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Highlights 2008
Media conference – IBM Nanotech
Centre in Rüschlikon
25 June: IBM and ETH Zurich announced
their joint nanotechnology
laboratory, in which they are investing
90 million francs. Starting in 2011,
the two partners will begin work on
joint projects in this new
research centre, which is to cover an
area of about 6,000 m 2 .
1 August address by the President of the Swiss Confederation
25 July: President of the Swiss Confederation Pascal Couchepin visited
ETH Zurich to record his television address to mark Swiss National Day. In
choosing to make the recording at ETH, the President was highlighting the
importance of science and education for Switzerland.
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Three new Energy professorships
26 May: ETH Zurich announced that it
was planning three new professorships in
Electrical Energy Technology. They will be
funded by third-party finances, namely
by a donation from the “swisselectric”
association and the companies ABB and
Alstom of a total of 12.5 million francs.
Swissnex in China
7 August: The “Swissnex” network celebrated the official opening of
its new branch in Shanghai. The purpose of Swissnex Shanghai is to
promote cooperation between Switzerland and China in the fields
of education and research. ETH Zurich is taking on the role of “leading
house” for scientific cooperation between the two countries.
Winning project for Student Housing
Science City
15 July: It is planned to build accommodation
for 1,000 students in Science City, the
ETH Zurich campus on the Hönggerberg.
The project by the “Architektick” group
won the open, anonymous architecture
competition to build the first 400 units.
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