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For more detailed information about UZH’s internal organization and representation within Una Europa, please explore the drop-down menus below.
| Board of Directors |
Director: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark, Vice President Research Support (Una Europa Senior Local Leads): Valentina Manzato and Carmen Richard, Global Affairs |
| Research Strategy Group |
Research Strategy Lead: Prof. Dr. Beatrice Beck Schimmer, Vice President Medicine Research Strategy Support: Laura Lots, Research Development |
| Teaching & Learning Strategy Group |
Teaching & Learning Lead: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Siegert, Vice President Education and Student Affairs Teaching & Learning Support: Dr. Thomas Hidber, Educational Development |
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Una.Futura Senior Project Lead (and Co-Senior Local Lead) |
Valentina Manzato, Global Affairs |
| Una.Futura Operations Coordinator |
Fabienne Rohner, Global Affairs |
| Communications Lead | Thurka Sinnathurai, Global Affairs |
Una Europa’s Focus Areas serve as the thematic backbone that unites the network’s member universities. Each Focus Area is guided by a Self-Steering Committee (SSC) composed of experts from all member institutions. These committees design and develop initiatives and formats tailored to their respective Focus Areas.
| SSC Cultural Heritage |
Prof. Dr. Mareile Flitsch, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies Prof. Dr. Inga Mai Groote, Director Department of Musicology Prof. Dr. Rebecca Sauer, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies |
| SSC Data Science & AI |
Prof. Dr. Manuel Günther, Department of Informatics Prof. Dr. Reinhard Furrer, Department of Mathematics and Department of Computational Science |
| SSC Europe and the World |
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann, Faculty of Law Prof. Dr. Martin Dusinberre, Department of History, Global History Prof. Dr. Peter Finke, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies |
| SSC Future Materials |
Prof. Dr. Greta Patzke, Department of Chemistry Prof. Dr. David Tilley, Department of Chemistry Prof. Johan Chang, Physics Institute |
| SSC One Health |
Prof. Dr. Adrian Hehl, Vetsuisse Faculty Prof. Dr. Jan Fehr, Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute Prof. Dr. Thomas Lutz, Institute of Veterinary Physiology Dr. Laura Tüshaus-Rudin, General Manager, One Health Institute |
| SSC Sustainabilty |
Prof. Dr. Maria Santos, Department of Geography Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert, Department of Geography Prof. Dr. Stefano Battiston, Department of Banking and Finance Dr. Jeannette Behringer, Project Leader Sustainability Prof. Dr. David Atwood, Department of Religious Studies |
Supporting the work of the SSCs are Thematic Clusters centered around Research, Teaching and Learning, and Mobility. These clusters play a crucial role in implementing the initiatives proposed by the SSCs, ensuring they are effectively integrated across the network.
| Teaching & Learning Cluster | Support and coordination of joint education initiatives, internal coordination of all Teaching & learning questions and formats |
Dr. Annika Martin, Educational Development |
| Mobility Cluster | Support and coordination of student mobility initiatives and mechanisms | Afra Schacher and Max Lauber, Global Student Experience |
| Research Cluster | Support and coordination of research and third party funding initiatives | Laura Lots and Maurus Bolfing, Research Development |
| Student Administration Cluster | Support and coordination of joint courses and innovative learning opportunities for students. | Gerd Bordon, Student Services |
| Legal Cluster |
Provision of legal support to all clusters and legal project attendance in order to guarantee conformity between Una Europa activities and national laws operating at each University. |
Amelie Eidenberger and Simon Meier, Legal Services and Data Protection |
| Doctoral Training Cluster |
Connecting PhD students and supervisors from different UNA universities, enriching the PhD trajectory by joint activities. |
Dr. Maja Fischer, Graduate Campus |
| Quality Assurance of Educational Formats Cluster |
Responsible for practical guidance, process management and monitoring of internal quality assurance at each UNA university. |
Dr. Jana Ebermann, Educational Development |
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Educational Design and Technology |
Creating a collaborative network of experts committed to advancing digital learning and teaching across all disciplines, with a primary focus on supporting university staff members. |
Dr. Alexandra Jansky, Educational Development |
To ensure alignment with the University of Zurich’s (UZH) strategic priorities, representatives for International Strategy, Sustainability, and Diversity provide valuable input. Their efforts help bridge Una Europa’s goals with UZH’s institutional policies and commitments in these key areas.
| International Strategy Taskforce | Ensure that Una Europa initiatives are compatible with the UZH Global Strategy 2030 | Katja Durkin, Global Affairs |
| Sustainability Taskforce | Ensure that Una Europa initiatives are compatible with the UZH sustainability policy |
Dr. Jeannette Behringer, Sustainability Team |
| Diversity Council | Ensure that programmes and initiative are open and inclusive | Tanja Neve-Seyfarth, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion |
Student engagement is also a core element of Una Europa. Dedicated Student Representatives actively participate in shaping the network’s activities, ensuring that the perspectives and voices of students are heard and integrated.
| Member Una Europa Student Board | Ladina Bischof |
| Member Una Europa Student Board | Lars Weidinger |
