Videos, Interviews and Talks by President Michael Schaepman
Talks and Contributions
Grusswort Podiumsdiskussion: Von der sozialen Sackgasse zum sozialen Sprungbrett (PDF, 88 KB)
27. November 2025
Grusswort: EIZ, Politischer Vortrag von MP Kretschmann (PDF, 85 KB)
01. Oktober 2025
Fondation Lombard Odier 20th Anniversary Dinner (PDF, 3 MB)
25. September 2025
Ringvorlesung: 500 Jahre Wissenschaft (PDF, 4 MB)
22. Mai 2025
Festrede zum ETH-Tag 2024 (PDF, 50 KB)
16 November 2024
Grusswort des Rektors zum Tag der Lehre (PDF, 72 KB)
1 November 2024
Welcome address: Corti-Lecture (PDF, 69 KB)
30 October 2024
Grusswort an Bundesrat Beat Jans, «Schweiz-EU: Bilateralen Weg stabilisieren und weiterentwickeln» (PDF, 76 KB)
16 October 2024
Grusswort zur Eröffnung Halle 4 im Innovationspark Zürich (PDF, 93 KB)
20 August 2024
Grusswort zur Eröffnung des naturhistorischen Museums der UZH (PDF, 54 KB)
18 March 2024
Welcome Address at the Public Lecture by Sir (Dr.) Jeremy Farrar, WHO Chief Scientist (PDF, 64 KB)
9 February 2024
Grusswort zum Besuch der Ministerin Olschowski (PDF, 59 KB)
2 February 2024
Welcome Address at the Right Livelihood Lecture
7 December 2023
Festive Address at the 75th Anniversary of the Foundation of Freie Universität Berlin (in German)
1 June 2023
Welcome Address at the Plaque Ceremony in Honor of Dr. Kita Tschenkéli
9 November 2022
Festive Address at the Anniversary of kihz (in German)
21 September 2022
Speech Introducing Prof. Dr. Yamanaka of Kyoto University, Japan, on His Visit to UZH
16 September 2022
Einstein, Roundtable discussion on innovation
1 September 2022
Address at the 25th Anniversary of fög – Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (in German)
25 August 2022
Festive Address at the Matura Ceremony of Hohe Promenade High School (in German)
6 July 2022
Inaugurational Address for the Public Lecture Series of The Zurich Center for the Study of the Ancient World «Crises and Catastrophes» (in German)
23 February 2021
Address at «NZZ meets UZH», Wanderlust despite climate change and Corona: How will we travel in the future (in German)
10 November 2020
Conference Contributions
Resilient Research Universities for Resilient Societies (PDF, 301 KB), Anna Däppen, Michael Schaepman & Andrea Müller
14th Glion Colloquium, June 2023
The Contribution Of Research-Intensive Universities To The Future Of Progress (PDF, 861 KB), Anna Däppen & Michael Schaepman
13th Glion Colloquium, June 2021
Videos and Podcasts
Report of the President, Dies Academicus 2025 (in German)
16 May 2025
Report of the President, Dies Academicus 2024 (in German)
27 April 2024
Report of the President, Dies Academicus 2023 (in German)
29 April 2023
We are ready. Welcome to the Fall Semester 2023
18 September 2023
Report of the President, Dies Academicus 2022 (in German)
30 April 2022
Innovation at the University of Zurich (in German)
16 March 2022
UZH at the Innovation Park Zurich (in German)
29 October 2021
Ready for Take-Off. Welcome to the Fall Semester 2021
20 September 2021
Report of the President, Dies academicus 2021 (in German)
21 April 2021
Back to UZH. Welcome to the Fall Semester 2020
21 September 2020
Sustainable Universities: Expert talk
8 May 2020
Podcasts
"Helvetia, lass uns reden" Michael Schaepman with Andri Silberschmidt, Jobst Wagner and Patrick Rohr, 8 September 2023 (in German)
"Erleuchtung garantiert" Michael Schaepman in an interview with Dorothea Lüdeckens (Dean of the Faculty of Theology at UZH), 16 September 2022 (in German)
Interviews
Der Rektor der UZH will keine höheren Studierendengebühren Interview NZZ am Sonntag, 18.4.2026
“Strengthen What Connects Us”, Interview on UZH's digital strategy, UZH News, 10 July 2023
«Uns fehlt jedes Jahr ein zweistelliger Millionenbetrag» Interview NZZ am Sonntag, 22.4.2023
“UZH is part of society at large”, a conversation with the President of the Board of the University and the President of UZH , UZH Annual Report 2022, April 2023
"Die UZH hat eine Vorbildrolle" (PDF, 355 KB), die Präsidentin des Universitätsrats und der Rektor der UZH im Gespräch, UZH Annual Report 2021, April 2022 (in German)
"Es gab einen Aufschrei", Bilanz, 1 March 2022 (in German)
"In der Schweiz fehlt ein klares Impfziel", Interview, NZZ, 25 September 2021 (in German)
Hohe Impfquote an der Universität Zürich, Interview, Tages-Anzeiger, 17 September 2021 (in German)
“A high vaccination rate benefits everyone”, UZH News, 15 June 2021
"Der direkte Austausch ist durch nichts zu ersetzen" (PDF, 383 KB), die Präsidentin des Universitätsrats und der Rektor der UZH im Gespräch, UZH Annual Report 2020, April 2021 (in German)
“Giving people room for creativity”, UZH News, 18 July 2020
Der Fastronaut, Portrait, Tages Anzeiger, 3 July 2020 (in German)
Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture, UZH News, 20 February 2020