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The Global Alumni Pulse: What Moves Graduates Worldwide

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, deans from leading business schools, together with CEOs, met to discuss the challenges facing business education and executive education.

Quo Vadis EELISA: An Update in the Third Project Year

The EELISA European University has now entered its third project year – and there is significant momentum at ZHAW. Since the beginning of the year, the project has been under new leadership: Friederike Bacciarini has taken on operational…

AIT India 2025/26: Swiss and Indian startups complete their innovation journey

The 12th edition of the Academia-Industry Training (AIT) India program has now successfully concluded. Designed to support early-stage startups on their path to market readiness, it brought together ten Swiss and eight Indian founders of…

Silicone muscle for more accurate load testing of the shoulder

With the shoulder simulator developed by the Institute of Mechanical Systems, the MyoPlus project-team simulates and measures the loads acting on individual muscle portions of the Deltoid. This helps to understand how the shoulder joint behaves in…

After Temporary Stabilization, Cash is in Decline Again

Mobile devices remain Switzerland's favorite way to pay, but in-store payment is levelling off. At the same time, cash is becoming less important for everyday payments. These are the findings of the latest "Swiss Payment Monitor" published by the…

ZHAW Credits Swiss Military Leadership Training Toward Degree Programs

In the future, the ZHAW School of Management and Law will count Swiss military leadership training toward various degree programs. ZHAW is the first university of applied sciences to recognize Swiss military leadership training as work experience.…

Future Builders: Students develop a board game to combat climate anxiety

With ‘Future Builders’, three ZHAW students have created a board game that gives young people hope and strengthens their self-efficacy. The board game playfully demonstrates how individual action can positively influence the environment and society.

Animal Rights: Between Idealism and Realism

On 15 January 2026 in Winterthur, the Center for Animal Rights and the Environment (CARE) held its inaugural conference, titled "Animal Rights: Between Idealism and Realism." Renowned speakers shed light on animal rights from a variety of…

DIZH Founder Call: Four ZHAW Projects Successful

The Digitalization Initiative DIZH is funding eleven projects from Zurich's higher education institutions that aim to establish a start-up or spin-off. Four ZHAW projects have been approved, ranging from interventions for cognitive impairments to…

EELISA GenAI Experience Lab: Students Shaping the Future of Sustainable Buildings with AI

How can artificial intelligence not only enable more efficient buildings, but also tangibly improve the everyday lives of the people who use them? Around 30 students from various European EELISA partner universities explored this question in the…

Swiss rooftops are producing more and more solar power

New photovoltaic systems on rooftops across Switzerland are now significantly larger than they were just a few years ago. A recent study undertaken by the ZHAW reveals that newer systems utilise, on average, almost 80 percent of rooftop potential…

First Lady of Minnesota Visits ZHAW

Yesterday, ZHAW hosted Minnesota's First Lady, Gwen Walz, as part of a trade and education delegation led by State Governor Tim Walz. Their trip through Germany and Switzerland aims to deepen cooperation in research, education, and business and to…

Non-Communicable Diseases Cost Switzerland CHF 109 Billion a Year

Healthcare costs in Switzerland rose by 37 percent between 2012 and 2022. Non-communicable diseases account for the majority of healthcare costs and production losses, totaling 109 billion Swiss francs per year.

“I don't want to hug a robot”

ZHAW research shows: Sustainable fuels significantly reduce soot emissions

An interdisciplinary team at ZHAW, together with partners from research and industry, investigated the emissions of a Pilatus PC-24 business jet. First results confirm the great potential of sustainable aviation fuels for a more environmentally…

More Power for Digital Health

Switzerland is lagging internationally in the digitalization of the healthcare sector but is making progress. Experts see this as a strategic opportunity – and the population is also open to digitalization.

Swiss Payment Monitor – Growth in mobile payments slows

Mobile payments are continuing to strengthen their leading position among all payment methods in Switzerland, but growth in terms of the number of transactions is slower than before, according to the latest Swiss Payment Monitor published by the…