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In the service of society

In the service of society

27. Nov 2024
Online

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As was the case when it was founded almost 170 years ago, ETH Zurich is still at the service of society today. But what does this mean for a university with 25,000 students and more than 500 professors in 2024? Anyone in charge of ETH today has to navigate the university through challenging times: Budget and student growth are diverging, Switzerland's relationship with Europe remains difficult and technologies such as AI are changing society as a whole. In this context, how can ETH best fulfill its mission in teaching, research and knowledge transfer? How can it remain attractive in the global competition for bright minds and maintain a constructive dialog with politics and society? ETH President Joël Mesot, who has been in office since 2019, will discuss the biggest challenges for the further development of the university, but will also mention the opportunities that ETH offers as one of the world's best technical universities.

Participation in the webinar is reserved for SMG members.

Program

12.30

Welcome by Dr. Felix Graf, CEO NZZ and SMG Board Member

Key input by Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich

Discussion

13.00End of the webinar
Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot
President of ETH Zurich
Joël Mesot has been President of ETH Zurich since 2019. In this role, he bears legal and political responsibility for the university. Mesot originally studied physics at ETH Zurich, where he also completed his doctorate with a thesis on high-temperature superconductors. He spent several years researching quantum materials, including at the Institut Laue-Langevin in France and the Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. In 2004, he became head of the joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). In 2008, he was elected Director of the PSI and promoted to full professor. He was awarded the IBM Prize of the Swiss Physical Society and the Latsis Prize of ETH Zurich for his scientific achievements. Mesot is a member of several advisory boards, including the Foundation Board of the Swiss Innovation Park and the Governing Board of CREATE (Singapore).
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Felix Graf
CEO, NZZ
Felix Graf has been CEO of the NZZ Media Group, one of the largest private media companies in Switzerland, since 2018. It includes the traditional independent quality newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”. Felix is leading the company through the transformation process to become a modern media group with a focus on high-quality journalism, digital information services and conferences. After studying and completing his doctorate at ETH Zurich, Felix held various management positions at McKinsey, Swisscom, Teleclub and CKW. Most recently, he spent four years as CEO of CKW and was also a member of the Executive Board of Axpo Holding AG. Felix holds a master's degree in physics and chemistry from ETH Zurich and a doctorate in physics from ETH Zurich. In 2007, he was appointed Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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In the service of society

27. Nov 2024
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