ETH Zurich: Thomas Schaller appointed new Head of Communications
Thomas Schaller will become the new head of the Communications Department at ETH Zurich. The 51-year-old will take over from Norbert Staub in mid-June; Staub had been serving as interim head since Verena Schmid Bagdasarjanz stepped down in December 2007.
Thomas Schaller is to become the new Head of the Communications Department at ETH Zurich. The 51-year-old will take over in mid-June from Norbert Staub, who held the position on an interim basis following the departure of Verena Schmid Bagdasarjanz in December 2007 (see: ). Schaller will support the expansion of ETH Zurich's international relations in terms of communication, as the ETH announced according to SDA. He will also further develop internal university communications. Schaller studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich. He also worked as a science journalist for Swiss television and has been Head of Communications at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland since the beginning of 2006.
