April

The Chapter Luxembourg invited alumni and alumnae to the administration building of the multimodal hub of Luxembourg Railways on 21 April 2023 at 4 pm. Sixteen alumni and alumnae accepted the invitation.

On April 24th, there was an inspiring panel discussion with various young entrepreneurs who had studied at ETH or HSG at the Dozentenfoyer of ETH Zurich. More than 40 guests learned what they think is needed for an entrepreneurial mindset. The event was organized jointly by the ETH Alumni Association and the HSG Alumni.

In 2023, the ETH Big Band is celebrating its 30th anniversary and will play at the ETH Alumni Gala on 10 June. ETH alumnus Christoph Eck tells us how it all began and which appearances have been particularly memorable. And he reveals what makes jazz music so special for him.

Originally, Christian Lenz wanted to become a pilot, but having studied mechanical engineering, he and an old school friend founded a start-up company. These days he works for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where he is responsible for engineering projects worth 50 million Swiss francs. He has experienced several life-threatening situations during deployments in the Middle East.

In March, VESUV members met for an after-work beer. To minimise the journey to and from the meeting, there was one in Bern and one in Zurich. Local beer and casual networking were on the agenda.

Zurich's Main Station is Switzerland's transport hub. For quite some time, a railway tunnel has been built underneath it, which was never to be used. The Reis Alumni visited this part of the motorway and other cavities under the HB on 21 April.