Soft Skills

Courses for students of all doctoral programs | Soft Skills

These courses jointly organized by the Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities | Walter Benjamin Kolleg are open to all doctoral students of the Faculty of Humanities. Free spots can, in a “first come, first serve” manner, be given out to Master students, postdoctoral researchers and interested people from outside the Faculty.

GSAH Soft Skills

GSAH Writing Retreat

Are you in the middle of a writing assignment?  The GSAH writing retreat offers participants a structured time-out from everyday university life to pursue their own research.


Date: Sept 8–12, 2025
Venue: Hotel Schloss Münchenwiler (BE)


Credits: 2 ECTS
Costs: Travel paid by participants; accommodation & meals covered
Who: GSAH doctoral students & IFN Junior Fellows

Registration: Email melanie.sampayo@unibe.ch with a short motivation letter by June 30, 2025

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GSAH Soft Skills

Writing and Editing for Publication in the Humanities

Date: 16 April 2025 (01.30pm–04.00pm)
Venue: Unitobler, Lerchenweg 36, Room F -102
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GSAH Soft Skills

Creating Audio-Podcasts

Date:  03 and 17 March 2025, 10.15am–6pm

Venue: Unitobler, Lerchenweg 36, Room TBA

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