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ETH Zurich has published its annual report 2023 today. It provides an update on the university¡¯s financial situation and describes how the 2025-2028 ERI Dispatch is forcing it to consider drastic measures. Stefan Spiegel, Vice President for Finance and Controlling, and ETH President Jo?l Mesot explain what this means for the ETH community.

The concept for the major teaching reform has been drawn up. The consultation period will run until 14 June.

At its last meeting, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich elected members for the new Integrity Commission and confirmed new members for the Teaching Commission and the ombuds office.

At the end of 2023, the Executive Board decided to incorporate and further develop the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within IT Services in a new section. The position has therefore been filled anew. The new CISO Johannes Hadodo has been heading the section since 1 April 2024.

What will it feel like to research, teach, study and work at a climate-neutral ETH Zurich? With the launch of the "ETH net zero" programme, all ETH members are on a major expedition together towards an ambitious goal. The message: "All for zero 2030".

The Executive Board issued the 2024 regulations for the new Master's degree programme in Space Systems and the continuing education programme Master of Advanced Studies ETH in AI and Digital Technology (MAS ETH AID). It also simplified the financial planning of the Central Administrative Units. In addition, new guidelines for engagement at the science-policy interface and for the provision of political advice have been in effect at ETH Zurich since 1 February.

The new rules of procedure to address scientific misconduct enter into effect on 1 June 2024 at ETH Zurich. What has changed and why a revision was necessary.

The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has issued new rules of procedure for scientific misconduct, completed the rETHink project, renamed the joint initiative with UBS to promote young STEM talent "UP4mint" and approved the implementation of a Swiss Chip Initiative.

At the start of the year, Gisbert Schneider handed over management of the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) to Manu Kapur. The outgoing SEC Director looks back in an interview at his three years in office and explains why he is keeping one foot in Singapore.

It has already become a tradition: at the beginning of each year, the Executive Board looks back on the past year at a town hall meeting and gives employees an outlook for the next twelve months. The recording of the Zoom event is now available.

At the end of last year, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich approved new features in mathematics studies and elected a new Associate Vice President for Digital Transformation and Governance.

ETH members toasted the past year at the Executive Board's traditional Christmas Reception. In his speech, President Jo?l Mesot referred to various records that we as ETH have achieved in 2023.

Changes in the management of the fund "Society in Science. The Branco Weiss Fellowship" as well as new elections and re-elections at the kihz Foundation: These were the topics of one of the last Executive Board meetings. ?

Grants from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation will make it possible for ETH Zurich to create around 20 new professorships. At the same time, ETH plans to establish a teaching and research centre in Heilbronn, Germany. ETH President Jo?l Mesot explains why this is the opening line in a success story for both ETH Zurich and Heilbronn, and what particularly pleases him about this undertaking.

The Annual Academic Achievements process (AAA) has been open in ETHIS since the start of November. AAA is the academic reporting from professorships, departments and study programmes at ETH Zurich. Reports may be submitted until the end of January 2024.

Good news for doctoral students: the Executive Board is lifting the present linking of their salaries to those of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Doctoral students, postdocs and scientific assistants I and II are therefore to receive the cost-of-living adjustment defined by the ETH Board for 2024. Moreover, the standard rate for doctoral students is rising by a total of 5%.

The new IT security strategy, the utilisation of the construction cost database and the relaunch of the Centre for Students & Entrepreneurs: these were topics discussed at the last meeting of the ETH Executive Board.

ETH Zurich had planned to construct a building on the H?nggerberg campus for students and entrepreneurial initiatives, but costs rose so sharply over the past two years that they could no longer be justified. As a result, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich has decided to relaunch the project.

At the beginning of the year, Rector G¨¹nther Dissertori initiated a project to free up time in the academic calendar for students and to simplify the examination system. In this interview, he talks about the project¡¯s initial findings and scenarios.

At its last meeting, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich elected, among others, Stefan Bechtold as its delegate for IP Policy and appointed three new members of the Commission for Good Scientific Practice

ETH Zurich is to rent additional space at Innovation Park Zurich as part of a phased plan, starting from this year. The move highlights Zurich¡¯s role as an innovation hub and will strengthen research and collaboration with industry.

In its last meeting before the summer break, the Executive Board discussed the current risk situation of ETH Zurich and issued guidelines on the employment of professors beyond ordinary retirement age.

At its last meetings, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich dealt, among other things, with new appointments to the Vice Rectors, the?Ethics Commission and the Science-?Policy Advisory Board.

Rector G¨¹nther Dissertori explains how ETH Zurich plans to change its rules on admission and why numerus clausus restrictions are currently not on the table. The Executive Board approved a new admissions strategy in March.

ETH alumnus Frank Floessel is co-founder of the student consultancy ETH Juniors and serial entrepreneur. He took over the position of Head of the ETH Entrepreneurship group on the staff of Vice-President Vanessa Wood on 1 June.

The new course (which is being held in German) is entitled ¡°Creating accessible websites with AEM components¡±. It provides a 30-minute overview of how to increase the accessibility of websites in AEM. We focus on existing components and how to use them correctly in everyday web design.

Both the Vice Presidency for Finance and Controlling and other departments of VPPL and VPIN are moving to the Octavo Building in Zurich-Oerlikon at the start of 2024. One of the aims of bundling the three Executive Board domains at the same location is to intensify collaboration.

The federal government is threatening to make a two percent cut in its 2024 contribution to the ETH Domain. In this interview, ETH President Jo?l Mesot explains what this means for ETH Zurich and what countermeasures the ETH Executive Board is taking.

At its last meetings, the Executive Board adjusted the rhythm of the departmental evaluations, approved the regulations for a new CAS programme on sustainability and regeneration, and increased ETH Zurich's operating contributions to the kihz Foundation.

ETH members are now able to learn more about unconscious bias. A new e-learning tutorial, launched as part of the university¡¯s Respect campaign, explains how unconscious bias arises, the possible consequences it can have, and how we can consciously avoid it in future.

Stefan Spiegel took office as Vice President for Finance and Controlling on the first of April. In an interview we asked him a few ¡°this or that¡± questions.

Sexual Harassment Awareness Day will take place on 23 March. Universities and research institutions throughout Switzerland will for the first time campaign jointly for an environment without sexism and sexual harassment. ETH Zurich is also taking a stand to show that such transgressive behaviour will not be tolerated.

The Executive Board created the Digital Transformation Steering Committee to manage the university¡¯s digitalisation strategy for administrative processes. The committee has begun its work and launched its first two digitalisation projects.

Lab or office? Fundamentals or application? Trust or control? Christian Wolfrum has been Vice President for Research at ETH since January 2023. We ask him a series of either-or questions.

At its last meeting, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich dealt, among other things, with by-elections and re-elections to the Research Commission and to the Prize Commission.

Ulrike Lohmann is taking over the position from Manfred Sigrist, who drove forward the implementation of the new Ordinance on the Doctorate.

ETH Zurich wants to lower its total energy consumption this year in response to the sharp increase in energy costs. The university will emphasise saving electricity, which will require the joint effort of all technical, administrative and scientific units.

The migration of email services to the cloud, a new member of the GSP Commission and the resignation of an external ombudsperson: these were the topics addressed by the Executive Board of ETH Zurich at its last meeting.

At the town hall meeting on Tuesday, 17 January, members of the Executive Board reviewed the past year and took a look ahead to 2023. The recording of the Zoom event is now available.

At its last meeting in 2022, the ETH Zurich Executive Board extended the support measures for persons who had fled Ukraine and approved the tender for SAP services.

A new Associate Vice President for Sustainability, a committee for the further development of digitalisation and two renewed continuing education programmes: these were the topics addressed by the ETH Zurich Executive Board towards the end of the year.

In 2022, the Executive Board¡¯s traditional Christmas reception could finally take place in person again after a two-year break. This time, ETH community members closed out the year together on the H?nggerberg campus.

The teaching and research performance of professors is subject to continuous assessment. But what about their leadership qualities? Workstream 3 in the rETHink project has addressed this issue and proposed a differentiated solution that takes into consideration the specific features of the scientific setting and the university.

As of today, all ETH members have access to a new preventive service to avoid sexual harassment: the e-learning course provides knowledge about forms of sexual harassment and offers tools for responding to it, either as an affected individual or a witness. The Executive Board asks all ETH members to complete the e-learning course. ?

New management for the SSHE department, how to organise safety at ETH, and two new programme regulations: these were the topics addressed by the ETH Zurich Executive Board at its last meeting. ?

At its latest meeting, the ETH Zurich Executive Board turned its attention to the new CAS ETH in Climate Innovation and discussed elections to the Teaching Commission and to the ombuds office.

The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has put two course regulations into effect and repealed 23 others. It also approved an ETH grant for a research project.

The ETH Zurich Executive Board¡¯s most recent meetings addressed the proper handling of research data and the risks threatening the university¡¯s goals.

At its last meetings, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich approved six social and leadership competencies, made appointments and approved both a preliminary project for the "Digital 365ÌåÓýÖ±²¥_365ÌåÓýͶע-¾º²ÂÍøͶ" program and the proof of need for renovation work on the ETH main building.

As of Monday, all ETH employees will be required to work from home again. Most buildings will only be accessible using an ETH card and will now only be open for academic events. In-person teaching and examination sessions for the Autumn Semester can finish as planned.

Following the latest ruling by the Federal Council, ETH Zurich employees are being asked to spend more time working from home. Food and drink may only be consumed while seated. Classroom teaching will continue to be a priority.

The Executive Board¡¯s recent meetings dealt with a change concept on desk sharing and the new Geomatics degree programme.

As part of the recently launched Respect campaign, ETH members can attend a series of events on the subject of Respect. Deadline for registration is this Thursday, 4 November.

¡°Put a full stop. When others don¡¯t.¡± This slogan kicks off ETH Zurich¡¯s new Respect campaign today. Following on from previous campaigns on this topic since 2004, Respect is once again at the top of the agenda for our university. This time the emphasis is slightly different: ¡°Stand up for respect.¡±

Since March, members of the ETH community have been actively involved in discussing culture and values at ETH as part of rETHink. An interim report and a call to join the conversation.

At its last meeting, the Executive Board discussed, among other things, the reorganisation of the Vice Presidency for Personnel Development and Leadership and the employment conditions of doctoral students.

The ETH Executive Board has provided more details about the requirement for all those attending in-person teaching events to have a valid COVID certificate.

At its last meeting, the Executive Board approved the establishment of the new Center for Sustainable Future Mobility (CSFM) and the purchase of a research furnace.