The ETH Board expresses great satisfaction at the signature of the agreement on the European programmes
The ETH Board welcomes the signing of the EU Programmes Agreement (EUPA) negotiated as part of the overall Bilaterals III package between Switzerland and the EU. It is pleased that Switzerland is now associated with the Horizon package and will once again be able to participate in the implementation of EU programmes.
A national science advice network to anticipate crises and support the authorities
Together, the ERI sector institutions are launching the Swiss National Science Advice Network. In doing so, they are implementing a decision by the Federal Council and the cooperation agreement made with it.
List of public contracts awarded by the ETH Board in 2024 exceeding CHF 50,000
Pursuant to Art. 27 of the Ordinance on Public Procurement, contracting authorities subject to the Swiss federal legislation on public procurement are required once a year to report in electronic form on their public contracts exceeding CHF 50,000.
Effy Vayena to join the Executive Board of ETH Zurich
The ETH Board has appointed Professor Eftychia Vayena to be a member of the Executive Board of ETH Zurich. In relation to the organisational development project “FIT for the Future”, it also took note of an alternative proposal from the research institutes, which it has asked them to develop further.
Consultation on the results of the Switzerland-EU negotiation
Following detailed analysis of the aspects relating to Education, Research and Innovation (ERI), the ETH Board fully supports the Federal Council’s objectives of pursuing the bilateral path by means of the negotiated package of agreements.
Change in the Executive Board of ETH Zurich and 14 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL
At its meeting of 9/10 July 2025, the ETH Board took note of the resignation of Vanessa Wood as Vice President of ETH Zurich. She will leave the Executive Board at the end of December 2025 and will continue to lead her research team.
The ETH Board supports the Bilaterals III
The ETH Board supports the Federal Council’s objectives of further developing bilateral relations with the EU and making them fit for the future with the Bilateral III package.
Federal Council appoints two new members to ETH Board
On 6 June the Federal Council appointed Martin Keller and Matthias Leuenberger to the ETH Board. Martin Keller will take office on 1 August, succeeding Christiane Leister, who passed away at the beginning of March. From 1 January 2026 Matthias Leuenberger will succeed Susan Gasser, whose term of office comes to an end in December.
Adrian Wägli to join the EPFL Executive Board
Upon application of the President of EPFL, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta, the ETH Board is appointing Dr Adrian Wägli as a new member of the Executive Board. He will thus succeed Matthias Gäumann and will take over the Vice Presidency for Operations (VPO) from 1 December 2025.
New member of the Empa Directorate and preparatory phase for appointment of the President of ETH Zurich
At its meeting of 21/22 May, the ETH Board appointed Matthias Sulzer as a new Member of the Directorate at Empa and launched the procedure for appointing a new President of ETH Zurich as of 2027.
