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The ETH chatbot Ethel also corrects exercises
- Teaching
- Internal news
- For lecturers
Chatbots are already serving as digital mentors in lectures. Gerd Kortemeyer, a specialist in AI in teaching, explains what they can do – and soon will be able to.
Students use language models primarily for programming
- Teaching
- Community
- 英皇娱乐
- Internal news
A broad survey of students at ETH Zurich shows: Language models are still rarely used in the classroom, but they are used frequently and creatively as learning aids.
ETH Week makes way for a new strategic initiative
英皇娱乐
Over the last eight years, ETH Week has given over 1,200 students the chance to meet and network with experts from science, industry, and the public sector. In its place, PBLabs will enable project-based education (PBE) across the university.
Fairphone founder Bas van Abel opens ETH Week 2023
- 英皇娱乐
- Community
At ETH Week starting on September 10, students from various fields of study will explore the topic of the circular economy. Part of the course is a keynote talk with the founder of Fairphone, Bas van Abel. The talk is open to all ETH members.
“We need to stop packing more and more content into degree programmes”
Institutional
Retiring Vice Rectors Andreas Vaterlaus and Lorenz Hurni explain in an interview the trends they are observing and where in their view changes are needed.
How ETH Zurich plans to deal with the growth in student numbers
- Institutional
- Internal news
Rector Günther 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.
How does a degree programme reform… actually work?
- Institutional
- Internal news
Degree programmes change. But how exactly does this happen??And who decides what is taught and learned?
“Seeking help with mental health problems is a strength.”
- 英皇娱乐
- Internal news
For the past 50 years, UZH and ETH’s Psychological Counseling Services have been supporting students experiencing mental health problems. In this interview, Cornelia Beck, Head of Psychological Counseling Services, explains whether students’ concerns have changed in that time, why more ETH than UZH students seek her help during their Master’s degrees, and what the universities would do well to rethink.
ETH Week 2022 opens to the ETH public for the very first time
- Community
- Internal news
At ETH Week from 11 September, students from various fields of study will be investigating questions related to the city of the future. The final presentations and two keynote speeches are open to all ETH members.
swissuniversities funding programmes: Renewed calls for proposals
Internal news
Within the framework of project contributions, swissuniversities is launching new calls in individual funding programmes. Once again, cooperation projects with universities of applied sciences or universities of teacher education in doctoral studies, projects in the area of "Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities", projects in the area of subject didactics and Open Science are being announced.
New Head of the Administrative Department Educational Development and Technology
Internal news
Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer is the new head of the Administrative Department Educational Development and Technology (LET). He takes over from Dr. Daniel Halter, who is moving to the University of Applied Sciences, Northwestern Switzerland.
The Lecturers’ Conference (KdL) has a new President
The Lecturers’ Conference has a new President: Edoardo Mazza, a Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, will be taking over from Felicitas Pauss (D-PHYS).
2015 Student Survey of Satisfaction: good overall satisfaction
The Executive Board reports
More than four fifths of students at ETH Zurich are satisfied or very satisfied with their studies at ETH Zurich. This is the result of the 2015 Student Survey of Satisfaction. The Executive Board acknowledged the survey in July.
Rector Sarah Springman visits the Staff Commission
The Executive Board reports
Rector Sarah Springman recently met with the Staff Commission (PeKo). She discussed the challenges of being responsible for teaching at ETH Zurich.
The ETH card: now in a new design
Service info
Staff and students at ETH Zurich will receive their new ETH card this summer, redesigned to match the ETH corporate design. The new card will function in exactly the same way as the old one. Staff who are currently using a photo that is no longer up to date will be invited to submit a new photo.