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D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Corona continues to take its toll on the economy. Temporary workers and interns are often the ones who suffer in crises, says Michael Siegenthaler, specialist for labour markets at KOF Swiss Economic Institute. Ursula Renold, Professor of Education Systems, urges to take care of those who have just completed their apprenticeship.

Our ambition at the D-MTEC MSc and doctoral programmes is to offer a practice-oriented education involving real-life examples that will prepare our MSc and doctoral students for their future careers. In line with this goal, six new courses have been launched this Spring Semester. They cover topics such as New Technologies in Banking and Finance, Machine Learning and Sustainable Mobility.

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Elgar Fleisch, Professor at the Chair of Information Management is one of the authors of a new book called "Die Digitale Pille" (The Digital Pill). He calls for faster networking of health data for which obligatory standards among all participants in the health system are decisive.

Point is the new community platform for all members of ETH Zurich, from personnel and faculty to students. It connects people, celebrates the diversity of ETH and fosters exchange for a sustainable future.

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Corona is likely to reinforce existing inequalities in income, wealth, education and also with regard to gender, says Isabel Martinez of KOF Swiss Economic Institute. KOF also has lowered its forecast for GDP growth in 2021 from 3.2 to 2.1 percent.

ETH Zurich has a long history of connecting business management and technical engineering concerns. This bridging function is assumed today by the MTEC Department. Hugo Tschirky, who died in October 2020 at the age of 83 due to complications from a heart operation, contributed decisively to this tradition as Professor of Business Management from 1982 to 2003.

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Isabel Martinez of KOF, proposes investments whose overall contribution to future economic growth is higher than the interest they generate. Ursula Renold, Professor of Education Systems, states that weaker learners find it even more difficult to react flexibly and quickly when working from home.