Past Events

Gerzensee Seminar

In 2015, ETH Zurich held an introductory seminar for newly elected federal parliamentarians for the first time. In January 2020, this event took place for a second time, with support of the SSPG, at the Study Center Gerzensee (BE) of the Swiss National Bank. The aim of the event is twofold: to disseminate essential background knowledge in different policy areas and to promote non-partisan networks. For more information, please refer to the article on ETH News Website.
 

SSPG opening speech at the UN Day 2020

On 24 October 2020, SSPG Director Professor Ambühl held an opening speech at the UN Day 2020. This event was organised by the Swiss-UN Society to celebrate the UN’s 75th anniversary and discuss the role of Switzerland in the UN, with a focus on Switzerland’s candidacy to the UN Security Council for the period 2023-2023. In his speech, Professor Ambühl highlighted the ideas and milestones that contributed to the creation of the UN, while emphasising Swiss contributions to ongoing UN reform processes.
Keynote speakers at this event included former Federal Councilor Joseph Deiss, former Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Michael Møller as well as the Head of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York Pascale Baeriswyl.

Swiss Governance: A Mini-Seminar for New ETH Professors

ETH offers a half-day orientation seminar for newly hired professors to introduce them to Switzerland and its history, political institutions, culture, economy, and higher education landscape. The seminar is taught by Professor Michael Ambühl, ETH Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Management and former State Secretary in the Swiss Foreign Ministry and Finance Ministry.

Good Governance and its Application to Modern Technology Policies

A Summer School for Swiss and International Students that took place from 3 to 10 September 2016 in Magliaso, Switzerland.