Vision of the ETH Board for the ETH Domain: Three strong strategic pillars

At the start of 2024, the ETH Board and the six institutions of the ETH Domain defined eight objectives to be achieved in the “FIT for the Future” organisational development project. From August to October 2024, the institutions of the ETH Domain conducted an internal preliminary consultation.

The common denominator was that all the institutions support more intensive collaboration and enhanced strategic coordination, and this formed the basis of the ETH Board’s decision in principle. As part of the strategic and structural development of the ETH Domain, the ETH Board wishes to strengthen the position of the research institutes and develop them further to form a “Swiss National Lab” (SNL, working title) as a key third pillar of the ETH Domain. The brands of the research institutions, which are highly regarded and well-known to stakeholders, will remain the same, as will their locations. A new Digital Unit shall be created under the shared roof and will have its headquarters in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.