The Welcome Center of the University of Bern offers information on moving to Switzerland and on accomodation and life in Bern.
The Intermediate Staff Association of the University of Bern (MVUB) provides starter kits, helpful information and personal advice for doctoral students, and offers them opportunities for networking across the university. Membership is free of charge.
All doctoral students are part of the Intermediate Staff of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Bern and can find peer-support there.