Press & News

Member of SML International Advisory Board Missing

Dr. Rao Unnava, a member of the International Advisory Board of the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), and his wife, Vasu Unnava, have been missing since the recent flash flood in Tibet.

Christopher Hartwell Receives Poland’s Highest Academic Honor

Congratulations to Christopher Hartwell, who has been awarded the title of Professor by the President of the Republic of Poland, the highest academic honor in the country. The Director of the ZHAW International Management Institute at the ZHAW School…

Zurich Meets Singapore

“Zurich meets Singapore” took place from 6-12 September, with ZHAW represented by the School of Management and Law (SML) and the School of Engineering (SoE). This is yet another example of how ZHAW is helping position Zurich internationally as a hub…

ZHAW Master’s in International Business in Financial Times Ranking

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) has made the FT Masters in Management Ranking for the seventh consecutive year. This lists the one hundred best Master’s programs in management worldwide. The ZHAW Master’s in International Business is now…

Finance, Land-Use Planning, and Human Resources Pose Challenges for Swiss Municipal and City Authorities

A sound financial budget, forward-looking land-use planning, and a qualified workforce head the list of strategic priorities for Swiss municipalities and cities. A new ZHAW study shows that strategic planning is widely established in municipalities…

Albena Björck in the MIT Sloan Management Review

An article by ZHAW researcher Albena Björck entitled “What Kind of Chief Purpose Officer Does Your Company Need,” has been published in the renowned MIT Sloan Management Review. In the article, Dr. Björck and her co-author Dr. Nicole Steller (ESCP…

Between Passion and Returns: Art Is More Than an Investment

In conversation with Dr. Laura Johanna Noll, art economist (Dr. oec. HSG) and Deputy Head of the Center for Arts Management (ZKM)

People in Switzerland pay digitally, but still rely on cash

How has the cash referendum affected the Swiss population’s payment preferences? Swiss Payment Monitor 2/2026, published by HSG and ZHAW, reveals that mobile payments are currently more popular than cash and debit cards in stores. At the same time,…

Academy of Management 2026: Double Success for ZHAW International Management Institute

Two prestigious Best Paper Awards for researchers from the ZHAW International Management Institute: At the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Philadelphia, papers by Dr. Matteo Mösli and Prof. Christopher Hartwell as well as by Dr.…

New study examines the resilience of the Swiss energy system

Researchers at ETH Zurich and ZHAW have developed a new optimisation model to plan electricity systems that better reflect real world conditions by including normal years and crisis scenarios. For Switzerland, the results are surprisingly…

New Project Investigates Cyberattacks on Swiss Organizations and Receives SNF Funding

Cyberattacks are on the rise, but there has been little research into how experienced responders make decisions in such situations when under time pressure and facing uncertainty. This new ZHAW project investigates real-world cyber incidents in Swiss…

The Global Pulse: How Alumna Anastasia Skripnikov Is Forging Her Own Path Between Leadership, Family, and an MBA

Professional responsibility, three children, and a demanding MBA program: Anastasia Skripnikov successfully balanced all three at once. In this interview, the ZHAW School of Management and Law alumna reflects on overcoming challenges, why she refuses…

Swiss Diversity Study 2026: Employees Call for Greater Opportunities to Shape Their Work

New findings from the Swiss Diversity Study 2026 reveal that employees across all age groups and genders are seeking greater flexibility and more personalised ways of working. The results of the study's first phase were presented last week at the…

Swiss Managers Survey 2026: Swiss Companies Adapt to a Geopolitically Fragmented World

Geopolitical risks have become the new normal for Swiss companies: they do not expect tensions to ease anytime soon, a situation that is harming both businesses and their employees. This is one of the key findings of the seventh edition of the Swiss…

AI and Death

As part of a Swissnex program, Mirella Moser, a research assistant at the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), spent two weeks traveling through Japan and exploring the topic of “AI Afterlife.” During her trip, she made valuable connections and…

ZHAW in Positive Impact Rating 2026

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) has once again been included in this year’s Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools. Worldwide, more than 20,000 students rated their business schools based on their social impact.

Best Paper Award for Jasmin Heierli

The Swiss Data Science (SDS) Award for Best Paper goes to a project from the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML). In their study titled “Too Nice to Be Human,” Jasmin Heierli and her team at the Institute of Information Systems (IWI) examined…

AI Changes Job Profiles

The more knowledge becomes available, and AI takes over the most routine tasks, the higher the demands placed on what humans must accomplish – examine, evaluate, and decide. There is a growing demand for a combination of specialized knowledge and new…

ZHAW Master’s in Banking and Finance in the Financial Times Ranking

The Master’s program in Banking and Finance at the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) has once again been included in the Financial Times international “Masters in Finance (pre-experience)” ranking. This SML Master’s program also improved its…

Learning for the future with the ZHAW Geopolitics CAS

In its latest continuing education supplement, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) highlights innovative programs and specifically commends the CAS Geopolitics & Business Strategy offered by the ZHAW School of Management and Law.