March 25, 2025|
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|8 months agoUniversity of Bern to Discontinue Last Swiss Tibetan Language Program
Switzerland's final academic Tibetan language course faces closure, raising concerns about cultural preservation and academic diversity.
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- University of Bern is the last Swiss university offering Tibetan language courses
- The courses will be discontinued from autumn 2025
- Switzerland hosts one of the largest Tibetan exile communities
- The closure is part of ending the Central Asian Cultural Studies programme
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Number of Swiss universities that will offer Tibetan language courses after autumn 2025
They Said
"If I want to deal with Tibet and Tibetan issues at an academic level, I can no longer find any courses on offer"
"Language training is definitely a contribution to a culture. But the University of Bern has no specific mandate to do so"