Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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- Who can create a myPath profile?
Every student or employee at ETH Zurich can create a myPath profile. The profile is linked to a Swiss EDU login account, which ETH members receive upon entering the university. If you work at a partner institution and still wish to create a myPath profile to register your educational offers, contact the myPath-Team at mypath@ethz.ch. - How can I create a myPath profile?
To create a profile on myPath, you first need to login to the platform using your Switch EDU account from the login section on myPath. Once you are logged in, you will be able to access additional pages and features and personalise your profile based on your role. Employees are automatically assigned the role “organiser” which allows to register educational offers for publication on myPath. They have access to the “Manage my Entries” page to register and manage offers. Students can personalise their profile in the settings to manage their individual learning journey through the education and support offers of ETH Zurich. Doctoral students can personalise their profile on myPath and also register offers for other students, given their dual role (student and employee of ETH). Postdocs can enrol in suitable activities or register own activities for publication. - Why can’t I log in to myPath?
To log in on myPath, you need an active ETH Zurich account. If you have an ETH account, but the login on myPath is still failing, we recommend checking the spelling of your ETH credentials or contacting us at mypath@ethz.ch. - Can I use myPath without creating a profile?
Yes, myPath can be used without creating a profile. If you choose not to create a profile, you will still be able to search the myPath catalogue. However, additional functions for students like enrolment, wish list, customised search of educational offers, documentation of your competence development are not available. Organisers without an active myPath profile, cannot register any offers on myPath. - How can I manage notifications from myPath?
You can select in the Settings which notifications you wish to receive from myPath. - How can I update my profile?
Students (incl. doctoral students), can update their profile in the Settings. They can indicate the preferred language for offers and up to three competencies they aim to currently focus on to develop further. myPath uses these information as a pre-set filter for the catalogue. These features are not available for postdocs. They can search educational offers, that are open to postdocs. For organisers, profile is already pre-defined based on your institutional affiliation. - What happens to my profile if I don’t use it for some time?
If students do not use their myPath profile for a longer period, the platform will remind them to update their profile so that you won’t miss any relevant educational or support offers that might meet your needs or interests. - What happens to my profile when I leave ETH Zurich?
When you leave ETH Zurich, your myPath profile will still be accessible to you for as long as your ETH account remains valid. This validity term might vary, depending on whether you are a former student (including a visiting student) or a former employee. As a former student, you can export the information contained in your profile and use it for supporting your next steps in your studies or career. - Who has access to my profile?
Your profile contains personal information that may be shared with organisers of extracurricular activities. However, any sensitive information on your profile will not be disclosed to others without your explicit consent. The organisers of extracurricular activities may require additional information beyond basic user information. Basic user information, i.e., the first and last names, email address, and an identifiable student (or employee) number, are always shared with the organisers as it is necessary for completing the enrolment process. Additional information (e.g., educational level or answers to customised questions from the organisers) are shared with the organisers only if the student (or postdoc) provides consent to it. If disclosed, the enrolment information is used by the organisers to record a student’s participation in an activity further and will allow the platform to add this activity to the student’s activities list automatically on myPath. The activities documentation feature is only available for students (as of Spring 2026). Organisers can use disclosed information for their own statistical purposes (e.g., attendance statistics), provided that participants have given their consent.
- Who can promote educational
offers on myPath?
Employees from ETH Zurich or partner organisations can promote educational offers on myPath, which are aimed at ETH students (at Bachelor's, Master's, or doctoral level). We only accept educational offers aimed at postdocs if these are also available to students. Members from partner organisations need a special account; please contact the myPath administrators at mypath@ethz.ch to request one. - Can students promote educational offers for other students?
Members of a student or scientific staff association, may register educational offers (services or extracurricular activities) on myPath, which address other students (or postdocs). Bachelor's and Master's students will need to contact the myPath administration (mypath@ethz.ch) to receive the role as organiser. Doctoral students and postocs automatically have eiting rights as ETH employees. Visit the Registrations page for further information. - Which educational offers can be promoted on myPath?
myPath displays extracurricular activities and services that address ETH students or postdocs (or prospective ones) and that are offered by ETH Zurich or its partner institutions. All educational offers indicate the competencies that participants can develop. Curricular offers are automatically imported from the course catalogue (from AS 2026), whereas extracurricular activities and services are registered by the respective organisers. Extracurricular activities (e.g., workshops, self-paced courses, networking, or information events) are self-contained. Additionally, services (e.g., include funding opportunities, counselling, infrastructure) are available throughout the year. The full offer on the homepage can be filtered or searched with the search engine. - How can educational offers be registered for publication?
Curricular offers are automatically imported from the university’s course catalogue (from AS 2026), whereas extracurricular activities and services are registered by the respective organisers via the registration form. Further information can be found on the Registrations page. - When can educational offers be registered for publication?
Extracurricular activities can be registered at any time. Registrations of services are only possible from 1 September to 30 November, for the catalogue of the following year. Visit the Registrations page for further information. - Can I share responsibilities for registering or managing
educational offers with others?
Yes, you can share responsibilities for registering and managing educational offers on myPath with selected colleagues by creating a managing group. Read more about managing groups below. - How does a managing group work?
A managing group is a group of persons with shared editing rights for entries on myPath. Members of a managing group can be affiliated with a different team at ETH or be part of multiple managing groups. Organisers can submit their request for creating a managing group via the platform (Settings/Groups/Create a new group section) and manage group membership. This is also possible by clicking on a specific managing group, of which they are members, on the Settings/Groups/View my groups section. A user will be notified to join a new or existing managing group and can decide whether to accept or decline the invitation. The user will also be notified in the case of removal from a managing group. In this way, each group can adjust its composition over time, ensuring continued access to educational offers in case of internal turnover. Colleagues who do not yet have a profile on myPath will receive an email notification to enter myPath and join a managing group. The managing groups are accessible to organisers upon login, on the Settings page (myProfile/My Groups/View my groups section). Members of a managing group have access to all the entries (services and extracurricular activities) that have ever been registered by members of the same group on myPath. These entries can also be used as templates for registering new educational offers. - Is there a quality control process for registrations?
Yes, the myPath team checks the services and extracurricular activities registered on myPath before publication to ensure that the offers are suitable and of proper quality. Visit the Registrations page for further information about the registration process. - How are curricular activities registered?
Curricular activities cannot be registered on myPath, but they are automatically imported on the homepage from the university’s course catalogue (from AS 2026), provided that the lecturers have specified the competencies that can be developed in such activities. - What is the difference between services and extracurricular
activities?
Services are offered all year round, whereas extracurricular activities can be regular or one-time events. Service registrations are reviewed during the yearly registration period, extracurricular activities as they come in. You will find more information on the Registrations page. - Can organisations or individuals outside ETH Zurich register offers?
Yes, organisations or individuals outside ETH Zurich can promote offers on myPath only if they do it as partners of ETH. - Can interested persons see my organisation or unit?
Yes. Prospective participants can search the educational offers for specific organisers and see the details about your organisation (or any collaborators) on the page of the educational offer. - Is it possible to enrol in educational offers directly on myPath?
Organisers determine if registration via myPath is possible and necessary. Participants need an active profile on myPath and should be target group of the offer. The enrolment option is becomes visible upon logging in on myPath. Organisers have the option to set up a waiting list on myPath. In case registrations are managed externally, participants will be redirected to the respective website. Enrolment is not possible for services. - Can I still promote my offers on myPath but let prospective
participants enrol in them on my website?
Yes, prospective participants will be redirected to your website for registration.
- Which educational offers can I find on myPath?
myPath compiles extracurricular activities as well as services and curricular offers (from AS 2026) that address ETH students (and to some extend postdocs) and are offered at ETH Zurich or by partner institutions. These educational offers support the development of a broad range of competencies. Our definition of students includes all educational levels, from bachelor to doctoral students. We accept offers aimed at postdocs only when they are also available to students. Educational offers on myPath provide users with additional knowledge about competencies, the opportunity to develop skills in practice, or to experience attitudes necessary to acquire certain competencies. These activities are of different types, e.g., workshops, internships, competitions, advisory and mentoring sessions, excursions, networking events, seminars, summer and winter schools (...). - How can I search for educational offers?
You can search for educational offers on the homepage. Filters and a search engine help to find offers that meet your needs. - How can I search by competencies?
You can select (and deselect) competencies from the “Explore by competencies” filter on the myPath homepage. You can either select competencies from the ETH Competence Framework individually or explore the educational offers by competency domains. In the latter case, you will see all offers that promote the competencies included in the competency domains (for example: “Social competencies”, shows activities that promote communication, leadership, etc.). - What do the coloured icons below the educational offers represent?
The icons represent the competencies that participants can develop in an educational offer. You can learn more about the competencies by moving your mouse over the icons. The different colours represent the competency domains: blue icons display subject-specific competencies, bronze icons show method-specific competencies, green icons show social competencies and purple icons indicate personal competencies. - How can I search content by target audience?
You can search for activities by the target audience by using the “Explore by audience” filter on the homepage. - How can I search offers by language of instruction?
On myPath, you can use the “Explore by language” filter on the homepage to explore educational offers that are offered in a specific language - English or German. - How can I search for offers by date?
You can explore the educational offers by starting date by using the “Explore by date” filter on the homepage. You cannot search for old, past educational offers on the homepage. However, you will be able to view past educational offers as a student or an organiser with an active profile. - How can I search for offers from a specific organiser?
You can explore the educational offers by organiser by using the “Explore by organiser” filter on the homepage. - How can I search for offers by enrolment type?
You can explore the educational offers by enrolment type by using the “Explore by enrolment type” filter on the homepage. In this way you can search for offers which allow an enrolment directly on myPath or for which you will be redirected to an external website. - How can I see whether an educational offer is open for enrolment?
You can search for educational offers that are open for enrolment by selecting the option “show active enrolment only” on the homepage. Moreover, if you are on an educational offer’s page, which you access by clicking on the offer’s image from the homepage, you will see this information on the sidebar on the right. Note that services and curricular activities do not allow for enrolment on myPath, but you will be redirected to the relative website for the next steps. This is also the case for those extracurricular offers for which an enrolment is not needed or when the registration is managed via an external website. For those extracurricular activities that allow for a waiting list, you will see the “register to waiting list” option on the sidebar if the maximum number of participants has been reached. - How can I use the search engine?
Are you searching for something specific? You can use the search engine on the homepage by typing your own text in the search field (e.g., the organiser’s name, part of an activity title). - How can I further customise the search for educational offers?
As a student with an active myPath profile, you can customise the search of educational offers by editing your preferences on the Settings page. You can select your educational background (if not imported automatically)and the competencies you want to develop. Upon login, your homepage will display the educational offers that best suit your profile. You can change your preferences at any time, as well as search for further offers by using the filters and the search engine. This customisation is not available for postdocs. - How can I learn more about a specific educational offer?
To learn more about a specific educational offer, you will need to click on an offer’s name from the homepage. You will visualise a new page with further details about the educational offers, including an abstract, the learning objectives, a short description of its content. - What is the abstract about?
The abstract describes briefly what an educational offer is about. The abstract is displayed on the homepage and helps prospective participants get an initial idea about the offer. - What are learning objectives?
Learning objectives describe what participants can expect to learn in the offer in terms of knowledge, skills, or attitudes. The learning objectives should be reflected in the teaching/learning activities. Organisers should set these with the idea that each participant can achieve them. Competence-oriented learning objectives additionally help orient participants regarding their expectations towards an offer. The ETH Competence Framework and the guideline on how to formulate competence-oriented learning objectives are useful tools for organisers. - What does the content section describe?
The content section tells you more about what happens during the educational offer. This can be, for example, the specific outline or the format of the activity or service. - What does the start date mean?
The start date indicates the first day of the activity or availability of an offer. "Start date" is available as search filter on the homepage. - What does target audience mean?
The target audience section indicates for which educational levels the educational offer is available. - What is included in the comment field?
You can find specific notes about requirements or pre-assignments from the organiser in the comment field. - Do I only see offers provided in the same language as the website navigation language?
No. The navigation language and the language of instruction of the displayed educational offers are independent. You can set the navigation language for myPath according to your preferences. The language of instruction is set by the organisers and the offers are displayed independent of it.
- Who can enrol in educational offers?
ETH students (incl. doctoral students) can enrol in educational offers with registration via myPath, after logging in, if free seats are available, and if they are part of the activity's target group. Users are redirected to an external website in the case an activity does not allow for enrolment on myPath (in this case, the organiser manages the enrolment via another platform). - How do I know whether I can enrol in an educational offer?
If an educational offer allows for enrolment on myPath, it is apparent in the sidebar of the activity page. It is possible to actively search the catalogue for activities open for enrolment via myPath. - How can I enrol in educational offers?
You can enrol in an activity by navigating to the activity page. From the myPath homepage, you reach it by clicking on the activity title first to access further details about the activity. Then click on “Enrol” on the sidebar. If the activity does not allow for enrolment on myPath, you will be redirected to an external website to enrol by clicking on “Activity website”. - Why can’t I see the enrolment option for a specific offer?
If no enrolment option for is visible, the offer no longer accepts registrations or does not require any registration. The button “Activity webpage” means that enrolment is not possible on myPath registration is redirected to an external website. - Will I receive an enrolment confirmation from myPath?
Yes, if you enrol directly on myPath, you will receive an enrolment confirmation. You can check the status of your enrolment request on the “Manage Registrations” page. If you enrol on an external website, the organiser of the educational offer is responsible for the enrolment process. - Which information is needed to enrol in educational offers?
The user information an organiser may require during the enrolment process for an extracurricular activity on myPath is the following: the first and last names, email address, and an identifiable student (or employee) number. This basic information is always shared with the organisers as it is necessary to complete the enrolment process. Organisers may also ask for additional information (e.g., educational level or answers to customised questions from the organisers) during the enrolment process, but it is up to the student or postdoc to decide whether to disclose this information with the organisers. However, be aware that organisers may still decline an enrolment request if this contains incomplete information.
If disclosed, the enrolment information is used by the organisers to record a student’s participation in an activity further and will allow the platform to add this activity to the student’s activities list automatically on myPath. The activities documentation feature is only available for students (as of Spring 2026). Organisers can use disclosed information for their own statistical purposes (e.g., attendance statistics). - What happens after I enrol in an educational offer?
After enrolling in an educational offer, it will be processed. Its status can be followed in “Manage Registrations”. Organisers define the type of registration and may check incoming registrations before confirmation. They may also have a waiting list. - How can I manage my enrolments as a participant (student or postdoc)?
You can check the status of your enrolment requests on the “Manage Registrations” page. - Can I withdraw from an educational offer for which I am already enroled?
Yes, you can withdraw from an educational offer for which you have already received a confirmation of enrolment until the potentially set cancellation deadline ("cancel enrolment" option, in the "≡"-menu on the “Manage registrations” page). In case of doubts, please contact the activity's organiser directly. - Will I receive a certification of attendance from myPath?
No, but myPath will document the curricular that you have passed and the extracurricular activities in which you took part (and have passed). You will find the list of activities on the "Competence Development" page. For each activity, the competencies that can be developed are indicated. However, ETH Zurich does not certify the acquisition of these competencies. - How does the watch list work?
In case you identify an interesting educational offer, which you want to remember for a potential future participation, you can save it on your watch list and check it again later. You find your watch list on the page "Competence Development/Watch list". - How can I manage enrolments in my educational offers as an organiser?
If your activity allows for student enrolments on myPath, you can manage the participant and waiting list on your activity management page. You reach it via “Manage my Entries”: open the specific extracurricular offer, then go to the “Participants” section. You can process enrolment requests, request additional information to finalise an enrolment, and confirm the participants’ attendance (or no-shows) and performance (if applicable).
- How does the visualisation work?
The Competence Profile in the section Competence Development allows students to visualize which educational offers they participated in and which competencies they fostered. The graphic illustrates a progressive development of competencies by successfully attending different offers. Competencies which students aim to focus on, can be set via the Competence Framework in the header or in the settings. - How does the documentation work?
The section Competence Development compiles the students’ curricular and extracurricular educational activities. Successfully completed course from the ETH Course Catalogue appear automatically on the activity list, provided that the competencies fostered/assessed have been indicated. Analogous, successfully completed extracurricular activities are registered, in case the registration process is managed via myPath and participation/passing has been confirmed by the organiser. Additionally, students are able register extracurricular activities they have successfully attended. The section Competence Development displays past and ongoing activities by categories (curricular, extracurricular, and other activities). The present activities are curricular and extracurricular activities in which you are currently enroled. The information about these activities comes from your enrolment data or self-reported activities (other activities) if they are available on myPath. - Which educational offers can be documented on myPath?
myPath documents both curricular offers from the ETH course catalogue and extracurricular ones from the myPath catalogue. Curricular offers are curated by lecturers, extracurricular ones by organisers. They indicate the competencies that students can develop by participating in them. Additionally, myPath allows students to self-document other activities, that they have successfully completed at ETH or outside, and that are either not on myPath or that manage participation externally. - What is the difference between fostered and assessed competencies?
A competency is "fostered” if a learning activity supports the development of this competency. If the successful development of the competency is also part of the performance assessment (grade or pass/fail), the competency is indicated as "assessed". Lecturers are responsible to specify which competencies participants can develop in their offer and to differentiate between assessed and fostered competencies. - Can I document other educational offers that are not on myPath?
Yes, students can add other educational offers they successfully attended or in which they are currently enroled in to their activities list by clicking the “+ Record other activities” button on their Competence Development page. For the self-declaration, title and type of activity (drop-down menu), the priod of time, an abstract what the activity was about, the competencies developed as well as the organiser of the activity have to registered. - How can I personalise or export my documented activities?
You can filter the list of documented educational offers by competencies or degree programme (on the right above the table). The activities list can be exported as PDF or Excel document. Individual courses can be excluded from the overview, if necessary. - Who has access to my documented educational offers?
myPath is for you! Only you have access to your list of documented educational offers and your profile. The myPath administration has access to the entire platform for maintenance purposes and is bound to keep your information confidential. - What happens to my documented educational offers when I leave ETH?
Your documented educational offers on myPath will stay available to you after you leave ETH for as long as your ETH account stays available. This term may vary depending on your role as a visiting student or student. We recommend you to export all information contained in your profile before leaving ETH. - Does the documentation of educational offers count as a certification from ETH?
No. ETH does not certify the educational offers documented on myPath. The documentation supports students to reflect their competence development during their studies at ETH and document it. - How is the visualised Competence Profile connected with the documentation feature?
The visualisation graphically represents how the attended offers contribute to the individual competence development. The overview is purely cumulative, real quantification is not possible. At the same time, is depends on the correctness and completeness of the competences indicated by the respective organisers. The tabular documentation lists all activities with the individual competencies fostered or assessed which flow into the visualisation. By unclicking the checkbox, students can exclude individual entries from their overview for the export of the visualisation and the activities.
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