Welcome
The Collegium Helveticum is the joint Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. We aim to provide a meeting place and forum for dialogue between the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medical science and the arts. |
Fellows
Starting in September 2023, nine early-career fellows will pursue their projects at the Collegium Helveticum along with a varying number of senior and associate fellows.Yael BorofskyEarly-Career Fellow Noé BrasierEarly-Career Fellow Georgia DrewEarly-Career Fellow Emma MavodzaEarly-Career Fellow Bruno MoreschiEarly-Career Fellow Celestin MutuyimanaEarly-Career Fellow Ari RayEarly-Career Fellow Madeline WokerEarly-Career Fellow Paulo WirzEarly-Career Fellow Veronica AkleSenior Fellow Tuncay AlanSenior Fellow N. AsokanSenior Fellow Maneesha DeckhaSenior Fellow Somayeh DodgeSenior Fellow Niels van DoornSenior Fellow Katherine ElviraSenior Fellow Huib ErnsteSenior Fellow Kenneth GillinghamSenior Fellow Christopher HassonSenior Fellow Makiko HashinagaSenior Fellow Inge HinterwaldnerSenior Fellow Ulrike KlingerSenior Fellow Urte KrassSenior Fellow Marielle MacéSenior Fellow Kettly MarsSenior Fellow Galen McKinleySenior Fellow Francesca MelandriSenior Fellow Bernhard MikeskaSenior Fellow Maryna NehreySenior Fellow Vadym RakochiSenior Fellow Kriss RavettoGuest of the director Lyudmyla RomanyukSenior Fellow Lorenzo RomitoSenior Fellow Walid SadokSenior Fellow Thomas SchroepferSenior Fellow Margaret-Anne StoreySenior Fellow Tim ShawSenior Fellow Anke te HeesenSenior Fellow Nikolaos ZagklasSenior Fellow |
Fellowship program
Located in the historic Semper Observatory, the Collegium Helveticum offers academics and artists a highly international, interdisciplinary environment where they can work on their research projects. |
Event calendar
June 09, 2023 – June 24, 2023 Data AlchemyObserving Patterns from Galileo to Artificial Intelligence Opening hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 14:00–18:00 Based on the history of the Semper Observatory, this exhibition explores the human fascination with the creation of meaning from patterns such as the constellations of stars and planets and, today, from all kinds of extracted data. Today’s methods that help in recognizing patterns include a diverse range of artificial intelligence algorithms and applications, often used for predictions and prognostics. The exhibition brings together scientists, academics, and artists who react to, reflect on, and work with these methods. When we look back in time, one could say that the move to predictions and prognostics from the earlier practice of prophecies is really The openness of today’s scientists and engineers towards different ways of understanding the world, seems to be closing the gap between science and art, mysticism, and other systems. Connecting code to cosmology and scaling from predictions and prognosis to prophecies links us to more holistic and plural modes of knowledge creation. And it may ultimately lead us to a terrestrial understanding of humans as a part of the biosphere on this planet. The exhibition and the accompanying events are part of the Zurich Art Weekend 2023 program. During three days, from June 8 to June 11, the Zurich Art Weekend aims to facilitate access to culture and shed new light on the art scene of Zurich. → Interested in booking a tour during the opening hours? Please contact our event office. Vernissage→ June 8, 18:00–21:00 On June 8, we will celebrate the opening of the exhibition. The program starts with an AI + Art Conversation between Liat Segal & Jennifer Wadsworth at 18:00, followed by an Apéro. During Shadow Walkers at 21:00, Rohini Devasher will take you on a collective experience of rest or sleep (bring your own smartphone and headphones, and a mat to lie on!). Talk with us! Take a drink and a walk with us! We look forward to celebrating the opening with you. Accompanying eventsList of worksIn alphabetical orderThis project has been made possible thanks to the support of the Anniversary Foundation of La Mobilière Cooperative. |
About us
The Collegium Helveticum is the joint Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts. We aim to provide a meeting place and forum for dialogue between the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medical science and the arts. |
Collegium Helveticum
Semper-Sternwarte (ETH/STW)
Schmelzbergstrasse 25
CH-8006 Zurich
Switzerland
Collegium Helveticum
ETH Zurich/STW
Schmelzbergstrasse 25
CH-8092 Zurich
Schweiz
info(a)collegium.ethz.ch
+41 (0)44 632 69 06
Tram 10 from Zürich Bahnhofplatz (direction Zürich Flughafen) or Tram 6 from Bahnhofstrasse/HB (direction Zoo), three stops to ETH/Universitätsspital. Go left from University Hospital Zurich and follow Schmelzbergstrasse to Schmelzbergstrasse 25. Climb the stairs by the green fountain and you have arrived at the Collegium Helveticum. Welcome!