Inside ETH Zurich: one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most international universities

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How does a public institution in Switzerland with strong national roots become one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most international universities?

International by design

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Cultivating talent

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Collaborating for resolution

Life at Switzerland¡¯s universities is not without its challenges. There are two in particular faced by ETH Zurich. Firstly, as a public university, 바카라사이트 institution is obligated to respect an open access policy to education and must accept any Swiss student who has completed a ¡°Matura¡± (바카라사이트 Swiss upper secondary school diploma) into any of its engineering and science undergraduate programmes. Maintaining quality without being able to control 바카라사이트 entering cohort is a constant balancing act that requires a permanent dialogue with 바카라사이트 school system and policy makers.

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Today¡¯s complexities require a global outlook in order to shape independent thinkers and multidisciplinary problem solvers. To address this challenge 바카라사이트 university nurtures more than 9,000 individual and international research collaborations, educational partnerships and industry relationships with some of 바카라사이트 top technology companies around 바카라사이트 world.

ETH Zurich¡¯s lasting international legacy, however, comes from its more than 65,000 talented alumni and alumnae, who have shaped more than 400 spin-off companies, including Sensirion, Pregnolia and Teralytics.

Sarah Springman is rector of ETH Zurich.

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