Boston & New York | April 9, 20205
As part of the ZHAW Staff Mobility Program coordinated by Swissnex, seven faculty and staff from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) will travel to Boston and New York in 2025. Of these, six are participating in a two-week residency focused on research, collaborative projects, and knowledge exchange with universities in the US, while one person will embark on a month-long stay. Representing six of ZHAW’s eight schools, the participants will explore topics from AI to creative coding to student exchange.
As part of the program, Swissnex facilitates tailored connections with local experts and provides valuable insights into the academic landscape in the United States. Through this support, ZHAW participants are able to share expertise, expand their professional networks, and deepen institutional collaboration between Zurich and leading academic centers on the East Coast and beyond.
Over the past decade, Swissnex has played a key role in helping ZHAW build and expand academic partnerships on the East Coast of the US, including a dual degree program with Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Beyond formal agreements, the Staff Mobility Program has also enabled numerous meaningful peer-level connections, resulting in co-authored publications, collaborative panels, and new research initiatives between ZHAW faculty and academic peers in Boston and New York.
The following ZHAW faculty and staff will take part in the 2025 edition of the Staff Mobility Program, traveling to the East Coast to further these exchanges:
Boston
- Michael Galatsch | School of Health Sciences
Fostering knowledge exchange and potential collaborations with colleagues working in humanitarian response, global health, and public health research - Esther Bussmann | School of Social Work
Connecting with US universities to establish student exchanges and shared curricula in social work - Jennifer Erlemann | School of Management and Law
Enhancing and validating myScripting, an educational design tool developed at ZHAW that supports instructors in creating detailed, structured course plans - Natasha Pochetti | President’s Office
Exploring innovations and best practices in how to best implement generative AI in communications - Doreen Jahnke | School of Engineering
Fostering knowledge exchange in grant management for international research projects - Tamara Garcia | School of Applied Psychology
Exploring how AI can be integrated into human-centered and systemic leadership coaching
New York
- Tugce Bilgin Sonay | School of Life Sciences and Facilities Management
Developing curriculum for an interdisciplinary creative coding course for artists and scientists.
The ZHAW Staff Mobility Program is an initiative of the global Swissnex network, allowing participants to pursue their research and knowledge-exchange projects in locations around the world. This year, the network will host a total of 28 ZHAW staff in the US, Japan, Brazil and China.