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ETH Zurich works closely with ?industry. There is increasing emphasis on ?collaborations with small and ?medium-sized enterprises.

Becoming a Swiss citizen promotes immigrants¡¯ integration into Swiss society. After naturalizing, new citizens¡¯ annual earnings increased by an average of CHF 5,000 compared to their unnaturalized peers. This boost benefits the new citizens, the state, and society as a whole.

Computer science students at ETH Zurich are organising VIScon for the second time. The Symposium and the Hackathon offer students the opportunity to get hands-on experience, enabling them to make the connection between theory and the working world.

Renewable energy has become competitive ¨C and one often-overlooked reason is the reduced cost of financing. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have modelled different scenarios in order to investigate the impact of rising interest rates on renewable energy.

Barring refugees from the labour market for a period of time after their?arrival has negative consequences for their long-term integration. Additionally, it results higher welfare expenditure for the state and foregone tax revenues, as evidenced in the case of Germany by a joint study conducted by ETH Zurich and Stanford University.

A building made entirely of timber ¨C without playing with fire. How this works was demonstrated by one of the case studies at the ETH Industry Day 2018, the major annual exchange platform featuring industry and the university. The event attracted more than 500 attendees from the business community.

After 29 years of service, Paul Embrechts of the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zurich is being conferred emeritus status. What was his time at ETH like and what does he have planned for his retirement? ETH News presents a portrait of a researcher who has dedicated his life to studying risk.