In her speech, ETH Rector Sarah Springman emphasised: "Students come first at ETH." (Image: ETH Zurich / Oliver Bartenschlager)
This year's ETH Day was organised in honour of our students and as an appreciation of the work of Lino Guzzella, the outgoing President of ETH Zurich. Numerous speeches recalled the many highlights of the past year and addressed the important tasks that lie ahead for ETH. ETH Zurich celebrated its 163rd anniversary with invited guests from academia, politics and business. In his ceremonial speech, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis stressed the importance of international relations for Switzerland as a research location. He referred particularly to the European funding pro-gramme, which the EU suspended after the adoption of the mass immigration initiative and with which Switzerland was only fully associated again in 2017. The new EU research framework programme 'Horizon Europe' will be launched in 2021 and Switzerland is keen to participate fully and on an equal footing here. 'As in research, going it alone is unlikely to be successful in politics.
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