From the Executive Board

At its recent meetings, the ETH Zurich Executive Board discussed the results of the 2024 scientific staff survey and acknowledged the appointment of two leadership positions.

ETH Zurich is setting up a new “Sustainability Council” and the Research Commission is welcoming a new member. These resolutions were passed by the ETH Zurich Executive Board at its last meetings.

ETH Zurich is strengthening its commitment in the field of public health. It is also launching a part-time Master of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security. These are two of the resolutions passed by the Executive Board of ETH Zurich at its last two meetings.

A partially revised financial regulation, the establishment of a new technology platform and elections to various commissions: these were among the topics discussed by the Executive Board of ETH Zurich at its last meeting.

The elections to the Research Commission and a new category in the ETH guest regulations: these two topics, among others, were on the agenda at the last meetings of the ETH Executive Board.

Find out about the topics that the Executive Board of ETH Zurich dealt with at its last meetings.

The Executive Board domain of Research has been reorganised since 1 July 2024. It is divided into an Office of Research and three departments: "Research Initiatives and Infrastructures", "Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics" and "Grants Office".

The revision of the regulations on inappropriate behaviour, the staff units in VPWW and ETH joining an association that deals with sustainable food systems: These were some of the topics discussed at the last Executive Board meetings.

Yesterday, ETH Zurich had a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the main building broken up by police. Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure and ETH Zurich's chief security officer, explains what led to this decision.