ÌÇÐÄVolg

ÌÇÐÄVolg

The ÌÇÐÄVolg is a place where learning, research, employment and events all happen at the same time. Its innovative force makes it an important mover in the commercial and cultural life of the region. Since it attracts students and researchers from every part of Switzerland and from all over the world it has shaped life in the bilingual city of Fribourg since it was founded in 1889.

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PHYSICS

Physicists Create Smart Material for Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Electronics

We are constantly surrounded by a background of electromagnetic noise – from mobile phones, Wi-Fi routers, power lines, or natural sources – that is commonly perceived as useless perturbation or even as…

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ISLAM AND SOCIETY

Chaplaincy as a site of social transformation

Chaplaincy in secular institutions such as hospitals, prisons and asylum centres is proving to be a dynamic form of expression for religion and spirituality. This was the conclusions of the international…

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GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Evaluating students’ speaking skills – but how?

In class, teachers regularly assess their students’ speaking skills. But how exactly is this done – and how do students experience these types of exams? A new study from the ÌÇÐÄVolg now…

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Course offerings 2025-2026

Late application

Autumn semester 2025

The late application for the autumn semester 2025 is open until 31 August 2025.

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Timetable

Study in Fribourg

Personal. Multilingual. Central.

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Agenda

Starting days

12 September 2025