ETH Domain invests more in measures to promote equal opportunities
At its meeting on 18/19 May, the ETH Board took note of the reports on the measures taken to promote equal opportunities. The institutions of the ETH Domain exceeded the spending targets in this area. These reports are presented to the ETH Board every two years. The ETH Board bade farewell to Professor Gian-Luca Bona, who …
ETH Domain successfully launched into the 2021-2024 funding period
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23 new professors appointed at the two Federal Institutes of Technology
At its meeting of 9/10 March 2022 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed a total of 10 women and 13 men as professors and awarded the title of professor to two individuals. It also took note of …
Innovative Internet technology for the entire ETH Domain
At its meeting on 9/10 March 2022, the ETH Board welcomed the successful completion of the ‘SCION for the ETH Domain’ project. SCION is a secure, fast and reliable Internet architecture developed at ETH Zurich. At the request of the President of the ETH Board, the gratifying result of the equal pay analysis 2020 was …
The ETH Board and the institutions of the ETH Domain reaffirm their solidarity with Ukraine
The ETH Board as well as the six institutions of the ETH Domain* reaffirm their full solidarity with the universities in Ukraine and join the Federal Council in its statement strongly condemning Russia’s military invasion. The development of this war will have serious consequences for the Ukrainian universities as well as for the researchers and …
Federal Council selects new Empa director and confirms office of ETH Zurich president
The Federal Council selected Tanja Zimmermann as the new Empa director on 23 February 2022. She is currently a member of Empa’s senior management. The Federal Council also confirmed Joël Mesot as the president of ETH Zurich for another four years and appointed Christian Rüegg, director of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, to the ETH …
The ETH Board supports barrier-free European scientific cooperation
The initiative, launched by British and Swiss academic circles, aims to mobilise the European scientific community to re-engage the two countries into the Horizon Europe research programme. The Stick to Science campaign, initiated by the ETH Board together with leading British and Swiss science stakeholders (see below for the initiating organisations), calls on European leaders …
Record number of female professors appointed
At its meeting of 8/9 December 2021, the ETH Board welcomed the fact that there has once again been a significant year-on-year rise in the proportion of women newly appointed to professorships. The figure was higher than ever in 2021. This gratifying development is an important step towards further improving the good gender balance in …
Federal and autonomous: the ETH Domain’s model for success
With its six federally financed institutions and the ETH Board as its strategic management and supervisory body, the ETH Domain is a complex, unique and highly successful system. Historian Urs Hafner has charted the history of the ETH Board and shows how it influences the development of Swiss science and how the ETH Domain became …
22 new professors appointed at ETH Zurich and EPFL
At its meeting of 22/23 September 2021 and upon application of the President of ETH Zurich, Professor Joël Mesot, and the President of EPFL, Professor Martin Vetterli, the ETH Board appointed a total of 14 women and 8 men as professors and awarded the title of professor to one individual. It also took note of …
