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Regeneration

Here’s to regeneration

According to the WWF, if everyone were to live like we do in Switzerland, we would need 2.8 Earths. Going without certain things, however, will not be enough on its own to halt the downward spiral. We need to get down to work and actively repair our planet with innovative solutions.

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ZIPAS: When students treat sick people by themselves

At the Kantonsspital Winterthur, trainees and students from several healthcare professions jointly manage two patient rooms. The ZIPAS training model increases their awareness of vital (...)
Eveline Rutz
04.12.2021
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Narratives of food and how they influence us

Food has been shaping culture since the existence of humankind and is increasingly becoming props for self-definition and self-staging: "You are what you eat." What is urgently needed, however, is to (...)
Gisela Hühn and Tilo Hühn*
04.12.2021
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Building global bridges – what does that mean for you?

This is what the ZHAW-Impact university magazine wanted to know from members of the ZHAW Executive Board and students. Read the answers here.

25.10.2021
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The brain as a code machine

Ricardo Chavarriaga is a ZHAW researcher working on the interface between the brain and machines. As Head of the CLAIRE Office Switzerland, he also wants to promote connections between the European AI (...)
Bettina Sackenreuther
25.10.2021
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Research in the area of finance is international

Jan-Alexander Posth, a senior lecturer at the Centre for Asset Management of the ZHAW School of Management and Law, gained new perspectives and ideas for his research and a better understanding of the (...)
Interview Sandra Hürlimann
25.10.2021
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Exchanges at university and innovation hotspots with Swissnex

The ZHAW-Swissnex staff mobility programme provides tailor-made exchange opportunities with important international university and innovation hotspots. This is important for research and the (...)
Sandra Hürlimann
25.10.2021
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Of wildebeests, lions and the complexity of the world

Humans tend to think linearly, but the world is complex: in the future, even more skills will be required in our professional and everyday lives to deal with complex developments and influence them (...)
Sibylle Veigl
25.10.2021
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COIL – overcoming the confines of one’s own culture through virtual collaboration

Working on something virtually with students from a different culture and moving forward together. This is what Collaborative Online International Learning is all about. The importance of virtual (...)
Eveline Rutz
25.10.2021
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Interculturality: Learning across borders

Certified international experience and intercultural competences boost a student’s chances of finding a job with their dream employer. ZHAW sets out to sharpen the international profile of its (...)
Eveline Rutz
25.10.2021
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The (dis)informed society

We are practically on the way from the age of information to the age of disinformation. The importance of experts is getting lost in view of the wide range of experiences available online.
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25.10.2021
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The language code as a barrier

The requirements placed on migrants’ language skills have become much more stringent in recent years. These requirements do not necessarily reflect everyday language needs, but are rather an (...)
Ümit Yoker
25.10.2021