{"id":51479,"date":"2025-03-27T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T10:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/?page_id=51479"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:39:05","slug":"fit-for-the-future-questions-and-answers-from-the-internal-consultation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/eth-domain\/fit-for-the-future-questions-and-answers-from-the-internal-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"FIT for the Future: Questions and answers from the internal consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51479\" class=\"elementor elementor-51479 elementor-51457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9608200 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9608200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03b7f3f\" data-id=\"03b7f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9cdaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a9cdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FAQ_interne_konsultation_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-51470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FAQ_interne_konsultation_web.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FAQ_interne_konsultation_web-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FAQ_interne_konsultation_web-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FAQ_interne_konsultation_web-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27877cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27877cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1958dba\" data-id=\"1958dba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2e56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIT for the Future: Questions and answers from the internal consultation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ed6ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ed6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the internal preliminary consultation, the ETH Board received a great deal of feedback and questions about the project. Some of the most relevant questions, and the associated answers, are given below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75521b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75521b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef1ecbf\" data-id=\"ef1ecbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7292d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7292d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last updated on 27 March<\/p>\n<p>This page has been updated and expanded. <a href=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/eth-domain\/questions-and-concerns-of-the-institutions-of-the-eth-domain-to-the-eth-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can find the new version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cc4af9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cc4af9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ae584\" data-id=\"57ae584\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f338d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f338d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e9ad8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e9ad8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a861804\" data-id=\"a861804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e47c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e3e47c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">In the future structure, the existing research institutes are to be brought together under one roof with its own legal personality (working title: Swiss National Lab). The four research institutes will then cease to have their own legal personalities. What does this mean for the job security and employment contracts of employees of the research institutes?  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\"><ul>\n<li>Job security has top priority. Everything is being done to maintain the stability and attractiveness of employees\u2019 jobs when the employment relationships are transferred to the new structure. The institutions of the ETH Domain have long proven themselves to be reliable employers, and this will not change. Their employees will continue to be employed in accordance with the ETH Act, the Federal Personnel Act, the ETH Professorial Ordinance and the PersO-FIT, as applicable. The ETH Board is firmly opposed to compulsory redundancies.<\/li>\n<li>Larger organisations can offer a greater number and variety of career paths with new, interesting tasks, and therefore have many advantages as regards employee development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"In the future structure, the existing research institutes are to be brought together under one roof with its own legal personality (working title: Swiss National Lab). The four research institutes will then cease to have their own legal personalities. What does this mean for the job security and employment contracts of employees of the research institutes?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul>\\n<li>Job security has top priority. 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The ETH Board is firmly opposed to compulsory redundancies.<\\\/li>\\n<li>Larger organisations can offer a greater number and variety of career paths with new, interesting tasks, and therefore have many advantages as regards employee development.<\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ul>\\n\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b600b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31b600b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7915b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ed7915b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can employees keep themselves informed of the project's status and become involved with it?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\"><ul>\n<li>Clear, transparent and dialogue-based communication plays a key role in the success of this project. Employees are also expected to contribute their ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Various formats such as townhall meetings, workshops and consultations are planned in order to foster dialogue with employees and keep them informed. Employee feedback will be collected at the workshops in particular, and incorporated into the design of the project.<\/li>\n<li>A regular newsletter providing information about the project is available to anyone interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/eth-domain\/newsletter-fit-for-the-future\/\">To subscribe, follow the link on the ETH Board&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How can employees keep themselves informed of the project's status and become involved with it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul>\\n<li>Clear, transparent and dialogue-based communication plays a key role in the success of this project. 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The ETH Board is aware that restructuring is always costly and time-consuming. The research institutions will continue to be able to carry out their core tasks during the restructuring phase. Experience shows that when organisations fail to adapt regularly to changing conditions, they fall into serious difficulties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Will the restructuring tie up important resources that the institutions really need for their core tasks?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul>\\n<li>Careful planning, the close involvement of the institutions and their employees, and a step-by-step procedure should minimise any negative impacts of the restructuring. The ETH Board is aware that restructuring is always costly and time-consuming. 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Experience shows that when organisations fail to adapt regularly to changing conditions, they fall into serious difficulties.<\\\/li>\\n<\\\/ul>\\n\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338d2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"338d2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd702d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7bd702d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are the research institutes losing their autonomy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\"><ul>\n<li>The main research tasks will remain unchanged and even be expanded. The Swiss National Lab\u2019s vision and ambition is to form a strong third pillar of the ETH Domain, alongside ETH Zurich and EPFL. It will facilitate closer cooperation within the ETH Domain, remove administrative hurdles, and create additional synergies. Researchers and employees will then be able to access resources from all four research institutes. This will create many new opportunities for collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Are the research institutes losing their autonomy?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul>\\n<li>The main research tasks will remain unchanged and even be expanded. The Swiss National Lab\\u2019s vision and ambition is to form a strong third pillar of the ETH Domain, alongside ETH Zurich and EPFL. 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