Department Bodies
The various bodies of the D-BAUG Department and their functions and members are described in the Download Rules of Procedure (PDF, 356 KB).
The gender-specific pronouns used in the following descriptions are those appropriate to the current incumbents.
The Strategy Commission, acting on behalf of the Professors’ Conference, deals with issues of long-term planning and development of the Department in research and teaching, as well as in knowledge transfer to industry.
It identifies future challenges and, on the basis of that, defines the priority initiatives of D-BAUG’s areas of teaching and research.
The Teaching Commission consists of all directors of studies as well as students and assistants from all degree programmes.
It takes a position on all teaching-specific issues and makes applications to the Departmental Conference, in particular regarding changes in study-programme regulations. It may undertake surveys of students and suggest improvements in the study programme.
The Grading Conference consists of all lecturers who are involved in the basic examinations and the examination blocks of the Bachelor programmes.
It carries out its tasks in accordance with the ETH Zurich Ordinance on Performance Assessments. It exercises discretionary powers over Bachelor programme examinations at D-BAUG.