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ETH Zurich is to rent additional space at Innovation Park Zurich as part of a phased plan, starting from this year. The move highlights Zurich’s role as an innovation hub and will strengthen research and collaboration with industry.

ETH Zurich and major bank UBS want to jointly promote an entrepreneurial mindset and boost interest in STEM subjects in schools. To this end, they are entering into a strategic partnership that is aimed to last at least ten years. Sabine Keller-Busse, President of UBS Switzerland, and ETH President Joël Mesot explain what drives the two institutions and what their plans are.

What does life at a hybrid university in the year 2040 look like? This is the question that members of the ETH community explored in this year’s Strategic Foresight Hub essay contest. Four entries have now been selected for public voting.

On 1 June 2022, Tanja Zimmermann became the first woman to head Empa, the research institute for materials science and technology. Like her predecessor, Gian-Luca Bona, the materials scientist also holds a dual professorship at ETH and EPFL.

The University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have established the Wyss Zurich Foundation. With this step, the two Zurich universities aim to put the Wyss Zurich Translational Center, a joint accelerator for translational research specializing in regenerative medicine and robotics, on a stable long-term footing.

The action starts this afternoon! Follow the Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition live on the Cybathlon website from 4 p.m. onwards. Today and tomorrow, a riveting programme will feature footage of the races of more than 50 teams from across the globe, as well as special reports and interviews with experts.

Alongside research and teaching, the transfer of knowledge and technological expertise is one of the key tasks for ETH Zurich. ETH transfer helps researchers to share their findings from the lab with the world of business.

On the second anniversary of the vote on the mass immigration initiative, Swiss universities are warning of the consequences of the enforcement initiative and publishing a joint manifesto on the position of Swiss education and research. The repercussions are far-reaching – Switzerland's economy and prosperity are at stake too.

The ETH juniors and the ETH Seniors Club have recently established the ‘ETH juniors jFund’ start-up fund.