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We deeply regret to inform that our dear colleague and friend Hjalti Isleifsson passed away on Friday, 15 December, 2023, at the age of 27.

Twenty years ago, the Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance was launched. This international degree programme combines economic theory and finance with mathematical methods such as probability theory, statistics and econometrics as well as numerical analysis for finance and insurance.

The Association of Mathematics, Physics and CSE Students (VMP) has honoured ten student assistants from the Departments of Mathematics and Physics with the VMP Assistant Award for the Autumn Semester 2023.

Although the level of mathematics education at Swiss secondary schools is very high, it offers top students too few opportunities to deepen their interest in this subject. The ETH Math Youth Academy meets this need with its flexible and multi-level system. In the following interview, Dr Kaloyan Slavov, Director of the Academy, explains how he teaches students mathematical thinking and introduces them step by step to complex mathematical topics.

David Martins successfully passed his oral doctoral thesis examination entitled: "Aspects of quadratic utility: mean-variance hedging in rough volatility models, and CAPM-type equilibria". Congratulations!