ETH News
All stories by Markus Gross, Corporate Communications
Taster courses at ETH: No applications, no tests – and open to all
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ETH Zurich offers vocational training in 15 different professions. Whether apprentices complete their programmes successfully is already determined to some extent when they choose a profession. ETH offers low-threshold taster courses to encourage young people to cultivate professional prospects suited to their interests and abilities.
More companies founded, new regulations, new accelerator
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ETH Zurich registered the foundation of more new companies than ever
before in 2025.?For the first time, a distinction was made between
spin-offs and start-ups, with the latter benefiting from a new business
accelerator.
Inclusive housing arrangement makes for better ETH engineers
News
In Switzerland’s first inclusive 'ParaWG'-flatshare, students from ETH Zurich live alongside people with spinal cord injuries. It is hoped that the students will draw on this experience to help make the world more accessible for disabled people.?
“Big Tech is not the problem”
News
Professor Ciira wa Maina is the Chair of Data Science Africa, a founding member of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN), an initiative to democratise artificial intelligence (AI). In an interview with ETH News, he explains how AI can help African farmers and why Europe benefits from cooperation.