Financial Management, Planning & Policies
For questions and contacts regarding professorship budgets (determined during the appointment process negotiation stage)
For questions and contacts regarding operative budget management
Download Compliance Guide (PDF, 600 KB) - This guide provides an overview of all main ETH business practices and protocols. Pages 12-19 focus on:
- Finance
- Procurement
- Business expenses
Are you preparing renovations for your future laboratory? Do you have specific wishes for your office and the space for your future research group? We suggest you begin (or continue) to communicate with your main "Renovations and Buildings" contact from the portfolio management team.
Websites / Resources
Real Estate Management Website
While new professors will only be able to authorise purchases themselves when they officially take office, it is possible to plan and organise purchases (and hiring) ahead of time with the help of your department. Please get in touch with your department’s coordinator and finance advisor to help you through this process, and take a look at our start-up fund policy to avoid any unnecessary delays with orders. Tip: For orders over CHF 10’000, purchase requests made prior to your arrival are signed by the Head of Faculty Affairs.
Websites / Resources
protected page Start-up Fund Policy and Tips
Contact
Contacts are department-specific. Please refer to our list of Finance Advisors.
Please note that according to WTO regulations, a tendering procedure (bidding process) has to be carried out for any procurements (goods and services) valued over CHF 230’000. Depending on the form of procedure, it can take up to 4 months until an order can be placed. Please contact your Purchasing Coordinator in order to determine the correct procedure for your ordering needs and in order to start early enough.
Websites / Resources
Compliance Guide Regulations & Tips (See p. 14)
Contact
Contacts are department-specific. Please refer to our list of Finance Advisors.
Procurement / Purchasing specialists
ETH Zurich is subject to rules which affect the cross-border exchange of items (item = goods, software, technology). Some of them could be export-controlled and would, therefore, be affected by the export control regulations in Switzerland, the United States and the European Union.
Websites / Resources
protected page Export Control Regulations and Activities Information (using your ethz password)
protected page Access the online module to learn about these regulations (via moodle)