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Africa, ETH4Development, Sustainable Development Goals

Installing Breaks on Ghana’s PET Race Car

In some parts of the world, discarded plastic bottles accumulate, as unstoppable as a race car at full throttle. You may place your bets on PET to fight this problem...

7 hours ago

How we cope, togETHer

C is for Covid and Connection

The word "pandemic" draws out negative associations. But in fact, we are resetting - connecting and reconnecting in ways we would not have imagined pre-COVID-19. ...

1 week ago

How we cope, How we learn and work, togETHer

A lifetime chance internship during the corona virus pandemic

From the Brazilian rainforest to the United Nations in Switzerland – but wait, there is a global pandemic in the way? ...

2 weeks ago

How we learn and work, togETHer

On sabbatical in Singapore during the pandemic

Going on sabbatical leave during a pandemic is not something one plans for. Alexia Berchtold was grateful that this is how things turned out in her case....

3 weeks ago

How we connect, togETHer

O Canada…

What do you do if the co-advisor of your doctoral research moves to Canada? You participate in an exchange program, of course! ...

4 weeks ago

How we cope, North America, togETHer

100 Days of Lockdown – Part III

May & June 2020 prove to be challenging in New York City. But there are also some silver linings. Red the third and last part of our NYC series by Lukas Fitze. ...

1 month ago

How we cope, togETHer

100 Days of Lockdown – Part II

Today, Lukas Fitze takes us to New York in early lockdown. ...

1 month ago

How we cope, togETHer

100 Days of Lockdown – Part I

In this three part series, ETH Zurich's "Man in New York", Lukas Fitze shows you how he and the Big Apple cope with the current crisis. ...

1 month ago

Global, How we learn and work, Robotics, togETHer

Melding of the Minds – Engineer Meets two Artists

Engineering and art often occupy different ends of a spectrum, but this might not be true at all. Here is a story of a collaboration between a student and two artists. ...

1 month ago

How we respond creatively, togETHer

Repatriating from India during a Pandemic

Behind the scenes of the Swiss repatriation efforts from India during COVID-19. ...

2 months ago

How we respond creatively, togETHer

Corona Stems the Return of a Humanoid Robot

In 2013, Prof Rolf Pfeifer created CH’s most famous humanoid robot, Roboy. It since flourished at TUM in Munich and was about to sprout back. But then came Corona. ...

2 months ago

How we learn and work, togETHer

Putting people at the centre of the COVID disruption

Managing Director of the SEC, Thomas Rufener writes about how the SEC is affected by the pandemic. ...

2 months ago

Projects

Installing Breaks on Ghana’s PET Race Car

C is for Covid and Connection

A lifetime chance internship during the corona virus pandemic

On sabbatical in Singapore during the pandemic

O Canada…

100 Days of Lockdown – Part III

100 Days of Lockdown – Part II

100 Days of Lockdown – Part I

Melding of the Minds – Engineer Meets two Artists

Repatriating from India during a Pandemic

Corona Stems the Return of a Humanoid Robot

Putting people at the centre of the COVID disruption

Office of the President

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