The content of the Institute of Spanish Language and Literatures is available in Spanish.

Are you interested in social and cultural issues in Spanish-speaking countries? Would you like to learn more about current developments while improving your language skills? Spanish is omnipresent in Switzerland – did you know that a large Spanish-speaking community lives and works here? At the Institute of Spanish Language and Literatures at the University of Bern you can immerse yourself in language, literature, and history and discover the Hispanic world right on your doorstep. Your studies at our institute are structured into four thematic areas: Migration and Interculturality, Genres and Gender, History and Society, as well as Media and Materiality.

Our Linguistics department focuses on phenomena that explore the connection between language and society over the past centuries. The Literary Studies department examines a variety of theoretical approaches to Spanish and Latin American literature across different genres, with a particular emphasis on Modernity (18th–21st centuries). Both fields emphasize interdisciplinarity and provide a comprehensive education that strengthens transferable skills that are becoming increasingly important in today’s labor market.

Have we sparked your interest? Watch our introductory video and discover more about studying Spanish at the University of Bern. (Información en español / Informationen auf Deutsch)