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Orientation event for new doctoral students Some administrative and academic considerations Prof. Manfred Sigrist, D-PHYS, Vice-Rector for Doctoral Studies, ETH
The Doctorate at ETH Zurich – Some Facts and Figures
4277 active doctoral students as of March 15, 2021; 20% of all students
34% female candidates
25% Swiss citizens
Average duration of a doctorate: ca. 4.3 years
Average success rate: 86% – significant variability depending on discipline
Source:
A. Togni, Das Doktorat an der ETH Zürich,
ETH-internal report, 16 April 2018
2Important steps during your doctorate
individual application process / enrolement
• only few departments with graduate schools
• responsability of individual supervisor
• enrolment and provisorial candidacy approved by vice-rector
admission requirements / qualifying exams
• MSc required (except: direct doctorate)
• additional exams if scientific qualification not equivalent to ETH MSc program
up to 4-5 exams during the 1st year (~ 20% of all students)
research plan at the end of first year
• research plan approved by supervisor (signed also by you) and
the departments doctoral commity - submitted to doctoral administration
• requirement for full candidacy for doctorate
• research plan is part of reflecting on and doing the science of your doctoral project
annual reporting
• report annually to your supervisor on your progress
• written feedback by the supervisorImportant steps during your doctorate
doctoral studies
• Doctoral students have to acquire at least 12 credits: at least 1/3 outside of their
research field in agreement with the supervisor
employment and salary
• doctoral students are ETH employees (central HR and salary regulations)
• important: employment and enrolment are distinct administrative aspects
doctoral thesis and examination/defense
• monographic or cumulative style of thesis (discussion with supervisor)
• closed or public examination/defense (depending on department)
Legal base:
• ordinance on doctoral studies ETH Zurich *
• rector’s implementation provision for ordinance on doctoral studies *
• departemental detailed regulations on doctoral studies *
• ordinance governing scientific employees at ETH Zurich
* modified after Oct. 1, 2021recruitment Doctoral application / enrolment
supervision qualifying exams
Student approval of research plan
research plan
writing the thesis official thesis submission
arbitration in case of conflicts
Professor
Supervisor
Doctoral Administration
Office
Vice-Rector / Rector
teaching duties
salary of doctoral
student
agree on qualifying exams
Department agree on departmental
Institute detailed regulations
Departmental
examination
committee Doctorate
examination date Committee
https://www.ethz.ch/en/doctorate.html 5Doctoral Administration
intro_doctorate@ethz.ch
”Shape your doctorate”
Introductory programme for new doctoral students
Workshops and seminars Spring semester 2021
on various topics Online Orientation event with welcome talks, Q&A webinar and virtual poster session
Do you have questions about your doctorate at ETH Zurich? Ask our Rector Prof. Dr. S. M. Springman, the
Vice Rector for doctoral studies Prof. Dr. M. Sigrist and representatives of AVETH, Doctoral
Administration and Human Resources directly.
When:15 March 2021, 15:00 – 16:30 Information and registration
Online workshop Shape your doctorate: the seven secrets of highly successful doctoral students
• Alignment of expectations Learn the secrets of doctoral success from expert H. Kearns (Flinders University, Australia).
When: 1 February 2021, 9:30 – 12:00 Information and registration
• Effective communication Online seminar Developing scientific writing skills at doctoral level
Dr. S. Milligan (Language Center of UZH and ETH) helps you improve your writing skills to complete
academic texts successfully and efficiently.
• Stress management When: 8 February 2021, 14:00 – 16:45 Information and registration
Online workshop Shape your doctorate: effective communication
• Scientific writing Together with M. Ghisletti (ETH Personnel- and Organizational Development) you focus on the role of
effective communication in the interpersonal relationships, e.g., during your doctorate.
When: two dates available, 24 February and 22 June 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 Information and registration
• Good scientific practice Online workshop Shape your doctorate: research integrity
ETH Confidants, Prof. Dr. R. Schubert, Prof. Dr. R. Schulin and Prof. Dr. P. Widmayer, and Vice Rector for
doctoral studies Prof. Dr. M. Sigrist illustrate which research integrity issues can be of relevance during
• Writing your research plan your doctorate and how to handle them.
When: 5 March (group work),10 March 2021 (discussion), 17:00 – 18:00 Information and registration
• ….. Online seminar Scientific writing: structuring and planning publications and proposals
You learn with Dr. S. Milligan (Language Center of UZH and ETH) how to efficiently structure, plan and
draft your own publications and proposals.
When: 8 March 2021, 14:00 – 16:45 Information and registration
Online workshop Stress management
Learn with D. Ngurah Alit (Psychological Counseling Services, UZH and ETH) and Dr. A. Orosz (Centre for
Stress-Related Illnesses, Sanatorium Kilchberg; TNU UZH and ETH) strategies to reach more balance in
your life and prevent heavy stress conditions!
When: two dates available, 21 April, 14:30 – 16:00; 2 June 2021, 17:00 – 19:00 Information and registration
https://ethz.ch/students/en/doctorate/ Online workshop Ride the roller coaster: how the ETH Library supports you towards your doctorate
Together with the ETH Library staff, get to know all library resources, tools and services which support
introductory-programme/Workshop.html and facilitate the making of your doctorate.
When: 19 May 2021, 14:00 – 17:00 Information and registrationYou can also read
