Education Policy

Parliament backs Horizon Europe and adopts ERI Dispatch

During its winter session, the Federal Parliament adopted the ERI Dispatch 2021-2024. Some CHF 10.8 billion will be allocated to the ETH Domain. The Federal Parliament also approved funds for the full association of Switzerland to the Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme.

Nicola Spaldin becomes member of the ERC Science Council

Great honour for ETH professor Nicola Spaldin: the European Commission has elected the materials researcher as a member of the ERC Science Council.

Parliament sets the course for the ETH Domain during winter session

In its winter session (30 November – 18 December 2020), the Federal Parliament will deal with various matters of great importance to the ETH Domain: it will debate the ETH Law, the budget of the ETH Domain and the Swiss contribution to the EU research programme Horizon Europe.

Reasons why the limitation initiative harms research

“We are missing out on too many talented female students”

ETH Zurich has been trying for years to increase the percentage of women in its ranks, not least among its students. So far, these efforts have not met with huge success. Why is that? And what is ETH doing to attract more female students? We asked Rector Sarah Springman.

UNIL, IMD and EPFL team up on sustainable management

The Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) will train future managers to meet the challenges of sustainability and social responsibility, in part by leveraging the opportunities presented by digital technology. The aim of E4S – a joint initiative between University of Lausanne (UNIL), International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and EPFL – will be to inspire the development of a sustainable, inclusive economic system. The first step will be the launch of a joint Master’s program.

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