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Did you know: By 2050, we'll need to produce around 60% more food – with less arable land and a changing climate. 😲

So how can we build a more sustainable food system? 🌱

Our second ETH Alumni webinar on Sustainable Food Processing explored how innovation, consumer acceptance, and novel food sources can help shape the future of food.

💬 Swipe for 2 key quotes from the speakers.
👉 Stay tuned for our next ETH Alumni webinar: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/events.html?targid=3116

🌍 The ETH community knows no borders.

ETH Alumni in NYC are a thriving community. Over 100 attendees came to their co-hosted event “Swiss Innovation @ NY Tech Week”. And the waitlist was even longer.

It shows once more: the ETH community reaches far beyond campus. 🚀

Has a single career opportunity ever changed the way you see the world? 🌏👀

Her job as Chief Engineer at Nestlé took alumna Marina Nagel from ETH Zürich to Kuala Lumpur, where living in a fast-changing city, working with a diverse team and coaching other engineers shaped her perspective on leadership, collaboration, and life. 🇲🇾 🇨🇭

👉 Read the full interview: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/news/geschichten-aus-der-community/geschichten/2026/06/marina-nagel-in-kuala-lumpur.html

🌍 Spotlight on ETH Alumni – Capital Cities Edition

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Planning your next holiday? 🏔️🏙️🏖️

Your ETH Alumni membership comes with benefits! ✨With Hotelcard, you can save up to 50% in 500+ hotels across Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy.

✔️ Stay everywhere from 5-star boutique hotels to medieval monasteries
✔️ Perfect for city trips, wellness weekends and mountain escapes
✔️ Exclusive savings for ETH Alumni members

Not part of the ETH Alumni Association yet? Join today and discover all our member benefits: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/welcome/registration.html

Will we eat worms in the future? 🪱😮

Find out and join our next ETH Alumni webinar: “Sustainable Food Processing: Innovation for a sustainable food system”.

📅 16 June 2026
🕛 12:00–13:00
💻 Online via Zoom
🌍 English

Discover how new technologies and innovative processing methods can help shape more sustainable food systems.

🎤 With Prof. Alexander Mathys & Sue Tobler | Moderated by Daniel Kaufmann
💬 Live Q&A included

👉Register for free if you are an ETH Alumni member: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/events.html?targid=2928
Not yet a member? Join now: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/welcome/registration.html

Love can take you further than expected. 🇮🇩 🇨🇭

After studying at ETH Zurich, Corrado Nai moved to Jakarta for his wife – where family, science, and storytelling now shape his everyday life.

While raising his three-year-old daughter, he spends his time writing about science for international publications and working on a graphic novel about microbiology pioneer F***y Angelina Hesse – the woman who introduced agar to science, making modern microbiology and mushroom cultivation possible. 🧫🍄✍️

👉 Read the full interview: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/news/geschichten-aus-der-community/geschichten/2026/05/corrado-nai-in-jakarta.html
🌍 Spotlight on ETH Alumni – Capital Cities Edition

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Run, alumni, run! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

28 alumni from ETH Zürich gave it their all at last weekend’s SOLA relay race, proudly representing the ETH Alumni community and living up to their motto: “Running on Knowledge.”

Split into two teams, they started their 113 km journey around Zurich from Bucheggplatz on Saturday.

Together with 15,500 participants, they celebrated what ETH Alumni and SOLA are truly about: team spirit, community, and sharing an unforgettable experience. 🤝🚩

Come back to campus to look to the moon. 🌕🚀

Mark your calendar: May 30, 2026. ETH Zurich turns into a space hub – and you’re invited.

At your alma mater, explore how satellites provide new insights into our environment, how robots navigate the Moon, and how galaxies tell the story of how stars are formed.

Expect a full day of:
🎤 Lectures & live podcasts
🛰️ exhibitions
🔬 Workshops & guided tours
🌌 A mobile planetarium experience

Some events are open to public; others require registration – secure your spot early. 👉 Discover the program & register now: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei.html

Home is where it matters most. 🇻🇳 🇨🇭

For ETH alumna Nhung, returning to Vietnam with her husband – also an ETH alumnus – meant being closer to family and starting a new chapter in the fast-changing city of Hanoi.

Today, she works as a lecturer at Vietnam National University, teaching courses and mentoring the next generation while carrying the mindset and experiences from ETH Zurich with her.🎓

👉 Read the full interview: https://www.alumni.ethz.ch/en/news/geschichten-aus-der-community/geschichten/2026/05/nhung-thi-hong-in-hanoi.html
🌍 Spotlight on ETH Alumni – Capital Cities Edition

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