’ Throughout the symposium, we kept coming back to the same point, which made it abundantly clear that the key to success is to consciously and deliberately improve communication ’ , says Antonio Togni, Vice Rector for Doctoral Studies . (Photograph : Gian Marco Castelberg )
The supervision of doctoral students has long been the subject of intense debate both within and beyond the walls of our university. In January this year, ETH played host to an international symposium on this very subject. Antonio Togni, Vice Rector for Doctoral Studies, highlights the most significant findings and explains what ETH could do to improve its own doctorate. Professor Togni, "doctoral studies" has suddenly become the topic on everybody's lips - why is that exactly? ETH has offered doctorates since 1909. The university has gained an excellent reputation in the areas of research and teaching, but since then, it has also had to undergo continuous development. I think we've now reached a point where the doctorate needs to be adapted to the developments of the 21st century. The world and society are changing at breakneck speed.
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