CAS ETH in Robotics (CAS ETH Robotics)

Certificates of Advanced Studies

CAS programmes aim to give greater depth or interdisciplinary breadth to an original academic qualification. They are aimed at university graduates who are working and wish to enhance their professional skills or specialise in a particular subject. They correspond to at least 10 ECTS credits and 150 contact hours and may involve written project work or a thesis. They are organised in the form of block courses or courses on fixed days of the week and last one to two years.

Certificate of Advanced Studies

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Cluster

Technology, Management & Innovation

CAS ETH Robotics is a research-oriented programme in robotics and artificial intelligence. It is targeted and flexible, building on and expanding the expertise of professionals and the tutor’s lab.

Programme structure

Programme description

The CAS ETH Robotics is a personalised advanced training programme in the field of robotics and AI. The advanced training builds on top of the industrial experience of individual participants, expanding and updating the knowledge and skills with cutting-edge developments and research in robotics and AI. A personalised study plan is designed in conjunction with a tutor to define the research projects, take part of ETH courses or impart seminars. Tutors are chosen from over 30 professors of the ETH+ initiative RobotX.

Objectives

The personalised study plan offers experienced industry individuals the opportunity to undergo research-related training in robotics and AI, to update their knowledge and to expand their area of expertise in a targeted manner.

Professional perspectives

Participants deepen and update their knowledge with the latest advancements in robotics and AI research. Thus, a successful graduate from the CAS ETH Robotics is able to exploit effectively this knowledge as an industrial expert.
The interest and needs of the participant are taking into account for her/his personalised study plan by the tutor in order to meet her/his professional developmental goals.

Programme structure

The programme is designed on a case-by--case basis with a tutor (ETH Professor). The minimum duration is of 2 months full-time, or part-time within a maximum duration of 12 months.

Additional information

• Tutors are chosen from around 30 professors of the ETH+ initiative RobotX. RobotX supports the search and selection of tutors.
• Language: German upon agreement
  

  Tuition languages

  
  English: 100 %
  

  Degree

  
  Certificate of Advanced Studies ’CAS ETH in Robotics’ (CAS ETH Robotics)
  

  Credit points

  
  Min. 12 ECTS credits
  

  Target group and requirements

  Target group

  
  The programme is targeted at professionals with an engineering or natural sciences Master’s degree (or equivalent), with extensive industrial experience (at least 5 years) in the field robotics, automation, data science, AI, or related technologies.
  

  Requirements

  
  Master’s degree (or equivalent), recognised by ETH Zurich, plus at least 5 years of professional experience in the robotics, automation, data science, AI, or related fields.
  

  Required language skills

  
  English: C1 (German: C1) - Show proficiency scales
  

  Examination languages

  
  English (German upon agreement)
  

  Time and place

  Start

  
  The start is possible at any time
  

  Duration

  
  Duration of 360 working hours during min. 2 months full-time or max. 12 months part-time.
  

  Application period

  
  The application will be possible at any time as of 01.02.2021.
  

  Location

  
  ETH Zurich
  

  Tuition fee

  
  CHF 15,000
  

  Deregistration fee

  
  After admission and later than 60 days before the start of the programme: CHF 8,000
  

  Application

  Questions about the application

  
  ETH Zurich, School for Continuing Education, HG E 17-18.5, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Tel. 0041 (0)44 632 56 59 , info [a] sce[.]ethz[.]ch
  

  Application documents

  
  http://Admission requires a letter of support from the current employer and a written confirmation from a tutor of RobotX. For assistance in finding and selecting a tutor, please contact the RobotX office.
  

  Organiser

  Programme management

  
  Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter (Programme Director) and Dr. Cesar Cadena (Programme Manager)
  

  Information

  
  ETH Zurich, RobotX, Leonhardstrasse 21, 8092 Zurich,
  cas-robotics [a] ethz[.]ch
  

  Responsible body

  
  ETH Zurich, ETH+ initiative RobotX
  

  Website

  
  ?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenter-for-robotics.ethz.ch%2Feducation%2Fcas-robotics&module=edu&id=1416" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://center-for-robotics.ethz.ch/education/cas-robotics
  

  Subject(s)

  
  Mechanical and Process Engineering
  Computer Science
  Electrical Engineering
  Information Technology
  

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