2019 digital annual report: Knowledge that shapes the future

The Executive Board of the University of Bern: Markus Brönnimann (Administrative Director), Christoph Pappa (Secretary General), Silvia Schroer (Vice-Rector for Quality), Christian Leumann (Rector), Bruno Moretti (Vice-Rector for Teaching), Achim Conzelmann (Vice-Rector for Development), Daniel Candinas (Vice-Rector for Research). University of Bern / Ramon Lehmann - The University of Bern's 2019 annual report has now been published in digital format for the first time. The past year was shaped by many major accomplishments such as the launch of the CHEOPS mission, the founding of the Wyss Academy for Nature and the grand opening of the sitem-insel translational center. More than 18,500 students attended the University of Bern for the first time. "2019 was a very special and successful year for the University of Bern," says Rector Christian Leumann in his video message in the new annual report. December 2019, for example, featured the first joint mission to space between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland under the leadership of the University of Bern in cooperation with the University of Geneva: The CHEOPS mission will investigate planets outside our solar system to determine whether the conditions there can sustain life. The internationally acclaimed sustainability research conducted at the University of Bern received another boost with the founding of the Wyss Academy for Nature.