Month: March 2023

WiNS career series: DSM

Back by popular demand: Our Career series! Whether you are at the end of your studies or you would just like to get a glimpse into the world of industry, this is the workshop for all of you (everybody welcome!)! Araksya Topchyan, currently working as a Global Segment Manager in Medical Nutrition at DSM, will…
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polyPITCH – Apply!

Do you have a unique startup idea? Telejob would like to invite you to pitch your idea in the second annual polyPITCH!  By pitching in our event you will gain the opportunity to showcase your innovative idea, network with representatives from the ETH and wider Swiss entrepreneurial communities, learn from successful startups, and compete for 7500…
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ETH Research Data Management Summer School 2023

Early career scientists receive an extensive overview on Research Data Management, its principles, its practical implications and on useful tools. Register now!   Research Data Management (RDM) is vital for researchers to ensure the proper organisation of research data along the entire life cycle from creation to preservation, including their sharing as open data (FAIR…
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Summer School: Science and Policy – How to Bridge the Gap?

Scientific discoveries play an essential role in shaping the future of society, but there is still a significant gap between science and policymaking. In this 5 days ETH-EPFL summer school participants from diverse backgrounds will learn how to break barriers between scientists, policymakers and the general public.  If you are a PhD student and you are…
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ALEA Award for Thomas Meierhans

Last Friday March 17th AVETH together with ETH VPPL had the pleasure to award the Art of Leadership Award 2023.We congratulate Thomas Meierhans, head of the metal workshop at D-BAUG, for receiving this well-deserved honor. Further congratulations go to Lavinia Heisenberg, professor at D-PHYS, and Mark Tibbitt, professor at D-MAVT, for being chosen as finalists.…
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Looking for new AVETH Politics team coordinator (+ team meeting)!

The next AVETH politics team meeting is happening on March 30th in SOL B4 (Zentrum campus). We would like to report to you from the AVETH board meeting and the university assembly. Additionally, we are looking for a new politics team coordinator and members. As a coordinator, you are the contact person for political topics…
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Klimts Kuss: an immersive story

Join us for the Klimt’s Kiss – Playing with Fire. This immersive story showcases a student’s present-day and spellbinding view of Klimt’s portraits of women and female nudes. Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), renowned as a “painter of women”, created intimate studies of female eroticism in his art. But are Klimt’s paintings timeless representations of feminine beauty…
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Invitation to the 59th General Assembly of AVETH

Dear AVETH member, dear Friend, We cordially invite you to join us at our upcoming AVETH General Assembly (GA). You are most welcome to join in person at ETH HG, Dozentenfoyer. Please come a bit early for registration at the desk where also voting cards will be distributed. Since some of us have gotten used…
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Panel Discussion “Accessibility and Inclusion in University Education” (in German)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) calls for an inclusive education system – also at university level. Affected students, lecturers and education experts discuss the possibilities and limitations of accessibility in education and give insight into their experiences of exclusion and inclusion during the course of study. With Prof.…
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“A Change of Perspective” awareness-raising workshops

Switzerland ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) back in 2014. Nevertheless, people with disabilities continue to face obstacles on a daily basis, be it when accessing buildings, information or events. To highlight this situation, raise awareness and share information, ETH Zurich will be staging the “Design for all” campaign…
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