Links for Life
Directives and legal documents
Arriving | Moving around | Staying | Eating | Getting Together | Going out/Culture | Money, money, money
Arriving
Just arrived in Zurich? Never having been to Switzerland before? Here are some links to get connected and settled.
- City of Zürich - the city's official homepage answers questions about politics, education, culture, tourism and everything else you need to know.
- Zürich for Students - the official page for students.
- Interactive Citymap - the best and fastest way to find your way, on foot, by bike, by train and by bus.
- Zuri.net - here you find everything you can think of: Places to eat and drink, the hottest club, the best dentist, the most stylish hairdresser etc.
- Zuerich.com - Zürich's nice parts. For Tourists. And newcomers.
- My Switzerland - official Homepage of Switzerland Tourism. For those, who are looking for vacations. Or for adventures. Or for experiences of any kind.
- Ch.ch - the Swiss portal as joint project of the federal government, the cantons and the communes. For official and practical matters, health and cultural staff. In all 4 official languages. And in English.
- The weather, regional and local - because not only the British love to talk about it. And since it is important for planning a day.
Moving around
How to get in, around and out again. And other ways to stroll around.
Staying
In Zürich it is not easy to find a place to live. Therefore we provide you with a list of useful helpers.
On the Internet you can find good offers, too. Look here e.g.:
Eating
You cannot study on a full stomach. But neither on an empty one.
- Zürcher Mensen - a view of all the universities' dining facilities in the center and on Hönggerberg.
- bQm - the "bequeme" (comfortable) alternative just next to the Mensa, cultural programm inclusive.
- Gastronomical Reviews of the Züritipp and the NZZ - because you cannot live on Mensa food alone.
Getting together
Getting together, talking to each other and being strong together.
Going out/Culture
Balance is an important thing - suggestions for cultural events and having good parties.
General
- Züritipp - the event-calendar of the newspaper "Tagesanzeiger".
- Kulturinfo - cinema, theatre, concerts and museums in Zürich.
- Usgang - Link for planning a night out.
- Ron Orps Mail - Ron Orp sends trendy suggestions and events directly into your mailbox.
- Room84 - Who? Where? What? regarding art, clubs, fashion, lifestyle.
- Ticketcorner - Tickets for events, concerts, soccer and ski passes.
Movies
Music
Students and alumni make music for students and alumni.
Money, money, money
No need to be greedy. But money is tight.
- Marktplatz - marketplace for university and ETH. Everything can be offered here: Jobs, flats, events, learning groups etc.
- Selbsthilfegenossenschaft SAB - a stationery store as non-profit-organisation from students for students.
- Polybookstore - Books offered by a non-profit-organisaton bookstore.
- Hochschulverlag vdf - Edition especially for publications from education and research.
- Your deal - Vouchers with 50 - 70 % Sale.
- Brockenhäuser - everything second hand: trendy, extraordinary, beautifully nostalgic. And: Simply low-priced.
- Student-jobs - the webpage to earn something by addition.
- IOU - spoken: I owe you. An ingenious idea of an ETH-student: helps you manage expenses between multiple people and assists in splitting the costs. For flat shares, group holidays etc.