Current CIS Events
CIS Colloquium
The CIS Colloquium is a speakers series which takes place every Thursday from 12:30 to 13:50 during the semester. In the Spring it takes place at the ETH and in the Fall it takes place at the UZH. The target audience is all CIS participants including PhDs, Postdocs, Researchers and Professors.
The Fall 2026 Program (below) will take place at the Institute of Political Science, AFL Building, Affolternstrasse 56, Room E-003.
Zurich Political Economy Seminar Series (ZPESS)
ZPESS brings together researchers in political economy and related fields from the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.
Former and current PhD students, Post-docs and young faculty present their research and receive constructive feedback from a peer group. The seminar is open to participants from diverse backgrounds.
The seminar series is currently hosted by external page Nicolai Berk (ETH, Public Policy Group), external page Philipp Kerler (UZH, Department of Political Science), Sarah Gomm (ETH, International Political Economy and Environmental Politics), external page Alessia Invernizzi (ETH and UZH), and Francisco Tomás-Valiente Jordá (ETH).
Date: Wednesdays during the semester
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm
Location: Immigration Policy Lab, Leonhardshalde 21
To receive all information on the seminar and the papers ZPESS circulates, please sign up to the ZPESS mailing list: https://sympa.ethz.ch/sympa/info/zpess
Here you can find more information and the Download Fall 2026 Program (PDF, 186 KB)
AI and Society: Risks, Responsibility and Governance
How does artificial intelligence affect our society – today and in the future? What does this imply for decision-makers? In our interdisciplinary lecture series "AI and Society: Risks, Responsibility and Governance", experts from computer science, ethics, law and economics, along with leaders from business and public policy explore these questions from diverse perspectives. Topics range from technology and ethics to governance, as well as concrete impacts on the labor market, the environment, and security.The general public is invited to access the lectures online. Please note that attendance in person is not available, as the lectures are already fully booked by enrolled students.
ECR FORUM
The ECR Forum seeks to provide guidance on various aspects of academic career development and creates opportunities for early-career researchers to discuss concerns related to “surviving” academia with faculty and invited experts. PhDs and Postdocs at CIS (UZH and ETH) are invited to attend.
Einstein Colloquium on Science and Policy
During the semester, the Einstein School regularly holds talks by invited guest speakers from academia and practice, focusing on leading issues at the intersection of science and policy. The Einstein Colloquium on Science and Policy is also part of the Master’s programme in Science, Technology and Policy. The general public is welcome to attend the lectures. Lectures last about 30 minutes followed by a Q&A session.
Join us on Wednesdays from 12:15 to 13:15 in HG D 5.2!
Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS)
The Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at Stanford University and ETH Zürich is launching the Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS), a new online series designed to bring together social scientists applying rigorous methods to the study of international migration.
Upcoming speakers include:
8th of October Christian Dustmann, University College London
12th of November Mette Foged, University of Copenhagen
10th of December Michelle Acampora, ETH Zurich / Ahmet Gulek, Stanford University
11th of February Shelby Carvalho, Stanford University
11th of March David Hausman, UC Berkeley & Graeme Blair, UCLA
8th of April Yang-Yang Zhou, Dartmouth College
Please check the external page updated programme
Time: 8:30am Los Angeles | 11:30am New York | 4:30pm London | 5:30pm Zürich
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Webinar style (45 min. presentation, 15 min. moderated Q&A)
Location: Online (register via Zoom)