Staff units
The following staff units provide support for the members of the Executive Board:
The Office of the President provides strategic and operational services to advance ETH Zurich and the President's vision and priorities. It is comprised of teams that are responsible for coordinating and promoting activities in the areas of Foresight and Strategic Affairs, International Affairs, Global Visibility, and Alumni Engagement.
On behalf of the President of ETH Zurich, the Office for Faculty Affairs is responsible for supporting all professors with regard to their appointment to a faculty position and their subsequent term at ETH Zurich.
The Rector’s Staff is responsible for handling and supervising the Rector’s dealings.
The Office of Research supports the Vice President for Research in all activities falling within his area of responsibility.
The Office of Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations provides high quality and efficient coordination of operations and strategic activities across the Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations Domain.
The Science-Policy Interface supports effective knowledge transfer between ETH researchers and policymakers at all levels so that public policies can be designed, implemented, and evaluated with the best available scientific evidence.
ETH Entrepreneurship supports students and researchers to act entrepreneurially and provide them with the knowledge, resources, and network to be successful entrepreneurs.
Partnerships for Innovation ensures an effective dialog, collaboration, and engagement for ETH with the public and private sector.
ETH transfer - IP & Licensing protects intellectual property of ETH Zurich and concludes licensing contracts with commercial partners. Such a successful transfer of ETH research results with commercial potential fosters innovation and hence creates value for economy and society.
National Innovation Initiatives supports research, teaching, knowledge transfer, and outreach activities in strategic topic areas of National Priority, for example Space.
The members of the Office of Finance and Controlling support the Vice President for Finance and Controlling in fullfilling his duties.
More information: Office of Finance and Controlling
The Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability provides support for the activities of the Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability supervising the administrative departments Real Estate, Facility Services, Engineering and Systems, IT Services, ETH Library, 365体育官网_365体育备用【手机在线】 Services and SSHE - Safety, Security, Health and Environment.
The Office of ETH Sustainability is the focal team for sustainability at ETH Zurich. It fosters a culture of ecological and social responsibility in ETH Zurich itself and with society.
The Office of Personnel Development and Leadership supports the Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership in all activities falling within her remit.
More information: Office of Personnel Development and Leadership
The Legal Office is a unit of the President’s staff and comes under the authority of the Secretary General. It advises the Executive Board, the central bodies of ETH Zurich and the university departments on legal issues. The Legal Office covers a very broad range of activities, including processing and advisory assignments relating to both public and private law. Its main areas of expertise include laws relating to federal institutes of technology, federal administration law, federal personnel law, contract law, data protection law, scientific integrity, copyright law and laws on the submission of tenders.