News for students

The PeaceTech Hackathon aims to address global peace challenges. It covers critical topics such as disarmament, cyberpeace, conflict prevention, and tackling gender-based violence.

The University of Zurich offers the Minor in BioMed Entrepreneurship. The programme, which is also open to ETH students, teaches entrepreneurial knowledge to Master's students of Life Sciences.

The University of Zurich offers the Minor in BioMed Entrepreneurship. The programme, which is also open to ETH students, teaches entrepreneurial knowledge to Master's students of Life Sciences.

For 20 years, Project Neptun has ensured that ETH members can equip themselves with high-quality but affordable laptops. The autumn sales window opens today and lasts until 4 October.

Input on tools and topics to assist your academic work

Explora starts a new format. In five episodes, the mini-series reports on an ambitious project that combines art and science: The creation of alternative habitats for corals through digital production methods – an equally artistically and ecologically-scientifically exciting experiment.

Learn languages with our virtual tours around the world.

Not going abroad this summer? Wanderlust? No problem! The Self-Access Centre offers you the opportunity to tour the most beautiful museums in the world virtually and to learn a language at the same time.

Tandem learning is all about learning a language and talking to another person. Fortunately this can be done online.

“The Materiality of Knowledge”: Inventoried and available to all those interested, ETH Library is re-opening a treasure trove of collector’s items featuring historical and contemporary objects from teaching and research. 

ETH Library is offering digital services and delivery of media to members of ETH Zurich during the closing period.

ETH Library is offering free delivery of media to members of ETH Zurich during the closing period.

Do you have questions about reference management with Mendeley or Zotero? Are you unsure whether Google is really sufficient for searching for new sources or would you like to know more about search strategies in map portals? 

The Self-Access Centre Hönggerberg of the Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich is now running its courses online. 

Architecture and graphic novels – do the two really go together? Of course! Graphic novels combine art, literature and architecture. Visual representations depict travel through futuristic worlds, adventures in ominous-looking cities or lonely life in a megalopolis.

Learn a language together with a study partner! You’ll define your own programme and set your own learning goals. The Self-Access Centre Hönggerberg will support you throughout the learning process and help you to find suitable study materials and activities.

The clearer look of the ETH Library search portal will ensure you can access the information you need even faster. 

During this introductory meeting on 20 November 2019, you will receive advice on language learning with a study partner. 

You want to acquire a language certificate in English or Spanish?

Are you interested in participating in discussions on the digitalization, openness and use of health data? The Autumn Academy for young researchers might be the right thing for you.

The Swiss regional group of the «Stiftung der Deutschen ­Wirtschaft» (sdw) invites students and doctoral students ­to ­an information event on 12 March 2019.  

ETH Library is searching for ideas to improve its existing services and develop new ones. We are looking for our innovative spirit and creative input!

Geodata offers a wide range of application fields: for instance, maps and 3D visualisations can be produced, changes in the landscape and the cityscape visualised, or terrain and climate models analysed.

The summer academies of the Swiss Study Foundation are open to all students of the Swiss higher education institutions. The participation is free of charge, except a cost sharing in the amount of CHF 200.00.

The Academic Sports Association Zurich (ASVZ) welcomes all new and returned students with the «ASVZ Welcome Days» from 30.9. to 2.10.2016.

Digital Glarus - a co-working space in Glarus - provides working places to ETH students free of charge during the semester break.

At www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch you can find full details on the broad range of language courses the Language Center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich offers.