Links for Life

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.

• Zürich Public Transport (VBZ) - they get the city going.
• ZVV - they get the canton going.
  
• SBB - because more people use the train in Switzerland than in any other country in the world.
• Mitfahrzentrale - car-pools: the cheap alternative for people with no car.
  
• ASVZ - more than 80 sports for those, who like to get themselves going.
  
• Ausflugsziele - one has to get out sometimes.
• Weekend4two - since (nearly) everything is much nicer when you have someone to do it with.
  
• SwitzerlandMobility - beautiful pathes to discover Switzerland, for Hikers, Cyclists, Mountainbiker, Skater and Canoeists.
  
• Wandern and Wandersite - Ideas for hiking- and trekking-tours all around the country.
  

 

Staying

In Zürich it is not easy to find a place to live. Therefore we provide you with a list of useful helpers.

• Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung - Offers for students and employees of ETH and University Zurich.
• Studentische Wohngenossenschaft Zürich - Link for flat shares.
  
• Untermietservice - The alternative if you do not stay for long or are looking for a place to start with. 
  

On the Internet you can find good offers, too. Look here e.g.:

• Immoclick, Homegate and Immoscout24 - commercial real estate agencies.
  
• NZZ Domizil - Link of the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, for people who search something exquisite.
  

 

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.

• Association of students at ETH (VSETH) - Switzerland's biggest studentassociation with 10'000 members and 16 professional unions.
• SOSeth - films on Tuesday, a film team, a digitallabor and much more.
• Academic Association of Scientific Staff at ETH Zurich (AVETH) - Association of PhD students, research assistants, post docs and all other scientific employees.
• Academic association for mechanical and process engineers AMIV - professional association for students of D-MAVT.

 

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

• Filmstelle des VSETH/VSU - Special films, every Tuesday for 5 Franken.
• Cineman - movieguide for Zürich and whole Switzerland.

Music

Students and alumni make music for students and alumni.

• Academical Choir Zürich (ACZ)
  
• Academical Orchestra Zürich (AOZ)
  
• Academical Chamber Orchestra Zürich (AKO)
• Chamber music Association of Zurich Universities
• ETH Big Band
• Poly Band

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.