Challenges faced by society and science can often only be tackled by transdisciplinary teams. At UZH, students and researchers are learning to develop joint solutions to problems through challenge-based innovation. Text: Theo von Däniken, Photos: Diana Ulrich, Translation: Gemma Brown Practicing innovative teamwork: students Marius Décaillet, Till Baier and Hatice Kübra… Read More »An Incubator for Ideas
A free one-day exhibition is being held in Winterthur to mark the halfway point of the ZHAW digital initiative. Digitalization projects from the fields of health, art, data protection and education will be on display and participants will be invited to interact, discuss and play. Scavenger hunt and hands-on digitalization… Read More »Discuss, discover, puzzle: Experience digitization at the ZHAW exhibition
On April 17, 2024, the University of Zurich hosted an event for high school students. The full-day hackathon provided a platform for young and aspiring students to explore the potential of AI in shaping their educational and career choices. Keynote speakers Daniela Gunz from the Career Center UZH and Reinhard… Read More »Recap of “Kick-start your Career with AI”-Hackathon
With the Center for Arts and Cultural Theory (ZKK), the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) will be running a joint center from 2024. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (UZH) and the Department of Cultural Analysis and Mediation (ZHdK) are involved. The focus… Read More »“Unpredictable Collaborations”: Kick-off of the inter-university Center for Arts and Cultural Theory (ZKK) and DIZH Bridge Professorship
The anthology “Making & More: designing learning together” offers well-founded insights, new approaches and practical reports on how to integrate creative and action-oriented learning into the classroom. The vernissage “Making & More: designing learning together” marks the publication of the anthology, which was created as part of the DIZH project… Read More »“Making & more” anthology published
The projects include innovative approaches in various areas such as health and medicine, education and science, society and communication as well as participatory research. In the 3rd Project Call of the DIZH Innovation Program, 14 projects are being funded. Together, they present a variety of innovative approaches based on interdisciplinary… Read More »Shaping the future: 14 funded projects in the DIZH innovation program
In this podcast episode, we explore the perspective of young people on digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) with Lisa Heierli from the University of Zurich. In workshops, the young participants learn that they are not just passive consumers, but can actively influence the digital world. Be it by questioning the… Read More »Swipe, like, innovate
The Revolutionizing Education60+ team develops e-learning programs for senior citizens. The high-quality academic education programs are age-appropriate and accessible. Education providers can use the user-friendly e-learning platform and course content. The project builds a bridge between traditional educational offerings and the needs of the older generation. Learn more https://youtu.be/tLnMRWryBYM In… Read More »E-learning programs for seniors
TikTok is particularly popular with young people and has been criticized for its low data protection standards, among other things. A recent study examined for the first time how young people aged 12 to 18 manage their privacy on TikTok with regard to personal videos. Text: Johanna Seiwald, ZHAW digital… Read More »TikTok and the privacy of teenagers
Information security, data protection and the human factor: The CAS Cyber Risk Awareness teaches concepts and practice from psychology, communication and IT in order to sensitize relevant stakeholders to cyber risks and positively influence the security culture of an organization. Learn more The new program was created within the DIZH… Read More »New further training in Cyber Security