{"id":52694,"date":"2025-06-04T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/?p=52694"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:56:00","slug":"adrian-waegli-to-join-the-epfl-executive-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/adrian-waegli-to-join-the-epfl-executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian W\u00e4gli to join the EPFL Executive Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vice Presidency for Operations plays an important strategic role as regards smooth operations and growth of EPFL. This includes the various EPFL campuses as well as the topics of maintenance, development and security of infrastructures and information systems. The ETH Board appointed Dr Adrian W\u00e4gli upon application of the President of EPFL, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta, as the new Vice President for Operations and thus a member of the Executive Board.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian W\u00e4gli grew up in Bern. 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