENLIGHT partner universities needs to be clarified in advance with courses-enlight@unibe.ch.

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No, please register for the course directly with the partner university. In the CTS you can search for courses offered by ENLIGHT partner universities. At the moment it is not possible to enrol or transfer grades for courses offered by ENLIGHT partner universities within CTS.

Important information on registration can be found here.

Application processes vary depending on the type of course:

• Regular ENLIGHT course offered by the partner universities: Currently, to attend such courses one must be enrolled as an exchange student and be physically present for one or two semesters at the host university. More information on SEMP exchange can be found here.
• ENLIGHT Joint Courses: Find application information here.
• Virtual courses: Please check each individual case with UniBE International (contact courses-enlight@unibe.ch.). The application process varies depending on the format of the course.

Das Bewerbungsverfahren ist je nach Format der Lehrveranstaltung unterschiedlich:

ENLIGHT Course Catalogue
ENLIGHT Joint Courses

This varies from case to case. Students are asked to check this with the respective departmental coordinator.

The process for transferring grades and ECTS credits from ENLIGHT or other universities - whether for semester exchanges, summer schools, BIPs or other programs - is as follows:

1. Before the exchange: The student and the departmental coordinator complete and sign a Learning Agreement. This agreement ensures that the course, the ECTS credits and the grade from the host university are recognized in the respective study program at the University of Bern and transferred to the CTS.

2. After the exchange: The student submits the signed Learning Agreement and the Transcript of Records issued by the host university to their subject coordinator. The departmental coordinator enters the course details and the grade manually in the CTS.

The decisions of the departments regarding the recognition of external ECTS credits are decisive and have priority in this process.