ETH Domain strengthens existing cooperation with the DDPS and armasuisse
At its meeting of 20/21 May, the ETH Board discussed the conditions for the cooperation with the DDPS (and the Federal Office for Defence Procurement, armasuisse), which is to be intensified in accordance with the Federal Council’s new armaments policy strategy.
19 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL
At its meeting of 20/21 May 2026 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, the ETH Board appointed a total of six women and thirteen men as professors and awarded the title of professor to five individuals and the title of Professor of Practice to two individuals.
ETH Board opens consultation within the ETH Domain on the organisational development project “FIT for the Future”
At its meeting of 4/5 March, the ETH Board decided to put forward two versions of the organisational development project “FIT for the Future” for internal consultation within the ETH Domain.
Federal Council confirms Tanja Zimmermann as director of Empa
On 28 January, the Federal Council appointed Professor Tanja Zimmermann to a further four-year term as director of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa). This term will run from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2030.
In 2025, for the first time, the ETH Board appointed more women than men to professorships
The ETH Board was gratified to note that more than half of the newly appointed professors were women. This means that the two Federal Institutes of Technology are on course to achieve the long-term goal of increasing the proportion of women professors.
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.