Innovation and Economics

FinTech in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: AI is gaining in importance

Innovation - Mar 12
Innovation

The number of FinTech companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein increased slightly in 2025. At the same time, the technological focus is shifting towards data- and AI-based solutions.

Career - Feb 27

Taster courses at ETH: No applications, no tests - and open to all

Career

ETH Zurich offers vocational training in 15 different professions. Whether apprentices complete their programmes successfully is already determined to some extent when they choose a profession. ETH offers low-threshold taster courses to encourage young people to cultivate professional prospects suited to their interests and abilities.

Innovation - Jan 27

Within five years we may have AI that does science

EPFL professor Robert West and invited professor Ágnes Horvát discuss how the rise of AI is transforming the dissemination and production of scientific knowledge.

Economics - Feb 12

Swiss companies are increasingly relying on AI for customer experience management

Economics

Swiss companies rate their progress in customer experience management more positively than they have in years.

Innovation - Jan 26

A flying eye that doesn’t mind the heat

Innovation

The FireDrone is designed to deliver real-time data from high-risk areas that are too dangerous for humans and conventional drones. Developed at Empa and continued as a spin-off, the new generation of drones combines heat-resistant materials with practical robotics - for firefighting operations and industrial inspections involving extreme temperatures.

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Dozentin / Dozent für Tourismus und Destinationsmanagement 80-100% Hochschule Luzern - Wirtschaft
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PhD Position, Foundation models for the electric power grid of the future Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ, Zurich
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Operational head of cadence core facility 80% University of Basel
Environment - 13.03
PhD Position, Electricity Market Design in the Energy Transition: Implications for System Security Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ, Zurich
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Mechanical Engineer at the Technology Platform for Hydraulic Machines EPFL, Lausanne
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Applied Physicist - Collective Effects CERN, Geneva
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