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The Rectorate Rectorate Contact ETH Zurich The Rector’s Staff HG F 63.2 Rämistrasse 101 8092 Zurich www.ethz.ch/stab-rektor Imprint Publisher: ETH Zurich Editor: Dr. Betty Friedrich- Grube, Rector’s Staff Layout: null-oder-eins.ch, visuelle gestaltungen, zürich Print: ETH Zürich Print&Publish May 2021 2 The Rectorate – behind the scenes Preface 5 ETH Zurich 6 The Rector 7 The Vice Rectors 8 Rector’s Staff and Assistants 10 Administrative Units and their Core Tasks 11 Communication and Collaboration 12 Student Services (StS) 14 Academic Services (AkD) 18 Educational Development and Technology (LET) 23 School for Continuing Education (SCE) 25 Strategic Teaching Initiatives & Promotional Instruments 27 Extra-Departmental Units 30 3 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | Preface Preface Dear students, dear colleagues, dear employees and friends of ETH Zurich ETH Zurich is about people: those who study, teach and research and those who keep the institution alive. And they all are working togETHer. ETH Zurich combines all central services around teaching in the Rectorate, which reports to the Rector and aims to promote a modern and efficient teaching culture. Students and teaching staff are front and centre in everything we do. The Rectorate ensures that central teaching administration functions smoothly and that students and teaching staff can be advised efficiently on everyday university teaching matters, such as admission, studies and study- ing, innovative teaching methods, examination planning and teach- ing evaluation. Here you will find an overview of all units and administrative de- partments that make up the Rectorate, what they all do and how to contact them as well as an introduction to current teaching initia- tives and projects. Sarah Springman, Rector of ETH Zurich 5 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | ETH Zurich ETH Zurich Ombuds- University President persons Executive Board Assembly Rector Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Research Finance and Controlling Knowledge Transfer Infrastructure Personnel Develop- and Corporate ment and Leadership Relations 16 Departments Architecture and Engineering Natural Sciences System-oriented Management and Civil Engineering Sciences and Mathematics Natural Sciences Social Sciences Architecture Mechanical and Mathematics Earth Sciences Management, Technology Process Engineering and Economics Civil, Environmental and Information Technology and Physics Environmental Systems Humanities, Social and Geomatic Engineering Electrical Engineering Science Political Sciences Computer Science Chemistry and Health Sciences Applied Biosciences and Technology Materials Biology Biosystems Science and Engineering Freedom and individual responsibility, entrepreneurial At ETH Zurich, students discover an ideal environment for spirit and open-mindedness: ETH Zurich stands on a independent thinking, researchers a climate that inspires bedrock of true Swiss values. Our university for science and top performance. Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging technology dates back to the year 1855, when the founders connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering of modern-day Switzerland created it as a centre of inno- effective solutions to the global challenges of today and vation and knowledge. tomorrow. 21,400 students, including 4,180 doctoral 530 professors 13th in THE Ranking (2019/20) students, from over 120 countries 6th in QS Ranking (2019/20) 19th in ARWU Ranking (2019/20) 21 Nobel Prize laureates (including 355 spin-off companies 90 patent applications and 200 Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Pauli) since 1996 invention disclosures per year 6 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | The Rector The Rector The Rector is responsible for education within the Exec- utive Board. She manages cooperation with secondary schools and admissions to study programmes at all levels (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) and is in charge of the organ- isation and management of study-related matters, includ- ing the examination process. Additionally, she negotiates agreements on inter-university programmes and student exchanges. The Rector is responsible for approving further educa- tion courses, scholarships and the promotion of innovative teaching strategies (e.g. the Innovedum Fund). The Rector is active in several foundations and associations: Prof. Dr. Sarah M. Springman — Collegium Helveticum (President of Advisory Board) — Stiftung für Studentisches Wohnen Zürich (President of Foundation Council) — IDEA League (President) — Erich Degen Foundation (President of Foundation Council) — Walter Hochstrasser Foundation (President of Foundation Council) — Swissuniversities – Delegation Teaching (Vice-President) — Foundation Kihz (Vice-President) — ESOP Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme, ETH Foundation (Chair) — Swiss Accreditation Council (Member) — European Women Rectors’ Association (Board of Directors) — Swiss Study Foundation (Member of Foundation Council) — Fondazione Monte Verità, Ticino (Conference Centre Museum / Hotel) (Board member) — CESAER 7 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | The Vice Rectors The Vice Rectors The Rector is supported in her work by Vice Rectors . Vice Rector for Study Programmes The Vice Rector for Study Programmes assists the Rec- tor with projects in the context of teaching. He is responsi- ble for admissions and examinations in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. Particular duties in the area of examinations include requests for reconsideration and appeals. He also plays a leading role in quality management in teaching. The Vice Rector for Study Programmes chairs the Ex- cellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP) Prof. Dr. Lorenz Hurni commission and the entrance examination committee. Vice Rector for Doctoral Studies The Vice Rector for Doctoral Studies assists the Rector in all matters related to the doctorate. One of his tasks is the implementation of the ETH Zurich Ordinance on Doc- toral Studies. He manages all central procedures such as admission to doctoral studies and the issuing of doctoral degrees. Together with the departments (who bear respon- sibility for their content) he ensures the quality of doctoral programmes. He is aided in these tasks by the Doctoral Administration. Prof. Dr. Manfred Sigrist The Vice Rector for Doctoral Studies also chairs the doctoral Conciliation Committee. 8 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | The Vice Rectors Vice Rector for Curriculum Development The Vice Rector for Curriculum Development assists the Rector in matters related to curriculum development and innovation processes. He chairs the Teaching Commission, which undertakes strategic tasks in the areas of teaching development and innovation. In cooperation with the Educational Develop- ment and Technology (LET) unit, he oversees degree pro- gramme initiatives, curriculum development processes and Prof. Dr. Andreas Vaterlaus projects supported by the Innovedum Fund. Vice Rector for Continuing Education The Vice Rector for Continuing Education assists the Rector in the area of academic continuing education at ETH Zurich. In cooperation with the School for Continuing Education, he is responsible for the promotion, organisation and qual- ity assurance of continuing education. His tasks also cover approvals of further education courses, authorisation of deficit guarantees for courses, admission of candidates to continuing education programmes and requests for recon- Prof. Dr. Paolo Ermanni sideration and appeals in the area of continuing education. Additionally, he is member of the advisory board of the Language Centre of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. 9 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | Rector’s Staff and Assistants Rector’s Staff and Assistants The Rector’s staff assists the Rector in all aspects of daily business and also conducts strategic educational development projects. Assistants Marianne Mandrin Gabriela Laios-Zäch Departments and Dossiers Strategic Projects and Initiatives Dr. Wendy Altherr (Co-Leader) Dr. Betty Friedrich-Grube Dr. Philipp Bieri Caroline Halbeisen Dr. Barbara La Cara Dr. Christoph Niedermann Dr. Lucie Rejman (Co-Leader) Dr. Judith Zimmermann Ulrich Schutz (Lead) This team manages and oversees the daily business of The strategic projects group assists the Rector in the Rector. It is responsible for various projects and is implementing strategic projects and initiatives in the the contact point for the individual units responsible area of teaching, including the ETH Talent programme to the Rector and the departments at ETH Zurich. It is and educational aspects of setting up events for and also responsible for budget coordination and quality performance of the Student Project House. assurance for several organisations, such as the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy. 10 The Rectorate – behind the scenes | Administrative Units and their Core Tasks Administrative Units and their Core Tasks Psychological Counselling Student Service Services Housing Office International Student Support Orientation Vice Rector Vice Rector for Study Financial Aid for Curriculum Programmes Coaching & Counselling Development Educational Academic Development Services & Technology Lec tu re rs Admin. & Legal Support Didactic Education of Teaching Operations BSc / MSc Curriculum Development Course & Exam Scheduling Students Technology Support Guidelines for Lecturers Online Examinations Student Exchange Teaching Evaluation Admission / Matriculation & Teaching Innovation Deregistration