Beyond your workplace

The Office for Faculty Affairs advises professors when it come to preparing for any required visas, work permits and residence permits. Please contact the Onboarding Team for assistance with thes ematter.

More infomation about visas and permits for professors.

The Office for Faculty Affairs, in particular, the Dual Career / Onboarding Team, assists new professors, their partners and families with questions they may have regarding integrating into the community in Zurich, and into Swiss life in general.

For more information concerning

housing
family matters (e.g. schools)
finance and insurances
taxes
language
culture

take a look at our "Integration in Switzerland" page.

The Office for Faculty Affairs (Dual Career team) assists professors in finding temporary housing and provides tips for finding long-term housing for the future.

Take a look at our DownloadDual Career Advice, Integration Support (PDF, 380 KB) brochure or integration website for more information.

To get an idea of market prices for Zurich, one can look into apartments and houses on the external pagehomegate website, which focuses on Swiss real estate.

The Office for Faculty Affairs (Dual Career team) advises professors with children (or who think they may have children in the future) with questions related to childcare in Zurich, schools, the education system, and more.

Take a look at our DownloadDual Career Advice, Integration Support (PDF, 380 KB) brochure or integration website for more information.

If professors are arriving with children, it is advisable to contact the Dual Career / Onboarding Team of Faculty Affairs in order to properly prepare for the time needed to find a place within a school or childcare.

The Office for Faculty Affairs (Dual Career / Onboarding Team) advises the partners of professors regarding career options and the job market within the region of Zurich.

Take a look at our DownloadDual Career Support (PDF, 245 KB) or dual career website for more information.

The Office for Faculty Affairs (Dual Career / Onboarding Team) provides an explanantion of the various insurances (e.g. health, pension) required or offered in Switzerland, and provides 1-to-1 counseling regarding pension plans and more.

For a quick overview and for background information, please refer to the insurance explanation on ETH's Welcome Center page.

The Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich is run jointly by the two Zurich universities and offers a wide range of language courses and language learning opportunities.

Click here for more information about languages.