News from the Executive Board 2022 / 7
The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has put two course regulations into effect and repealed 23 others.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.
Course regulations issued for the Master’s degree programme in Biochemistry – Chemical Biology
The Executive Board has approved the new 2023 course regulations for the D-CHAB Master’s degree programme in Biochemistry – Chemical Biology; these regulations will come into force at the start of the 2023 Autumn Semester. The background to this is the new course introduced in the 2020 Autumn Semester, the Bachelor’s degree programme in Biochemistry – Chemical Biology, from which the first students are now transferring to the Master’s programme.
Master’s degree programme in Materials Science: 2023 course regulations issued and 2012 course regulations revised
The Executive Board has issued the 2023 course regulations for the D-MATL Master’s degree programme in Materials Science along with the revised 2012 course regulations. The 2023 course regulations will come into effect at the start of the 2023 Autumn Semester. The reason for this is that the first students to have begun the revised Bachelor’s degree programme in the 2020 Autumn Semester will begin the Master’s programme in the 2023 Autumn Semester.
The adoption of new course regulations also requires the termination of the previous course regulations adopted in 2012, as the students arriving for the 2023 Autumn Semester will study according to the new regulations. The relevant article in the 2012 course regulations has been amended accordingly.
Repeal of various course regulations
A total of 23 course regulations have been repealed because there are no longer any students whose studies they govern. This affects 10 Bachelor’s and 13 Master’s degree programmes. The last time various older study programmes were repealed was in June 2019.
New damage model for Lausanne Cathedral
The Executive Board has approved an ETH grant of 603,400 Swiss francs to the Protecting Sandstone Monuments research project, which aims to improve the preservation of architectural monuments made of clay-rich sandstone. Such sandstone is less durable than other types of stone and is the basis of well-known historical monuments, especially on the Swiss Plateau. Notable examples include the cathedrals in Lausanne, Fribourg and Bern, Chillon Castle and many historical residential buildings. Three research groups from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) are participating in the research project. Using a multidisciplinary approach, they aim to develop predictive tools to assess damage in response to local climate variability.
One part of the project is a virtual representation of the damage risks and water movements of Lausanne Cathedral, which is considered an important example of European Gothic architecture. The ETH Research Commission certifies that the project is of excellent scientific quality. The Executive Board approved funding for this project because the Lausanne Cathedral case study has the potential to become a model for other monuments around the globe. In total, the ETH Research Commission recommended 19 ETH grants to the Vice President for Research for funding. Grants in excess of 500,000 Swiss francs must be approved by the Executive Board.
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