MTEC News Archive
Empowering Humans in the Digital World
The MTEC Foundation has awarded funding to two pioneering research
projects at the Mobiliar Lab for Analytics. These grants highlight DMTEC’s commitment to shaping a future in which AI and virtual reality enhance human decision-making and well-being.
Award-Winning ETH Research by Jan Flückiger
Jan Flückiger from ETH Zurich’s Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) has been honoured with the REHAU Prize for his groundbreaking master’s thesis on water management in supply chains.
Smart Charging. Bright Future.
Electric vehicles (EVs) play a crucial role in building cleaner and greener cities. But to unlock their full potential, the way we use and supply electricity must also change. The key question: Are our power grids and communities ready for the electric mobility revolution?
SNSF Grant for Investigation on AI in Strategy Implementation
Researchers at D-MTEC have secured an SNSF grant to investigate how the use of internal AI systems influences strategy processes, organisational design, and hierarchy within companies.
An exchange with Dr. Ann-Kristin Weiser, Senior Researcher at D-MTEC ETH Zurich.
By Stéphanie Hegelbach
Shaping a Fair and Sustainable Future: In Conversation with Prof. Moritz Drupp
As the new head of D-MTEC’s Sustainability Economics Group, Moritz Drupp is exploring how economics can help protect nature, ensure fairness across generations, and inspire smarter policy. He talks about the power of interactive maps, the value of interdisciplinary work — and why life in Zurich already suits him and his family perfectly.
Launch of D-MTEC’s new hub for collaborative and translational research: Pharmaceutical supply chain resilience at the PPGM ColLab
With vibrant discussions and a collaborative atmosphere, the newly established Center for Public-Private Governance and Management (PPGM) celebrated the launch of its Collaboration Laboratory (PPGM ColLab). Nearly 20 participants across D-MTEC attended the inaugural lunchtime event on 7 May. Among them were Professors Robert Perich and Ursula Renold, directors of the PPGM, alongside Professors Hans Gersbach, Jan-Egbert Sturm and Frank Schweitzer.
71 D-MTEC runners at the Zurich Marathon
The D-MTEC community once again took on the Zurich Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Race with unwavering enthusiasm. On Sunday, 13 April, an impressive 71 members of the department lined up with 19,800 fellow runners, more than doubling last year’s turnout of 30 runners.
MTEC Day 2025, with a new GPA record
MTEC Day 2025 marked the graduation and awards ceremony for the MSc MTEC and MAS MTEC programmes. The event featured a record-breaking GPA, awards for brilliant Master's theses, engaging speeches, and an apéro that almost would not end.