News for students

Addressing diversity has become a central task of university development. ETH Zurich has also been working on a diversity strategy since September 2021. With the "Diversity Strategy", ETH Zurich wants to underline its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

ETH Diversity, together with AVETH, awards the Diversity Award with the goal of strengthening ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at ETH Zurich.

The Embassy of Switzerland is looking for motivated candidates for internships covering many departments and aspects of the work of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C.

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.

At the information event on the teacher's diploma for secondary schools you will learn everything you need to know about this exciting profession.

In addition to the academic courses, the three-week summer school at the University of Exeter offers the opportunity to explore London and the surrounding area.

The Technical University of Berlin is running a winter university from 3 to 28 January 2022. If you register before 1 November, you will get an early bird discount.

SwissCore, the Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education in Brussels, is offering two 6-month student traineeship (research, innovation) starting in September 2022.

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 prices for the basic menus at ETH Zurich haven’t changed since 2008. Now they are being adjusted for the start of the semester. This is due in particular to higher food and transport prices. 

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.

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.

CentraleSupélec - University of Paris-Saclay will run an online summer programme on Artificial Intelligence from 28 June to 9 July 2021.

The sustainability programme is delivered online by the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences of the University of Exeter in two chunks of one week modules.

The Seoul National University summer programme is an intensive six-week fully-online programme for international students. Choose from over 25 courses, all taught in English.

"Challenges Online" is a project week in which students will work in interdisciplinary groups with other like-minded students to design innovative solutions to real-world sustainability problems.

Join students from around the world online at the Technische Universität Berlin summer university. Take part in the academic programme with courses of two or three weeks.

Aarhus University's summer university offers Bachelor's and Master's degree students over 100 courses in various academic fields.

The international summer school of the University of Leeds will run online. In addition to the academic courses, a virtual social and cultural programme is also offered.

SwissCore, the Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education in Brussels, is offering a 6-month student traineeship starting in September 2021.

Apply now for the online summer school "Leadership & Sustainability Innovation" of the Lancaster University.

This summer, the Vrije University Amsterdam offers two-week courses on-campus and online.  

The Finnish Aalto University offers graduate-level intensive courses over summer. Students working towards a Master’s degree are warmly welcome to apply.

The digital summer programme of the Technical University Berlin runs over three terms, from 5 July to 27 August.

The University of Sydney offers short-term programmes in June/July 2021 as well as 6-week virtual internship programmes.

The Pioneer Fellowship programme enables young researchers to turn their inventions into marketable, innovative products.

Following the latest measures announced by the Federal Council, all ETH members must work remotely from home as of Monday. The only exceptions are for experimental work, workshops or other activities requiring on-site presence. University buildings will mostly be closed, with a few exceptions. The exam session is still going ahead as planned from 25 January onwards, with some exams sat in person.

The University of Gothenburg offers a programme of courses and digital activities to create synergy around sustainable solutions and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Nanyang Technological University in Sinagapore (NTU) will offer the GEM Trailblazer summer programme with 29 courses in June and July 2021.

Ulrich Weidmann, head of the ETH Coronavirus task force, provides an update on the situation at the university at the start of the year and explains how the Executive Board is dealing with it.

At the information event on the teacher's diploma for secondary schools you will learn everything you need to know about this exciting profession.

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?

swissnex Boston is recruiting an Academic Relations Associate as of 1 September 2020. The internship will last ten months.

The Università Bocconi will offer a virtual three-​week study programme to Bachelor's degree students in Milan from 29 June to 17 July 2020.

Apply now for one of the international online summer programmes at the Peking University (PKU).

The Vrije University of Amsterdam runs its summer school online. Bachelor, Master and doctoral students as well as professionals can apply for the two-week courses in July.

Spend your summer in Berlin! Join students from more than 60 countries around the world and take part in the academic programme at the TU Berlin.

SwissCore, the Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education in Brussels, is offering two 6-month student traineeships research, innovation) starting in September 2020.

For the time being, ETH Library is closed at all its locations until and including Sunday, 19 April 2020

The programme of the Utrecht summer school 2020 will offer a variety of academic summer courses that differ in subject, level and duration.

The summer academies of the Swiss Study Foundation offer the opportunity to deal with topics beyond one's own studies that one has always wanted to know something about.

The courses of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) are an exciting learning experience that connects you with students from around the globe. Enroll now.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at the National University of Singapore will be offering from 22 June to 24 July 2020 the summer school «FASStrack Asia».

swissnex Boston and the School of Management Fribourg are looking for a driven, versatile and curious person to join the team as an Associate.

Spend the summer in Cambridge to study at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Choose from over 200 courses and create your personalised study programme.

The Nanyang Technological University in Sinagapore will offer the GEM Trailblazer summer programme with more than 30 courses in June and July 2020.

The University of Gothenburg offers a summer school with courses and social activities to create synergy around sustainable solutions and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) will run an international summer school for undergraduate and graduate students from 26 June to 24 July 2020.

The Pioneer Fellowship grant is awarded to one or two persons intending to independently develop a highly innovative product or service to be exploited commercially and/or for the benefit of society.

The international summer school at the University of Exeter provides students with the opportunity to experience studying in the UK.

Find out everything about the teaching profession "secondary schools" and the training for it. Get also an idea of what teaching means: diversity, depth, inspiration, creativity, development.

Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences, is offering three geoscience courses as part of the summer school 2020 from 6 to 17 July.

"Global Food" winter school is a 1-week full-time food science course of the Wageningen University.

Leeds international summer school (LISS) offers you the opportunity to study at the University of Leeds and immerse yourself in British culture as part of an exciting short programme.

The University College London (UCL) invites students from all over the world to the summer school 2020. The programme is divided into two 3-week sessions and offers over 80 modules.

Spend next summer doing a research internship at EPFL in Lausanne! The E3 EPFL Excellence in Engineering program is for Bachelor and Master students in engineering. Apply by 1 February 2020.

The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers a variety of intensive, trans-disciplinary short courses for Master and doctoral students.

The Technical University of Berlin is running a winter university from 6 to 31 January 2020. If you register before 4 November, you will get an early bird discount.

SwissCore, the Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education in Brussels, is offering a 6-month student traineeship starting in February 2020.

Find out more about the new interdisciplinary Master's degree programme Science, Technology and Policy on Wednesday, 2 October 2019.

At the start of the semester, an “avec box” will open for business at the HIL building on the Hönggerberg campus. For two months, a shop format without checkouts will be tested that enables everyday products to be bought around the clock. Customers can pay via app.

Learning languages in the Hönggerberg Self-Access Centre

At the UZH and ETH Zurich Language Center’s Self-Access Centre Hönggerberg, you can also meet every week during the semester break to learn languages in small groups.

ETH Zurich operates a new Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. ETH members therefore benefit from uniform password management and self-service functions offered via the web application.

Have you written an excellent semester paper, project report or Bachelor thesis? Submit your work to the Global Undergraduate Awards 2019! The competition is open to students of all fields of study.

The Graz University of Technology is organising a summer school on "Food Science and Culinary Arts - from Field to Meal" in cooperation with the University of Arkansas from 7 to 19 July 2019.

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.

You want to discuss your business idea informally? You need some coaching before you pitch in front of potential investors? Exchange ideas with experienced business angels.

The National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Taiwan offers a 4-week intensive summer programme for Bachelor students.

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is organising a selection of summer schools. VUB is located in the heart of Europe, Brussels, the capital city.

The summer university of the Technische Universität Berlin is offering specialized courses in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Innovation and more.

VSETH is organising a survey to analyse student satisfaction and to find out what are the most important concerns of the students.

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) offers more than 40 international summer courses during July and August. There are courses at both bachelor and master level.

Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences, will offer six Geoscience courses from 8 to 19 July as part of the summer school programme 2019.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) offers the international summer school from 23 June to 24 August 2019.

The summer university programme "Green.Building.Solutions" of the BOKU University Vienna introduces students to the newest developments regarding sustainability in building and urban planning.  

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

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea offers individual research and a Korean cultural programme during the POSTECH summer programme.

The Università Bocconi will offer a selective three-week study programme to Bachelor's degree students in Milan from 1 to 19 July 2019.

Study at one of the world's leading universities. A choice of over 200 courses gives you the opportunity to create your own personalised study programme.  

The summer school of the Vrije University Amsterdam offers interactive small-scale courses at Bachelor's and Master's level. Current students, doctoral students and professionals are welcome to apply

The summer university "Introducing the French agricultural system" is a unique opportunity of intercultural exchange with students from France and other countries.  

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

The Aarhus University in Denmark offers 94 summer university courses in various academic fields for Bachelor's and Master's students.  

The summer academies of the Swiss Study Foundation offer the opportunity to go beyond one's own studies and deal with topics about which one would have always liked to know something.  

Leeds International Summer School (LISS) offers you the opportunity to study at the University of Leeds and immerse yourself in British culture as part of an exciting short programme.  

ETH Library is looking for your ideas for promotional items. Be it a tube scarf, mini hole puncher or a sewing kit - which products or freebies would make your university or everyday life easier or be beneficial in your free time?  

The Pioneer Fellowship grant is awarded to one or two persons­­ intending to independently develop a highly innovative product or service to be exploited commercially and/or for the benefit of society.  

The Radboud University in the Netherlands offers over 50 academic courses during summer. ETH students will benefit from a 25 percent early bird discount, if they apply before the 1 March 2019.  

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Sinagapore will offer the GEM Trailblazer summer programme with more than 30 courses from June to August 2019.  

The summer university of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) offers courses and research for Bachelor and Master ­students of engineering and natural sciences.

The courses of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) are an exciting learning experience that connects you with students from around the globe. Enroll now.

We demonstrate how you can search for information efficiently and manage literature. Research associates receive know-how about open access and research data management in workshops.

The international summer school is an undergraduate level summer programme offering students the chance to study at the University of Exeter for either three or six weeks.

ETH Library is expanding its range of promotional items: Which products or freebies would make your university or everyday life easier or be beneficial in your free time?  

The summer school of the "Rare Disease Initiative Zurich" will focus on a variety of subjects in the arena of rare diseases - from disease mechanisms, to improving diagnoses, and novel therapeutics.

At the information event on the teacher's diploma for secondary schools you will learn everything you need to know about the teaching profession. The event will take place on 16 January 2019.

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) organizes the annual internatio­nal student conference and compe­tition called "Green Challenge".

The Summer School of the University College London (UCL) runs in July and August 2019. The programme is divided into two sessions, each spanning three weeks.