Annual financial statements 2019
The University of Bern’s annual financial statements for 2019 can be found as a PDF here (Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 1.9 MB)).
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In 2019, the University of Bern’s total revenue rose by 3.8 percent to CHF 917.5 million. The year-end result attributable to basic funding amounts to CHF 15.2 million. Our researchers were extraordinarily successful in their efforts to attract research funding (CHF 205 million, + 7.1%). This is enough to finance approximately 2,700 additional University jobs that are not funded by the canton.
Basic funding / external funding: The income generated by the University, which serves as the University's structural basic funding, counts as basic funding. All other income is recorded as external funding.
Intercantonal University Agreement (IUV): The IUV governs the participation of the cantons. It determines the contribution that the home canton can give a student toward payment for their degree course.
Until 2016 the income of the service centers was booked under basic funding, from 2017 under external funding.
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Basic funding / external funding: The income generated by the University, which serves as the University's structural basic funding, counts as basic funding. All other income is recorded as external funding.
Private sector funding: Income from the private sector, private individuals, foundations and similar organizations.
Until 2016 the income of the service centers was booked under basic funding, from 2017 under external funding.
The individual parameters can be selected or deselected by clicking on the legend.
| in CHF 1,000 | 2019 | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic funding1 | 566'195 | 61.7% | |
| Contribution from the Canton of Bern | 322'140 | 35.1% | |
| Intercantonal University Agreement (IUV)2 | 113'447 | 12.4% | |
| Contributions from the Swiss Federal Government | 99'889 | 10.9% | |
| Other income | 30'720 | 3.3% | |
| – Tuition fees | 19'668 | 2.1% | |
| – Miscellaneous | 11'051 | 1.2% | |
| (+) Profit / (–) Loss | +15'217 | ||
| External funding1 | 351'320 | 38.3% | |
| Promotion of research | 145'260 | 15.8% | |
| – Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) | 111'153 | 12.1% | |
| – Innosuisse | 4'987 | 0.5% | |
| – EU research programs | 18'447 | 2.0% | |
| – Other international research funding | 10'672 | 1.2% | |
| Publicly funded departmental research | 25'977 | 2.8% | |
| Private sector funding3 | 41'369 | 4.5% | |
| Other income | 138'715 | 15.1% | |
| – Continuing education | 12'805 | 1.4% | |
| – Service centers | 74'117 | 8.1% | |
| – Miscellaneous | 51'793 | 5.6% | |
| (+) Profit / (–) Loss | +29'224 | ||
| Total income | 917'516 | 100% | |
| Total expenditure | 873'074 | ||
| Year-end result (+) Profit / (-) Loss | +44'441 | ||
| 1 Basic funding / external funding: The income generated by the University, which serves as the University's structural basic funding, counts as basic funding. All other income is recorded as external funding. 2 Intercantonal University Agreement (IUV): The IUV governs the participation of the cantons. It determines the contribution that the home canton can give a student toward payment for their degree course. 3 Private sector funding: Income from the private sector, private individuals, foundations and similar organizations. |
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The University of Bern’s annual financial statements for 2019 can be found as a PDF here (Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 1.9 MB)).