UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics

In his Bachelor’s thesis, Paul Safari examined how athletes often fail to fully utilize wearable tech data to enhance their training. He developed a mobile tool named “RecRef” to tackle this and was honored with a semester award from our Faculty for his insightful work.🏅 “This project highlights how thoughtful design can bridge the gap between data and actionable insights,” he concludes. We are very proud to have such remarkable students at our Faculty! ✨️ Congratulations and all the best for your further studies! UZH Department of Informatics #oecuzh #universityofzurich #bachelorthesis #semesteraward

"If companies realize that filling vacant positions could be achieved by tapping into the existing underutilized but highly skilled female workforce, there would naturally be more incentives for women and mothers to remain or re-enter the labor market," says Josef Zweimüller, professor of economics at the UZH Department of Economics. Switzerland has made a substantial progress in integrating women into the workforce, but inequalities remain high. Prof. Zweimüller investigates the origins of this gap and the continuing influence of existing norms that are hard to eliminate. He emphasizes that there are also differences within Switzerland. In the German-speaking part, for example, values tend to be more traditional. Read the full article "Closing the Gender Gap: Pathways to Equality" in the new edition of the Oec. Magazine: https://lnkd.in/e3zwCjR9 PS: The latest issue of the Oec. Magazine focuses on the three areas: Empowering policymakers, driving digital transformation and promoting responsible decision-making. Find out more on our website. 📰 https://www.oec.uzh.ch/oec #oecmagazine #oecuzh #women #equality #gendergap

The perfect read, wherever you are: The newest edition of the Oec. Magazine is here! 📰✨ Over the years and across disciplines, our Faculty has developed a pioneering lighthouse function in three areas: Empowering policymakers, driving digital transformation and promoting responsible decision-making. The current issue of the Oec. Magazine presents a handful of such projects with significant societal impact. Read it online here now: 👉https://lnkd.in/epvfndJv #oecuzh #oecmagazine #uzh #universityofzurich #thoughtleadership #area #research

“The collaboration between the Robotics and Perception Group at UZH and NASA JPL brings two important innovations to the mission: advanced navigation algorithms and event camera technology,” says group leader Davide Scaramuzza, professor of robotics and perception at the UZH Department of Informatics. At UZH, researchers are developing drone technology to aid the exploration of Mars. The Mars Science Helicopter (MSH) will target previously inaccessible areas, including the towering Valles Marineris canyon, with altitude differences of up to 8,000 metres, and lava tubes that could contain ice, which is crucial for understanding the red planet. Read more about this groundbreaking research project and the technology developed in the UZH News article 👉https://lnkd.in/eu3bspUJ University of Zurich #inthemedia #oecuzh #universityofzurich #robots #mars #nasa

“Poverty reduction in particular is an absolute success story that many people are not aware of," says Dina Pomeranz, professor of applied microeconomics at the UZH Department of Economics. As part of an "NZZ Live" panel discussion, Prof. Pomeranz discussed the question "Is the world getting better and we can't see it?". The panel was chaired by Damita Pressl and also featured sabin bieri, Director of the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern, and Nora Kronig Romero, Director of the Swiss Red Cross. She opened the discussion with an introductory presentation on the topic and the many positive developments in recent decades. Here you can read about the positive changes that have taken place in recent decades, where the trend is negative and why there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to similar problems: https://lnkd.in/etkEaGaw #Inthemedia #oecuzh #universityofzurich #developmentaid #economics #discussion

We warmly invite you to join two inaugural lectures, both taking place on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 in the Aula of the UZH main building (KOL-G-201). Prof. Zacharias Sautner’s lecture titled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗦𝗚: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀” will start at 17:00pm. He is a professor of sustainable finance at the UZH Department of Finance. Prof. Oleg Prokopyev will hold his inaugural lecture named “𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀” at 18:15pm. He works as a professor of organizational economics at the Department of Business Administration. We hope you will join us for one or both of these inspiring lectures! Find more information on Prof. Sautner's lecture here: https://lnkd.in/e_bJ32bt Learn more about Prof. Prokopyev's lecture here: https://lnkd.in/e3Gwfzei #oecuzh #universityofzurich #inaugurallecture #welcome #professor #finance #economics #esg #decisionmaking

“Spotify has the power to determine what music we listen to," says Luis Aguiar, professor of digital transformation at the Department of Business Administration. Streaming services like Spotify dominate the music market, with more than 80 per cent of music now consumed through them. Despite this dominance, the range of music available to the public is more diverse than ever. Digital technologies have made it easy and cheap to produce and distribute cultural works such as music, books and videos. This has led to a boom in production, particularly for smaller and independent labels. Their work is often featured on playlists because it costs Spotify less than music from major labels. Nevertheless, the platform remains dependent on major label content to retain its users in the long term. Learn more about how streaming services like Spotify are dominating the Western music market. Read the full UZH news article here: https://lnkd.in/e_XZKUiw University of Zurich #InTheMedia #music #oecuzh #universityofzurich #businessadministration #musicindustry #streaming

Join us for the inaugural lecture of Prof. Yucheng Yang named “𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼-𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴”. He is a professor of finance at the UZH Department of Finance. 📅 When: 9 December 2024, 17:00pm 📍 Where: Aula, UZH Main Building (KOL-G-201) We invite you warmly to attend this stimulating lecture. It would be a pleasure to have you with us! To find more details, click here: https://lnkd.in/ey5s7-w2 #oecuzh #universtiyofzurich #inaugurallecture #welcome #professor #finance #machinelearning

When experience meets potential, amazing things happen. 💼✨ Our mentoring program kick-off event took place yesterday. Mentees and mentors had the opportunity to get to know each other over a delicious aperitif!🥂 Our mentors are alumni of our Faculty and can provide our students with optimal support. We wish everyone an exciting and educational journey together!🚀 #oecuzh #universityofzurich #mentoring #alumni #faculty

We kindly invite you to the inaugural lecture by Prof. Amanda Dahlstrand titled “𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸”. She works as a professor of applied microeconomics at the UZH Department of Economics. 📅 When: 2 December 2024, 17:00pm 📍 Where: Aula, UZH Main Building (KOL-G-201) Be part of this enlightening lecture and and get an insight into this fascinating subject. We look forward to seeing you there! To find more details, click here: https://lnkd.in/e8Y4NsW4 #oecuzh #universtiyofzurich #inaugurallecture #welcome #professor #economics #onlinework