What is PAKETH?

The project PAKETH (in German: Prüfungen und Akademischer Kalender an der ETH) aims to create a more balanced workload and longer recovery periods for students through various adjustments.

The changes concern:

New academic calendar: The examination period will be completed in July. The end-of-semester examinations, annual courses and examination blocks will no longer exist.
Teaching optimisation and workload monitoring: The students' workload is to be distributed more evenly.
Linking of course units/performance assessments: Registration for a course unit will count as examination registration.
Harmonisation of programme regulations: The programme regulations will have a similar structure.

Find out more about the benefits for students and the individual adjustments.

Timeline

Students will always find the latest information about PAKETH on this website. The site will be updated continuously. If you have any questions, please contact us.

PAKETH will be introduced to the students at this event. The focus will be on the modifications to the academic calendar and the overall changes. Programme-specific information events are expected to be offered from spring semester 2026.

More details will be published on this website.

Programme-specific information events are expected to be offered from spring semester 2026. These events will address the changes to the respective degree programme and the respective study level.

More details will be published on this website.