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.
The ETH Board welcomes the progress made towards association with European programmes
The ETH Board welcomes the publication of the text of the agreement on the European programmes negotiated as part of the overall Bilaterals III package between Switzerland and the EU. It is pleased that the approval of the agreement on the European programmes by the Federal Council means that the provisional association with the Horizon package could be confirmed once it is signed, which is due to take place in November 2025.
President of ETH Zurich Joël Mesot to hand over the baton at the end of 2026 after two successful terms of office
At its meeting of 5/6 March, the ETH Board took note of the decision of the President of ETH Zurich, Joël Mesot, not to stand for a third term of office, and appointed Annette Oxenius as the new member of the Executive Board of ETH Zurich.
ETH Board reaches decision in principle for a future-proof organisation and structure within the ETH Domain
At its meeting of 4/5 December 2024, the ETH Board reached a decision in principle on the organisational development project “FIT for the Future” and issued mandates for its continued implementation.
Spin-offs: common licensing principles within the ETH Domain
New licensing principles for spin-offs from ETH Domain institutions aim at increasing transparency to facilitate the creation and growth of spin-off companies in Switzerland.
The ETH Board appoints four new members of the EPFL Direction
The new members of the Executive Board have been appointed in connection with the inauguration of the new President of EPFL, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, as of 1 January 2025.