During your visit

Travel

If your invitation letter offers contribution to your travel costs, we will reimburse the following:

Air travel: we will cover a usual economy rate of the most direct route. If your ticket exceeds this amount we will contribute the sum of an average economy fare.

Train: second or reasonably priced first class tickets of the most direct route.

Car: travel costs by car are reimbursed at the rate of CHF 0.60/km or up to the amount of a train or flight ticket for the same journey.

Local expenses

If your invitation letter offers contribution to your living expenses, we will offer you a per diem to cover meals and public transport. Usually we organise and pay for the accommodation directly.

If you are staying at the FIM for more than two weeks and if you are financially supported by us, then you will be asked to pick up your per diem at the cash desk on floor F. Please bring along some ID. The money is usually ready as of the 25th of each month.

The cash desk is located in the main building on floor F, 67.1.

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 (except for public holidays).

If you are staying at the FIM for one month or longer you will receive an ETH card. The card serves as an ID card and will get you some discount at the various ETH dining facilities (except for the Dozentenfoyer). It can also be used as library card, please bring it along when you register at the D-MATH library or at the ETH main library. Furthermore it will give you access to the main building when it is closed (please ask the FIM staff for instructions).

Monday - Friday: 06:00 - 22:00

Saturday and Sunday: 08:00 - 17:00

Public holidays: closed

If you would like to come in on a public holiday or out of the opening hours please ask the FIM staff for an entrance card.

There are several dining facilities in and around the ETH main building:

Dozentenfoyer: Restaurant reserved for the staff and guests of ETH and the University of Zurich. Offers different daily lunchtime menus. Located in the main building on floor J. More information

Polysnack: Small cafeteria, offers fresh pizza and pasta at lunchtime and snacks (sandwiches, small salads, Birchermüesli, pastry, etc.) Located in the main building on floor F. More information

Mensa Polyterrasse: Large refectory open to everyone (students, staff, external visitors). Four daily lunchtime menus, large salad buffet. Also serves dinner in the evening. Located underneath the Polyterrasse (building MM). More infomation

Cafeteria Einstein & Zweistein: Serves coffee and snacks (fresh rolls, homemade cakes, biscuits and pastries, pizza, hot dogs, assorted drinks and dairy produce). Located underneath the Polyterrasse (building MM). More information

bQm: Café and bar, serves a small selection of snacks. Concerts, quizzes and other cultural events in the evening. Located underneath the Polyterrasse (building MM). external page More information

Clausiusbar: Asian restaurant, serves three daily meals from different Asian countries. Located in the CLA building, just across Tannenstrasse on the north side of the main building. More information

Tannenbar: Coffee bar with American snacks. Different daily lunchtime menus (filled panini, burgers, fresh sandwiches, homemade cakes, biscuits and pastries). Located in the ML building, just across Tannenstrasse on the north side of the main building. More information

D-MATH Library
The library of the Department of Mathematics is a reference library with a collection of about 19'000 books and magazines and is open to the faculty, guests, students and external visitors interested in mathematics. Books may not be borrowed to be taken home but may be checked out and used in the offices within the ETH main building.
To register please ask one of the librarians to help you and, if you have one, bring along your ETH card. If you don't have an ETH card you will receive a library card.
The library is located in the main building on floor G, room 7. Website

ETH Main Library
The ETH main library is the largest scientific library in Switzerland and offers extensive collections in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, engineering sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, system-oriented natural sciences and management and social sciences.
The library is located in the main building on floor H. Website

The FIM Weekly Bulletin announces seminars, talks and workshops taking place at the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zurich. The latest version can always be found on the website of the FIM. If you would like to receive the weekly bulletin by e-mail, please subscribe via the link below.

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Here you'll find the course catalogue of ETH Zurich.

For lectures and seminars on an advanced level see the Weekly Bulletin.

During the semester we organise a weekly gathering with tea and cake. All members of the Department and especially all FIM guests are welcome to join.

The FIM Tea takes places during the spring and the fall semester on Wednesdays at 3 pm in the Common Room (HG G 69).

Academic calendar

The website of external page Zurich Tourism offers information on accommodation, gastronomy, sights and tours in and around Zurich.

The office of Zurich Tourism is located in the big hall of the main train station (external page map)

Phone: +41 (0)44 215 40 00, information@zuerich.com