PAKETH Day 2026
On 20 January, representatives from departments, university groups and central bodies will meet at the Dübendorf Innovation Park for PAKETH Day 2026. The framework and outcomes of the event will be shaped by networking among participants and the involvement of this unique collective in defining the opportunities and obligations under PAKETH.
With its short distances and flexible arrangements, the external page Innovation Park with the external page ETH Hangar on the airport in Dübendorf offers space for plenary discussions, joint work in separate areas and individual exchanges between workshop sessions.
Language policy at PAKETH Day
German will be the main language spoken during the plenary sessions and workshops. Participants may ask questions in either German or English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. Details on the language policy in the workshops are noted in the workshop descriptions below.
PAKETH Day 2026 programme
08:15 to 09:00 Countdown: Arrival, registration, coffee, networking.
09:00 to 10:00 Warm-up engines: Rector, keynote and plenary session.
10:00 to 10:30 Break
10:30 to 12:15 Take-off workshops: Work, exchange ideas, network.
12:15 to 13:25 Stopover: Refuelling, networking, crew exchange.
13:25 to 13:50 Warm-up engines: Keynote: Legally compliant testing and grading
14:00 to 15:45 Take-off workshops: Work, exchange ideas, network
15:45 to 15:55 Break
15:55 to 16:30 Final touchdown: Outlook, final remarks Rector.
16:30 to 17:30 Board-Crew-Apéro: Ending the day together.
Four workshops will take place simultaneously in each of the two workshop slots starting at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This will give everyone the opportunity to attend two of these 1:45-hour workshops on their preferred topic.
With this setup, the project team is responding to feedback from the last PAKETH Day, requesting longer workshops and the possibility to work on a topic more intensively.
New registration procedure for workshops
All invited teams and individuals should be able to register for their preferred programme if possible. Invited guests will receive an email containing the link to register for the event and workshops from 30 October 2025.
Due to the limited number of places available in the workshops, the project team recommends that teams, departments and other groups actively discuss who will register for which workshop.
Eight places are reserved per department. Additional persons will be placed on a waiting list and informed after the registration deadline on 1 December 2025 whether they can participate. In addition to the Directors of Studies, study programme coordinators and educational developers representing the degree programmes, the project team also welcomes registrations from members of the study administration offices.
Target group: Directors of Studies, study programme coordinators and educational developers.
Description: In this working session, we will exchange activities and procedures for the next steps due after finalising programme regulations: visualising learning paths, coordinating lecturers, developing modules, and clarifying performance assessments.
Work content and objectives: The workshop is aimed at study administration and coordination bodies involved in implementing the PAKETH programme regulations in the degree programmes. The aim is to develop a common understanding of the next implementation steps and to exchange concrete procedures for central tasks in the department.
Participants will gain:
- Clarity about the implementation steps (e.g. categorisation, assignment of responsibilities, coordination of lecturers, scheduling).
- An overview of priorities, available support services and tools.
- Starting points for cooperation with other departments.
Preparation: Bring your own device is mandatory: The workshop will use the Curriculum Information Tool from UTL. We ask that you bring your own device so that all participants can work ontheir own degree programme in the Curriculum Information Tool during the workshop.
Workshop leaders: Curriculum Development and Teaching Development Teams UTL, PBLabs, Innovation.
Language: German/English (flexible, dependent on the attendees).
Target group: Directors of Studies, study programme coordinators, rectorate staff working on adminstration of performance assessments.
Description: How can we replace the grading conference? In two hours, we will pool ideas submitted in advance, refine procedures for preliminary grading and quality assurance of performance assessments, and agree on clear processes, roles, checklists and a pilot plan.
Work content and objectives: Evaluate and further develop proposed processes for preliminary assessment of grades. Evaluate and further develop practicable quality assurance steps for performance assessments.
Preparation tasks: Please familiarise yourself with the intended grading process. In the PDF external page Dokumente Noten ohne Konferenz (German only), you will find relevant sections from the PAKETH Manual Version 1.2, the Ordinance on Course Units andPerformance Assessments and the 2024 consultation.
Ask yourself the following questions, which will be discussed together
in the workshop:
- What has been done so far in my degree programme with regard to preliminary examinations and quality assurance?
- What can no longer be done?
- Which of these will continue to take place in a modified form in the future?
- What new requirements will arise?
- What tools and processes are needed for this?
Please bring your thoughts to the workshop in the form of mental or written notes
Workshop leaders: Dr. Urs Br?ndle UTL
Language: German/English (flexible, dependent on the attendees)
Target group: study programme coordinators, study administrators, Rectorate staff (focus on AkD).
Description: This workshop is aimed at study administration staff and aims to discuss and document the overarching processes of a semester, from enrolment to the publication of examination results.
Work content and objectives: To examine and understand the new semester logic under PAKETH. To discuss processes and interfaces of central and decentralised Student Administration. To record the overarching semester processes of central and decentralised Student Administration.
Preparation tasks: There is nopreparation task for this workshop.
Workshop leaders: Sub-project manager for administration and operations, AkD Student Administration and Examinations Office, DC project team.
Language: German only.
Target group: study programme coordinators, Student Administrations, LSPs, and Rectorate staff (focus on StS and AkD).
Description: The change in regulations introduced by PAKETH increases the need for student counselling, as many questions will arise regarding the transition. The workshop focuses on cooperation between the central offices of the Rectorate and the degree programmes, the necessary counselling services and information flows, and the role of lecturers.
Work content and objectives: Clear communication and coordinated processes provide orientation and help to avoid confusion.
Preparation tasks: Please use the following questions to prepare yourself in advance and bring your notes with you in written form as a reference.
- What typical questions might students ask you about PAKETH (e.g. as in the past when regulations changed)?
Workshop leaders:?Christina Ratmoko, Sonja Blum, Barbara Koch-Kiennast
Language:?The slides will be in English, and comments and questions may be made in German or English. If there is significant interest and German is not understood, please notify us in advance via . Thank you very much.
Keynote Speakers: Franziska Moll, Head of Education Legislation and Sarah Kaori Ardielli, Staff of Education Legislation.
Special challenges can arise in the performance assessment process and when grading student performance.
Using real cases, we will show you three dos and three don’ts that will help you to make your examinations legally compliant.
We will also look at the introduction of AI into the performance assessment process.
Publication of workshop results
Relevant work results, findings and workshop documents will be available on the PAKETH website after the PAKETH Day. We will inform all participants by individual email as soon as the sub-projects and their teams are ready to publish the results. The documents will be made available in the familiar restricted-access folder* containing the relevant working documents for the implementation of PAKETH.
* Authorised users: Directors of Studies, study programme coordinators, educational developers, department staff, administration and operations staff. Request access by .
Support for PAKETH Teaching Projects
The ETH Innovedum Fund can support teaching innovations that are launched in connection with PAKETH.
Procedure and criteria on the Innovedum website.
PAKETH Day 2026 is an event of the whole ETH
The quality of the event depends on the participants and their commitment. Experts from all parts of the university come together with different perspectives to jointly develop new processes and content for ETH's academic operations.
Thank you to all departments, university groups and central bodies
We thank you for your time, valuable thoughts and ideas that you are investing in the reform of the academic calendar and examination system at ETH. The PAKETH core team and the entire Rectorate continue to maintain an open dialogue with everyone via the website, information emails and platforms such as this PAKETH Day. We wish you an informative and inspiring event with new and old colleagues.
Contacts and participation
On the contact page you will find all contact persons and the opportunity to enter into dialogue with the PAKETH Team.
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