News for students

The ETH Board has decided to implement the fee increase for foreign students as of the autumn semester of 2025. At the same time, it has defined the transitional regulations for students who began their studies before that date.

At the end of September, the consultation process for the draft roadmap "ETH Net Zero" came to an end. ETH Sustainability draws a positive conclusion with over 250 participations and around 500 constructive comments and remarks.

An anonymous reporting form has been available to ETH members since 1 April 2023 if they experience or witness inappropriate behaviour at the university. The online form is another way in which students can report anyone who has overstepped boundaries.

On 6 February, an earthquake shook Turkey and Syria. An overview of fundraising appeals in aid of earthquake victims, and where affected members of the ETH community can find psychological support.

ETH Zurich wants to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In order to reach this ambitious goal, an action plan for Net Zero is now being developed in a broad process.

The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has issued new guidelines on scientific integrity. These rest upon the four principles of reliability, honesty, respect and responsibility and apply from 1 January 2022 to all those involved in teaching and research at ETH Zurich.

The changes to the master plan communicated in mid-September have been incorporated in a new master plan under which ETH Zurich will continue to operate Covid test centres up to the end of October and will cover any test costs not borne by the government.

The Polybahn is about to undergo a complete renovation and will therefore be closed from 30 May to 17 September 2021.

The ETH community may now use the Zoom videoconferencing application indefinitely for their work. ETH Zurich has negotiated a solution that incorporates the Canton of Zurich’s data protection recommendations and expands the usage options for ETH students, researchers and staff.

The new ETH AI Center will open its doors on 20 October. It has been headed by Executive Director Alexander Ilic since 1 October. What motivated the co-​founder of ETH spin-​off Dacuda and holder of two Entrepreneur of the Year awards to return to ETH Zurich?

Are you dreaming to change the world? We are looking for innovative, low-cost, and crowdsourced solutions to local and global sustainability challenges.

The restaurant in the CAB building has reopened its doors under the name of “food&lab”. The restaurant will now not only serve food, but will also be available as a place of work and an events venue.

The Polymesse will take place in the ETH main building and on the Polyterrasse from 24 to 26 April. The fair enables students to get into contact with over 110 companies.

The runners of the team «running freaks» surprised the competitors with the victory at the 43rd SOLA Stafette on 21 May 2016.

The Summer Schools are open to all students and doctoral students of ETH Zurich. The participation is free of charge, except a cost sharing in the amount of CHF 200.00.

Concerned about the future of education and research in Switzerland, the Swiss universities publish the joint manifesto titled «For a Switzerland at the heart of the European education and research landscape».

More than four fifths of students at ETH Zurich are satisfied or very satisfied with their studies at ETH Zurich. This is the result of the 2015 Student Satisfaction Survey.