Management
The Head of Academic Services is responsible for all personnel and resource-related issues and represents Academic Services in its external relations. The Head reports to the Rector and is a member of the committee comprising the heads of the administrative departments.
Together with the Deputy Head, he coordinates those development processes across ETH in which Academic Services is involved, most notably curriculum reform and its implementation.
Further, the Head of Academic Services provides secretarial services to the General Conference and the Lecturers' Conference.
The position Communication and Web Coordination ensures that the AkD can fulfill its responsibilities in the areas of communication and web. It is responsible for the content of the student portal and for the AkD content on the various ETH web platforms. It provides support to other units in the Rectorate with the aim of ensuring coherence in terms of content, layout and quality.
The position Information and Planning is responsible for the administration and coordination of habilitations (Privatdozentinnen und -dozenten, Venia Legendi) as well as public lectures of professors (introductory and farewell lecture) and Privatdozentinnen und -dozenten (Inagural lecture).
Further tasks are the coordination of the academic calendar and supporting the Web Coordination.