Doctoral Studies
D-HEST Doctoral Administration is closed: 01.08.2026 - 31.08.2026 and 21.12.2026 - 10.01.2027 → No doctoral examinations or aptitude colloquia can be held during these periods.
On 1 January 2022, the new ETH Zurich Ordinance on the Doctorate as well as the Rector’s Implementation Provisions came into force.
For general information on the new regulations, please check the student portal at https://ethz.ch/students/en/doctorate.html.
Should you have any department-specific inquiries, please send an email to .
Legal documents and further information are available here:
In English:
- ETH Zurich Ordinance on the Doctorate (English)
- Rector’s Implementation Provisions for the ETH Zurich Ordinance on the Doctorate (English)
- Detailed Stipulations of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology (English)
- General information about doctorates at ETH Zurich, for prospective doctoral students (ETH Zurich main website; English)
- Information for doctoral students, Student Portal of ETH Zurich (English)
In German:
- external page ETH Zurich Ordinance on the Doctorate (German; legally binding)
- Rector’s Implementation Provisions for the ETH Zurich Ordinance on the Doctorate (German; legally binding)
- Detailed Stipulations of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology (German; legally binding)
- General information about doctorates at ETH Zurich, for prospective doctoral students (ETH Zurich main website; German)
- Information for doctoral students, Student Portal of ETH Zurich (German)