VSETH
Societas Studentium Vallesanorum Turici is an association for Valais students in Zurich. It is a social platform, which allows Valais students to have an exchange during their academic exile. The SSVT especially strives to bring together students of both parts of their canton. Additional aspirations are: support the High school students from Valais, promote and preserve the Valais culture as well as to organize various typical Valais events.
Founded in 2000, the Albanian Student Association «Studenti» is an association that brings the Albanian culture, language, society and history closer to the students in Zurich.
The main goal of the association is to bring its members in Zurich together. By organizing multiple events a year, «Studenti» aims to establish relationships and communication between its members. In our events, we present interesting lectures and discussions about the Albanian culture and Albanian people in Switzerland. We also celebrate various festivities and travel together.
Furthermore we help Albanian exchange students in Zurich.
SeedCity is the comunity based garden on campus Hönggerberg. There we join forces to grow our own fruits and vegetables. Garden activities like cutting wood, digging up soil, caring for seedlings or picking flowers offer a nice break from your studies. To find out more about SeedCity, the workshops we organize or about permaculture, which we take as a guideline, visit our website or directly in the garden – wednesday or sunday afternoon.
The “Rhetorikforum” is the student society for those interested in rhetoric. It offers students the opportunity to improve their presentation and public–speaking skills. Workshops are held twice a semester, each consisting of three evenings. These sessions provide a concise introduction to the theoretical basics of body language, vocal techniques and storytelling. Students then put this knowledge into practice in small groups through practical exercises and reflect on their performance with direct feedback from the coaches.
Universitätsorchester Polyphonia Zürich is a young symphonic orchestra founded in 2015 by and for students, employees, and alumni of the ETH and UZH. The orchestra gladly accepts musicians of every level and is always looking for new members.
Enjoy the enthusiasm of students and postgraduates playing music. As Big Band with an extended instrumentation we are playing a wide variety of swinging tunes, rock pieces and ballads including nailing vocals. Our yearly highlights are the opening of the Polyball, the dancing evening and the concerts at noon in the last week of the semester. Visit us at one of our upcoming gigs or contact us if you are interested to join us.
Of@CampusZH was founded in 2004 by officers of the Swiss Armed Forces with the aim of promoting dialogue between universities, industry and the military. A further objective of ours is to promote and maintain a network across all faculties amongst the members. In order to achieve this, the association organizes events throughout the year, which promote socializing as well as the expansion of knowledge in areas such as security policy or current crises. These events include talks, but also, for example, an excursion with a focus on military history.
The NEO Network («NEO» for short) is a student think tank and network dedicated to explore and to address tomorrow‘s challenges with the leading industry experts, scientists and entrepreneurs at the largest Swiss universities. To power these endeavors, we are a deliberately rich and diverse students community of both men and women from every scientific discipline – all connected by a shared optimism towards science and technology and a common dedication to advance the status quo in order to shape our future for the better. NEO (from «néos», ancient greek) is based on three pillars: NEO Keynotes, NEO Network and NEO Labs. We connect and interact through our network, explore and understand in our keynotes and create and impact at our labs. Are you ready to face tomorrow’s challenges?
An association that brings together diverse individuals who are simply enthusiastic about Indian culture. We organize celebration of the popular Indian festivals of light (Diwali) and color (Holi) and encourage expression through performing arts at such events. Besides, we engage in a variety of events to foster cultural exchange, like annual cricket tournaments, meet-ups with representatives from government bodies and private companies, new year parties and public screening of sports matches and movies. Furthermore, we assist new Indian students in experiencing a smoother transition to life in Zurich.
IAESTE is an organization for the exchange of students at higher education institutions wishing to obtain technical experience abroad. The aim of IAESTE is to provide science & engineering students with training experience abroad that is relevant to their studies, to offer Swiss employers well-qualified and motivated foreign trainees and to be a source of cultural enrichment for trainees and their host employers.