ETH Zurich#Student life

The association of students at ETH ( VSETH ) is the governing body of the students of the ETH Zurich. The association represents the interests of the student body to the outside and opposite the university. In contrast to the situation in many other countries, Switzerland does not have a legal form for student organizations (such as the German student council ), so VSETH is an association under Swiss association law. He is the official representative of all students at the Bachelor 's and Master's level in the structure of the ETH through a contract with the university. According to the company are 10,000 of the approximately 12,000 students (excluding graduate students ) members.

History

The club was (then Polytechnic ) founded seven years after the founding of the ETH Zurich in winter 1862. At the beginning of the association of a compound was very similar, but never had so typical of this hierarchical structure of the members. Shortly after its inception, over threw the then Association of line with the school administration of the Polytechnic, which led to the resignation of half of the students at that time.

The biggest success was the association in 1969, when he alone took the referendum against the new ETH Law and this was rejected at the ballot box. Although joined in 1992 a new ETH law in force, which is not massively deviated from that, which in 1969 was rejected, but the voice of the student affairs since then has been significantly expanded at ETH.

In the 1970s VSETH has been increasingly influenced politically, leading to the founding of the SOS ETH, a non-political student association, led. Over two decades, the two clubs shared the representation of students at ETH level. Today VSETH is intentional apolitical again and, with its professional associations, the only student representative at the ETH.

2008, the club has received an official status through a framework agreement with the university.

In 2012 VSETH his 150th anniversary with the program 150 years VSETH.

Tasks

VSETH operated on two areas:

  • He is the official university policy representation of students. Thus, representatives of the VSETH have a seat on various committees of the ETH Zurich, for example, the University Assembly, and give birth to a students' interests.
  • It provides, primarily through its trade associations and commissions, all kinds of services to the student body. These include the management of the premises provided for students of ETH and organizing parties and events. About the Fachvereine various other services such as collections of old exams are added.

Events

Erstsemestrigenfest

At the beginning of the academic year, students are greeted by the newly recruited VSETH with the so-called Erstsemestrigenfest. It is with about 5,000 participants one of the biggest student parties in Switzerland and takes place on the Hönggerberg campus for several years.

Golden Owl

The Golden Owl is a sympathy Price by students at the faculty of ETH Zurich. It is awarded annually by the VSETH and is characterized particularly dedicated teachers who offer their students an excellent education.

All members of ETH Zurich as a lecturer can win the Golden Owl. Per department a teacher is awarded each. The award ceremony is conducted every year as part of the ETH day.

Financing

For a student organization VSETH is unusually strong financially. This results from the fact that he was next to a voluntary membership fee and mandatory fees of the students with the Commission Forum & Contact your own contact and company fairs organized ( Polymesse ). At these events, companies have the opportunity to meet with a contribution students as future employees.

Also various professional associations ( such as computer science, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and civil and environmental engineering) offer specialized firm fairs.

Fachvereine

VSETH is an umbrella organization. For most disciplines that can be studied at ETH Zurich, there is a trade association that represents only the interests of the students of. All Trade Associations ETH Zurich are organized in VSETH, currently are:

  • AIV ( Academic Engineers Association, Civil Engineering)
  • AMIV ( Academic mechanical and electrical engineering club at the ETH )
  • APV ( Pharmacy, Academic Pharmacists Association )
  • Architektura (architecture)
  • Erfa ( earth science professional association of the ETH)
  • BSA (Biotechnology Students Association )
  • GUV ( Geomatics and Environmental Engineering Association of ETH Zurich )
  • HEAT (Health and Technology )
  • OBIS (Organization of Business and Industrial Engineering )
  • SMW ( students of Materials Science )
  • UFO (Association of Environment students at ETH Zurich )
  • VCS (Association of Chemistry Students at the ETH )
  • VEBIS (Association of Biology students at ETH Zurich )
  • VIS ( computer science, computer science students of the club )
  • VMP (Association of Mathematics, Physics and RW students at ETH Zurich )
  • GESS Who! ( Department: Humanities, Social and Political Sciences )

Commissions

Clearly defined tasks can be outsourced from VSETH in so-called commissions. Among other VSETH has the following committees:

  • Filmstelle VSETH
  • Debating
  • Forum & Contact
  • Open-air photo exhibition
  • Photo lab Commission
  • Culture site
  • ETH Model United Nations
  • Nightline
  • Papperlapub
  • Student Print On Demand
  • Dance quotient
  • Challenge

Were dissolved following committees:

  • Anniversary Commission
  • KGB ( Committee for student building and construction projects )

Networks

VSETH together with the Imperial College Union, the Studentenraad TU Delft the General Student Committee of the RWTH Aachen and the student representatives of the Paris Tech Idealistic as student representative at the level of the IDEA League.

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