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Andreas Kuster, who finished his Master's at the Department of Computer Science in 2022, is one of the three winners of this year's St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition. He made it into the top 3 in competition with 700 other essays. Big congratulations!

Twice a year, the Network for Women in Computer Science (CSNOW) organises a one-week introductory programme called “Schnupperstudium” for secondary school girls. In this interview, three participants share their experiences and reasons for participating in the programme.

The first-ever Bachelor Graduation Ceremony organised by VIS, the Association of Computer Science Students at ETH Zurich, took place on 27 June 2023. Eligible Bachelor’s graduates were invited to the ceremony to celebrate this important achievement.

The SSRF programme has started! Two months full of research, socialising and getting to know Switzerland lie ahead of our 20 visiting undergraduate and graduate students.

With the full revision of the Matura Recognition Ordinance, which was passed by the Federal Council on 28 June 2023, Computer Science will finally become a basic subject at Swiss high schools.

At the VIS Kontaktparty, students of computer science meet potential employers. Clemens Bachmann, president of the OC for the Kontaktparty 2022, answers the eight most frequently asked questions about the event.

Alexandre de Spindler was an active VIS member from 2001-2003 and is the founder of the Snowdayz. Visionen editor Ricardo Heinzmann asks him in an interview about his time in VIS 20 years ago.

Björn the Polar Bear has been the unofficial mascot of the Association of Computer Science Students (VIS) since the turn of the millennium. Happy Birthday!

As Director of Studies, Professor Ueli Maurer is responsible for teaching at the Department of Computer Science. When ETH Zurich discontinued all classroom teaching on March 16, he, too, was faced with the challenge of ensuring that the department’s more than 1'000 Bachelor's and Master's students could continue their studies.

In this interview, AdNovum CEO Ruedi Wipf talks about why his company supports ETH’s Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Program by a donation into ETH Zurich Foundation, why businesses should build bridges to today’s students and what qualities they need to succeed in a technology-​driven 21st century.