ETH Week
Break out of the classroom and into the world
ETH Week 2023: Circular Realities
10 - 15 September 2023
This year's ETH Week explores the concept of a circular economy. How can we achieve economic growth without using-up finite resources? How can we produce and consume without waste and pollution? How can we regenerate natural systems and keep products & materials in use? These are some of the questions that will be tackled by 150 students and 60+ experts from academia, industry, public policy, and public service. The topic is curated by our partner SusTec.
Registration is now open. external pageYou can apply for a spot here. Visit this page to get a preview of this year's amazing line-up of speakers, experts, and organisations!
ETH Week is a project-based course during which interdisciplinary groups of students spend one week defining a problem and developing a solution related to sustainable development.
The programme lasts for six action-packed days, with events throughout each day and on most evenings. Location for most events is the HPH Building on Campus Hönggerberg in Zürich. Every edition tackles a topic related to one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Around 130 students mix into heterogeneous teams. Each team (approx. eight students per team) has a dedicated coach who guides the group through the fast-paced process.
Students get the chance to attend talks and discussions with inspiring leaders and changemakers, go on field trips throughout the Zurich area, as well as meet and network with 60+ experts at our Knowledge Fair. After gaining this variety of input, each team defines its own problem statement and develops a solution following the design thinking approach. On the last evening, the teams present their ideas and prototypes in an engaging sketch-style pitch in front of a large audience, which includes an expert jury that will award several prizes.
Whether as a participant, coach, or expert, we invite you to be part of this unique experience!