ETH Zurich Welcome at ETH Zurich October 20

ETH Zurich Welcome at ETH Zurich October 20, 2008 © ETH Zürich www. ethz. ch

Switzerland § Population (2007): § Area: § Languages (2000): 7. 5 Mio. (21% foreigners) 41 300 km 2 63. 7% German 20. 4% French 6. 4% Italian 0. 5% Romansh 9. 0% other § GDP (2006): 486 200 million CHF §Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2

Population according to majority language German French Italian Romansh No dominance 3

R&D Investment as % of GDP (2005*) * or most recent data Source: Eurostat/Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2007 4

Expenditure on R&D 5

Citation intensity (Citations per unit GDP) Comparison: Economic vs. Scientific Wealth intensity (GDP per person) Source: Nature. Vol 430. 15 July 2004 6

Higher Education in Switzerland 2 ETHs (Zurich and Lausanne) 10 Cantonal Universities 17 Federal Research Institutes 8 Regional Univ. of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen) 7

Swiss Universities Students 2006/2007 Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2007 8

ETH Domain Federal Department of Home Affairs Board of the Federal Institutes of Technology (“ETH-Rat”) ETH Zurich EPFL PSI WSL EMPA EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Paul Scherrer Institute Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forests, Snow and Landscape Materials Science & Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology 9

ETH Hönggerberg (Science City) University of Zurich Irchel ETH Zentrum University of Zurich 10

ETH Science City „ETH Hönggerberg will become a hightech campus, making Science City a place for over 10, 000 people to live and work“ (Prof. G. Schmitt, Vice-President Planning & Logistics) 11

Key Figures (2006) Bachelor students international of which from Master/Diploma students international of which from Doctoral students international of which from Professors (in full-time equivalents) of which associate professors of which assistant professors international Research Staff (incl. doctoral students) (FTEs) Administrative and Infrastructure staff 6320 615 (10%) 3903 512 (13%) 2794 1500 (54%) 359 31 50 219 (61%) 4969 12

Number of Students at Diploma, BSc & MSc Level Incl. Professional Officers, Sports teachers

Doctoral Students 14

Proportion of Women as % of Total male female 15

Budget (2006: 1’ 172 Mio. CHF) 16

Organizational structure Aligned responsibilities for teaching and research Executive Board (Prof. Ralph Eichler) Rector Vice-President Education (Prof. Heidi Wunderli. Allenspach) Vice-President Research Vice-President Planning and Logistics (Prof. Peter Chen) (Prof. Gerhard Schmitt) University Assembly President 16 Departments 8 Infrastructure Domains 17

ETH 16 Departments Construction and Geomatics Architecture Engineering Sciences Mechanical and Process Engineering Natural Sciences and Mathematics School Domain Earth, Environment & Natural Resources Mathematics Earth Sciences Physics Environmental Sciences Computer Science Chemistry and Applied Biosciences Agricultural and Food Sciences Materials Science Management and Social Sciences Management, Technology, and Economics Biology Civil, Environmental Information Technology and Electrical and Geomatic Engineering Humanities, Social and Political Sciences Biosystems Science and Engineering 18

Swiss Education System Age Continuing Education Doctorate 25 Diploma/ Licence (4 Master of Advanced Studies (60 ECTS) Diploma of Advanced Studies (30 ECTS) Certificate of Advanced Studies (10 ECTS) Master (90/120 ECTS) -5 yrs) Bachelor (180 ECTS) ETHs and Universities Diploma (3 -4 yrs) Bachelor (180 ECTS) Universities of Applied Sciences Universities of Teacher Education 19 Maturity Certificate Upper Secondary Schools (Maturitätsschulen) 16 7 Professional / Specialized Maturity Certificate Apprenticeship Specialized Middle Schools Primary and Lower Secondary Education ECTS = European Credit Transfer System 19

Percentage of age group with qualification required to enter University OECD Education at a Glance 2007 20

Faculty § International (~60% Non-Swiss) § Careful search and appointment: responsibility of president § Goal and policy: the best from all over the world 21

Recruitment country Professors taking office in 2001– 2006: N=42 N=27 N=32 N=77 * Austria Benelux Canada France Greece Japan Scandinavia Spain UK 2 3 4 6 2 1 6 22

International Cooperation in Education § ERASMUS student exchange § IDEA League Imperial College, TU Delft, ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen, Paris. Tech Aim: Strategic partnership in all areas of operation § UNITECH International TU Delft • ETH Zurich • RWTH Aachen • Politecnico di Milano • Ecole Centrale, Paris • UPC Barcelona • Chalmers + 23 corporate partners Aim: integrated engineering and management degree with international internship experience 23

Centers of Competence At ETH Zurich ETH Domain CC-DDM CCES Energy Science Digital Design & Modeling Environment & Sustainability MNSP NIDECO CCMX Micro & Nano Science Int‘l Development & Cooperation Materials Science & Technology CIMST ESC With other partners Systems. X. ch Risklab Systems Biology Risk Management Finance & Insurance CC-HK XERR History of Knowledge Xenobiotic & Environmental Risk PSC RHEO Rheology Haz. NET CCEM Imaging Science & Technology Natural Hazards Energy & Sustainable Mobility Plant Science MRC ICCI Materials Research Innovation Research NCCBI ZNZ CC-SPMD Neuroscience Systems Physiology & Metabolic Diseases SEREC CC-AD Electromagnetics CEAC Architecture & Design Analytical Chemistry Biomedical Imaging

ETH Zurich 2008 -2011: Strategic Initiatives § Systems X (ETH Domain Competence Center) § § Environment and Sustainability (ETH Domain Competence Center) § § From Understanding the Brain to Building Intelligent Systems Swiss Design Science Center § § Re-Industrializing Switzerland Neuroscience Initiative § § Recognizing and Mastering Risks and Security Nano/Quantum Science and Technology (related to CCMX) § § The Future of Medicine Supporting Science and Creativity Swiss High-End Computing Initiative § Unlimited Computing Power 25

Spin-offs 26

Quality Assurance § Course evaluation by students § Assessment of curricula by alumni § Peer review of departments by international experts § Project evaluation by research committee 27

European Top Universities Rank Institution Country World Rank 1 University of Cambridge UK 4 2 University of Oxford UK 10 3 Imperial College London UK 23 4 University College London UK 25 5 ETH Zurich Switzerland 27 6 University of Paris 06 France 39 7 University of Utrecht Netherlands 42 8 University of Copenhagen Denmark 46 15 University of Zurich Switzerland 58 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education, 2007 28

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