{"id":59095,"date":"2026-03-31T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/?page_id=59095"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:27:08","slug":"great-responsibility-in-the-face-of-global-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/great-responsibility-in-the-face-of-global-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Great responsibility in the face of global challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"59095\" class=\"elementor elementor-59095 elementor-58863\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d831fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d831fb\" 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-1fe72cc\" data-id=\"1fe72cc\" 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-331fcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"331fcf6\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_RB_ppas_Campus_Perspektive_1000x600_72-px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_RB_ppas_Campus_Perspektive_1000x600_72-px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_RB_ppas_Campus_Perspektive_1000x600_72-px-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_RB_ppas_Campus_Perspektive_1000x600_72-px-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image: Pesch Partner Architektur Stadtplanung GmbH Topotek 1<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-e8130dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8130dc\" 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-a840010\" data-id=\"a840010\" 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-cbb88b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb88b3\" 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>Review 2025<\/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-755e8ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"755e8ff\" 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-af0a592\" data-id=\"af0a592\" 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-1e9177e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9177e\" 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<h1>Great responsibility in the face of global challenges<\/h1>\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-0393b50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0393b50\" 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-c22fd06\" data-id=\"c22fd06\" 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-d4b9f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b9f0f\" 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>Following the start of the new ERI period 2025\u20132028, the institutions of the ETH Domain focused more closely on the Strategic Areas defined by the ETH Board. Research and communication relating to a responsible digital transformation and a forward-looking approach to research and knowledge security also played an important role in the reporting year. An even stronger emphasis was placed on engaging in dialogue with society and providing scientific advisory services for authorities and policymakers in the light of the current global challenges.<\/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-df5716b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df5716b\" 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-956b687\" data-id=\"956b687\" 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-bf532a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf532a6\" 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<h3>Teaching: quality of teaching and tuition fees<\/h3>\n<p>Maintaining the quality of teaching is a top priority, despite rising cost-cutting pressure. Consequently, a change was introduced in the 2025 autumn semester. For the time being, up to and including the 2028 autumn semester, foreign students with foreign educational qualifications will be admitted to Bachelor\u2019s programmes at EPFL only until the total number of 3,000 places for Bachelor\u2019s students in the first year of study is reached. This restriction on the total number of places in the first year has led to a significant drop in the number of new foreign students. Since the autumn semester of 2025, tuition fees for foreign Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s students who move to Switzerland to study at ETH Zurich or EPFL have also tripled. However, it is still too early to assess the impact of this measure on the number of foreign students.<\/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-8e92107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e92107\" 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-5a3ecc9\" data-id=\"5a3ecc9\" 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-5f4bfca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f4bfca\" 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<h3>Research: Strategic Areas<\/h3>\n<p>The new strategic objectives set by the Federal Council for the ETH Domain for the years 2025\u20132028 are based on the core tasks of the institutions of the ETH Domain \u2013 teaching, research and knowledge and technology transfer (KTT). By establishing these objectives, the Federal Council is ensuring continuity while at the same time incorporating new developments and topics. Objective 2, \u201cResearch\u201d, for example, refers to the five Strategic Areas defined by the ETH Board in its Strategic Plan for the ERI period 2025\u20132028 with a view to pressing global challenges: \u201cHuman Health\u201d, \u201cEnergy, Climate and Environmental Sustainability\u201d, \u201cResponsible Digital Transformation\u201d, \u201cAdvanced Materials and Key Technologies\u201d and \u201cEngagement and Dialogue with Society\u201d. Researchers from the ETH Domain discussed these Strategic Areas and their further development at the first ETH Domain Conference held in December 2025. The Strategic Areas stand for successful cooperation \u2013 not only within the ETH Domain and with other Swiss ERI stakeholders, but also with the public sector, industry and hospitals.<\/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-64b16d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b16d6\" 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-84dca69\" data-id=\"84dca69\" 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-4580305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4580305\" 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>This multifaceted collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders in Switzerland is supplemented by international scientific cooperation. Participation in the European Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation is fundamental in order to compete at the highest level worldwide and attract the best talent. As part of the conclusion of negotiations on the Switzerland-EU package at the end of 2024 and with a view to the signing of the EU Programmes Agreement (EUPA) in 2025, Switzerland was admitted to almost all the calls for tenders for Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and the Euratom programme issued in 2025. The ETH Board and the institutions of the ETH Domain fully support the Federal Council\u2019s goal of pursuing the bilateral path and see the Switzerland\u2013EU package as a harmonised legal framework that is extremely valuable for academic cooperation, talent mobility and investment in cross-border research.<\/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-62394f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62394f1\" 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-3892da4\" data-id=\"3892da4\" 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-da1ce5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da1ce5c\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_Ziel_5_FWA_5219_I_1000x600_72px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_Ziel_5_FWA_5219_I_1000x600_72px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_Ziel_5_FWA_5219_I_1000x600_72px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ETHR_Ziel_5_FWA_5219_I_1000x600_72px-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u201cShaping the future\u201d\u2013 this was the theme of the first \u201cETH Domain Conference\u201d, which brought together around 600 researchers from the ETH Domain to promote exchange and collaboration and to discuss scientific progress on all strategic topics. Image: Fran\u00e7ois Wavre\/ETH Domain<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-42a641f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42a641f\" 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-4d21a16\" data-id=\"4d21a16\" 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-f75760b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f75760b\" 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<h3>Responsible digital transformation<\/h3>\n<p>Several of the Federal Council\u2019s strategic objectives place responsibility on the ETH Domain for incorporating current developments in digitalisation and artificial intelligence and focussing its research activities on disruptive technologies and related societal challenges. In late summer 2025, the Swiss National AI Institute, which was jointly founded by ETH Zurich and EPFL in 2024 and is supported by the ETH Board as part of the Swiss AI Initiative, launched \u201cApertus\u201d, the first fully open Large Language Model for generative AI in Switzerland. The model is based on values such as trustworthiness, open source and transparency, thereby strengthening Switzerland\u2019s digital sovereignty, and can be tailored to the specific needs of Swiss reference groups.<\/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-dc56ad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc56ad0\" 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-6fcf30c\" data-id=\"6fcf30c\" 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-d7ace3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ace3d\" 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>The education campus in Heilbronn, where ETH Zurich is currently establishing a centre thanks to a generous donation, is also geared towards achieving a responsible digital transformation. 15 professorships are to be gradually established at the ETH Zurich Campus Heilbronn, where ETH researchers will teach and conduct research in areas such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The institutions of the ETH Domain also make important contributions to Switzerland\u2019s sovereignty and security with their energy science research and work on data science, which involves close cooperation with the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).<\/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-1c4e09f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4e09f\" 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-71a3116\" data-id=\"71a3116\" 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-3c3310d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3310d\" 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>These research and innovation areas are facing new challenges in a global situation marked by geopolitical tensions. It is crucial to adopt a forward-looking approach to research and knowledge security, particularly with regard to cooperation with international and industrial partners. As in other countries, Swiss ERI stakeholders must take appropriate security precautions to protect scientific assets, sensitive knowledge, data and technologies. The ETH Domain is also involved in the ongoing work of the Swiss University Council on national coordination in relation to knowledge security.<\/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-805b180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"805b180\" 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-bebf0a4\" data-id=\"bebf0a4\" 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-6294c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6294c13\" 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<h3>Dialogue with society<\/h3>\n<p>One of the key tasks of the institutions of the ETH Domain is to engage in direct dialogue with the public on research topics that are relevant to society. This includes providing scientific advisory services for public authorities and political decision-makers on current issues. In autumn 2025, the institutions of the Swiss ERI sector jointly launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/science-advice-network.ch\/\">National Science Advice Network<\/a> on behalf of the Confederation, which is tasked with quickly mobilising independent, interdisciplinary scientific expertise in order to advise policymakers and authorities on managing crises, as well as on preparing for crisis situations. The network aims to foster continuous close dialogue between science and politics, and is currently working on four thematic clusters that are considered to be of the highest strategic importance for Switzerland\u2019s security and resilience: Public Health, Cybersecurity, Disinformation and International Challenges.<\/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-302c429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"302c429\" 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-44cad7c\" data-id=\"44cad7c\" 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-f1bb841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1bb841\" 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>In this context, it is of particular interest to find out what the Swiss people think about science, how they obtain information and whether they trust science and scientists. These questions are the focus of the long-term project <a href=\"https:\/\/wissenschaftsbarometer.ch\/en\/science-barometer-switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Barometer Switzerland<\/a>. The fourth regular survey wave, co-financed by the ETH Board, was conducted in Switzerland in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important findings is that the Swiss population\u2019s trust in science is relatively high and stable. Many people consider research to be necessary, are in favour of state funding and believe that political decisions should be based on scientific findings. From the combined results for interest, attitude and trust, it emerges that around a third of respondents are either extremely well informed and very interested in science, or at least have a critical interest in scientific issues, while almost half the Swiss population is less informed but still passively supportive of science. A certain polarisation can be seen \u2013 the numbers of both supporters and sceptics who are completely opposed to science (17%) have increased slightly.<\/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-4067010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4067010\" 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-35a8a8c\" data-id=\"35a8a8c\" 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-27269d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27269d4\" 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<h3>Organisational development in the ETH Domain<\/h3>\n<p>The ETH Domain is committed to making its own organisation effective and flexible to make sure it is properly equipped for the challenges mentioned above and those that lie ahead. Over the course of the reporting year, the ETH Board and the institutions of the ETH Domain worked intensively on the \u201cFIT for the Future\u201d organisational development project. The plan is to create an ETH Domain with three strong strategic pillars: ETH Zurich, EPFL and the four federal research institutes. The ETH Board is expected to launch an internal consultation on this matter in spring 2026.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Pesch Partner Architektur Stadtplanung GmbH Topotek 1 Review 2025 Great responsibility in the face of global challenges Following the start of the new ERI period 2025\u20132028, the institutions of the ETH Domain focused more closely on the Strategic Areas defined by the ETH Board. 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