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UZH representatives meet about four times a year to discuss and jointly develop the direction of our U21 involvement and activities. The U21 Senior Leader is the liaison point between the university and the network and promotes and fosters network engagement at an institutional level.
U21 Group |
UZH Representation |
U21: Presidents | Michael Schaepman, President |
U21: Senior Leaders' Group | Katja Durkin, Head Global Affairs |
U21: Officers | Leslie Reinhard, Partnership Manager, Global Affairs |
Teaching-related activities include an annual U21 conference for practitioners and administrators concerned with all areas of Educational Innovation as well as joint ventures to offer online seminars on global issues, such as the increasing urbanization of the planet.
U21 Group |
UZH Representation |
U21: Education Leaders |
Gabriele Siegert, Deputy President and Vice President Education and Student Affairs |
U21: Senior Academic Developers |
Thomas Hidber, Head Educational Development |
U21 enables the University of Zurich to develop deeper links with prestigious international partners and pursue joint research on a truly global stage. Research teams at all academic levels have the opportunity to discuss and learn from each other at numerous U21 activities.
U21 Group/Cluster |
UZH Representation |
Elisabeth Stark, Vice President Research | |
U21 Research Collaboration Group | Laura Lots, Research Coordinator, Research Development |
U21: Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies
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Claudine Leysinger, Director of Graduate Campus
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The U21 student experience initiative allows students to complete a mobility stay or summer school at a partner university, to attend an undergraduate research conference, or to compete against other bright minds in the U21 student community.
U21 Group/Activity |
UZH Representation |
U21: Student Mobility Group | Andrea Orbann Oechslin, Deputy Head of Global Student Experience |
U21: Employability Group | Roger Gfrörer, Head of Career Services |