Archive Teaching 2018

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• 12.12.2018 History

  Fridges and other Revolutions

  UZH students teamed up with historians to shed light on the little known Swiss Trotskyist movement during the Cold War. The seminar project was adapted into a book, which has now been published.

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• 11.12.2018 Campus

  Well Equipped for the Past

  Ad fontes is an eLearning tool that teaches people how to use archives and read old manuscripts. It is aimed at students but also available to the general public – and is appreciated by both.

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• 26.11.2018 Political Science

  Students Researching Human Rights Violations

  Their research is making waves: Political science students taking part in a Capstone Course examined cases of police brutality in Kenya.

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• 15.11.2018 Master Info Event

  Master Info Event

  Sociology or cultural analysis? Computational or comparative linguistics? At the Master’s information event in mid-November, Bachelor’s students from the third semester or above could find out about selected Master’s degree programs at UZH. In the video, some students tell us which Master they could choose.

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• 08.11.2018 Day of Excellence in Teaching

  57 Semester Awards for Students

  This year’s Tag der Lehre at UZH focused on the topic of digitalization. The celebratory highlight was the presentation of 57 semester awards for students’ outstanding work.

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• 24.10.2018 Digitalization

  Digitalization

  The University of Zurich is investing in digital: With 18 new professorships, it is set to become a global hub for research into the digital revolution.

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• 17.09.2018 swissuniversities

  Tackling Global Challenges Together

  Two UZH researchers have been awarded grants under swissuniversities’ Development and Coordination Network program (SUDAC). These promote collaboration between Swiss higher education institutions and their partners from the Global South who are committed to researching and overcoming global challenges. The International Relations Office at UZH shares this goal, which is why it is staging a workshop on the topic.

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• 16.07.2018 Summer Schools

  School’s Not Out for Summer

  Summer schools make a significant contribution to UZH’s international visibility. The first UZH International Summer School for Bachelor’s and Master’s students from around the world is currently taking place. The 19 visiting and seven UZH students are exploring how Switzerland became one of the richest countries. Over at the Department of Psychology, an international summer school for PhD candidates has just finished.

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• 16.03.2018 Ethics

  Rewarding Reflection

  Medics in their first semester at UZH are confronted early on with thorny ethical questions. Now, a new prize is being awarded for the best essays on the subject. Selina Steiger was crowned winner of the very first Premio Pusterla Junior by public vote at an event this week.

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• 01.02.2018 University Program for School Students

  Studying at University While Still at School

  In the Fall Semester of 2018, UZH will launch a pilot project giving high school students the opportunity to study at the University. The initiative was announced by UZH President Michael Hengartner in a press conference.

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• 31.01.2018 Chemistry Days

  The Energy of the Future

  They're young and interested in learning about the energy of the future: 40 high school students were given the opportunity to explore the chemistry laboratories at UZH last week. Some impressions can be seen in the video below (in German).

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