The University also trains apprentices!

Not many people know that the Uni is not only a place of research and teaching for academics, but that it also prepares apprentices for their future working life…
…and that it has been doing this very successfully for many years. 

The Uni trains apprentices for the following trades:

• Commercial employee (competency profiles E and M)
• Laboratory assistant in biology
• Laboratory assistant in chemistry
• Gardener
• Computer scientist

Commerce apprentices

For commerce trainees their apprenticeship at the University is likely to be an extraordinarily varied experience: in their three years of training they spend each year in a different Uni department. A new department means meeting new and exciting people engaged in academic life, new environments and new challenges and cultures.

Technical apprentices

Trainees in the technical trades (Biology, Chemistry, Gardening), spend the whole period of their apprenticeship in the Faculty of Science, but they do have the opportunity of internships outside the Faculty, whether inside or outside the University itself.

More apprentices

There are plans to offer further courses.

Bilingual training

“Anyone who has a command of two, has a distinct advantage!”

We’re talking about languages. The University is completely bilingual (German / French) - every single one of us must at least be able to understand the other language. Of course this is not required absolutely of our young trainees, but at this University they have the unique chance of learning the other language in a natural and easy fashion. In addition, they can choose from a wide range of free language learning opportunities offered by the Language Centre of the University.