Registrations
myPath collects curricular and extracurricular offers and services provided by ETH Zurich members and their partners to support the competence development of students. Services are offered all year round, whereas extracurricular activities can be regular or one-time events.
On this page, you will find information on how to use myPath to register and promote your offer of services and extracurricular activities on myPath. Curricular offers are automatically imported from the ETH Course Catalogue. We exceptionally accept offers aimed at postdocs when these educational offers are also available to students. Our definition of students includes all educational levels, from bachelor to doctoral.
The main differences between the two registration processes are summarised in the table below, while detailed information is provided in the specific FAQ sections on this page.
Differences between services and extracurricular activities registration processes
| Characteristics | Services | Extracurricular activities |
| Activity period | Services are offered all year round. | Activities can either occur regularly over time or be one-time activities, lasting from 15 minutes to multiple days. |
| Examples of entries | Organisers can submit the following types of services for publication: - Counselling and mentoring sessions - Funding opportunities - Infrastructure and equipment - Manuals and guidelines - Online tutorials - Websites and online platform | Organisers can submit the following types of extracurricular activities for publication: - Competitions - Guided tours and excursions - Networking events - Seminars, lectures, and colloquia Student projects - Summer and winter schools - Workshops - Information events - Volunteering opportunities - Board membership - Self-paced training - Other |
| Target audience | Bachelor students, master students, doctoral students, (or postdocs). Be aware that postdocs are not a myPath target group. | Bachelor students, master students, doctoral students, (or postdocs). Be aware that postdocs are not a myPath target group. |
| Registration period | Service registrations are possible from 1 September to 30 November, for registrations of the catalogue for the following year. | Entries can be submitted continuously throughout the year. |
| Quality control on entries | Entries are reviewed from 1 December to 15 December for the following year’s catalogue. | Entries are reviewed as soon as they are submitted and within two working weeks. As soon as the quality control is finalised, the activities are published on myPath. |
| Visibility on myPath | Upon publication on 15 December, students and postdocs can search for services on the myPath homepage. | Entries can be searched on the myPath homepage upon publication. Activities are removed from the myPath homepage when their end date has expired. |
| Customised visibility for prospective participants | Instead of searching for the entries on the myPath homepage, students and postdocs with an active myPath profile can find suitable services directly on their customised homepage. | Instead of searching for the entries on the myPath homepage, students and postdocs with an active myPath profile can find suitable activities directly on their customised homepage. |
| Enrolment for offers on myPath | Students and postdocs cannot enrol in services on myPath, but they are redirected to the websites of the services. | Organisers can decide whether they want students or postdocs to enrol in their activities directly on myPath or their websites. Enrolment is only possible for students and postdocs with an active myPath profile. Types of enrolments for extracurricular activities: - No enrolment: participants are redirected to external websites to finalise the enrolment. - Automatic enrolment: participants enrol directly on myPath while the enrolment is open. - Semi-automatic enrolment: participants can enrol on myPath upon enrolment confirmation from the organisers. |
| Student’s watch list | Students with an active myPath profile can add a service of interest to their watch list. This feature is not available for postdocs. | Students with an active myPath profile can add an activity of interest to their watch list. This feature is not available for postdocs. |
| Student’s documentation (as of spring 2026) | Services are not automatically listed in the student’s competence profile. However, students can still self-report a service if they wish to record it for their bookkeeping. This feature is not available for postdocs. | Activities a student has attended or passed can be listed automatically on the student's competence profile. This function is available for students (not postdocs) with an active myPath profile. |
Types of enrolments for extracurricular activities:
Services
The registration phase for 2026 will start on September 01, 2026
The registration period for services for the catalog of the following year begins every year on September 1st and ends on November 30th.
- What types of services can be registered on myPath?
- myPath welcomes services catered to bachelor, master, doctoral students, and postdocs, including counselling and mentoring sessions, funding, infrastructure, manuals and guidelines, and online platforms. These services are intended to help students in the development of their competencies. We exceptionally accept offers aimed at postdocs when these educational offers are also available to students.
- How many services can I register on myPath?
You may register as many services as you would like, as there is no limit. - Which information about the service will I be asked to provide?
In the registration form, you will be asked to describe your service, to define the target audience of the service, and to share information about your organisation. Specifically, you will be asked to specify the type of service you offer, where it is offered (online/on-site), how it can be accessed (website), and in which language it is offered. You will also be asked to describe the service in a brief abstract, which users can read when browsing through the educational offers on the homepage – this abstract should be short and catchy. You can describe your offer in detail (e.g., its format and content) in the Content section. Additionally, please describe the expected learning objectives for your audience (what will your audience know more or be able to do because of your service, or which attitude your audience can develop because of having used your service). The learning objectives are pivotal to help your audience adjust their expectations concerning how your offer can support their competence development or work. Ideal learning objectives should be reflected in the (educational) activities of the service. These objectives are also linked to the competencies that participants can develop thanks to your educational offer. You must select a minimum of one competency, to a maximum of five in order to register your service. Finally, you will be asked to provide information about your organisation. Specifically: who organises the service, a contact email address for enquiries from prospective users, and a contact person (email address) for any correspondence with the myPath administrators. In a comment field, you can leave any further information (e.g., requirements, restrictions) for prospective participants. - What is the abstract about?
The abstract describes briefly what the service is about. A good abstract should be brief and catchy. The abstract will appear on the homepage when a user browses through the educational offers and should invite a user to click on your service for further details. - What are learning objectives?
In the learning objectives section, you should indicate how your service will benefit the participants. Try to describe what every participant will know (more) or be able to do or value thanks to the specific service you provide. Learning objectives should be supported by specific activities related to your service and should be reflected in the competencies listed for the service. You can find here how to formulate competence-oriented learning objectives. - What are the competencies related to the service?
Each entry on myPath is linked to a minimum of one and a maximum of five competencies, which participants can develop by using or participating in specific educational offers. Competencies are used as search filters to help students find suitable offers to support their studies (and postdocs to find offers to support their work). - What does the content section describe?
The content section tells prospective participants more about what happens during the service, for example, by providing them with the specific syllabus or format planned for the service or criteria for using a service. This information is not mandatory. - What does target audience mean?
The target audience section displays for whom the service is offered. Services can be offered to bachelor students, master students, or doctoral students. You can further tailor the promotion of your service by indicating specific degree programmes or semesters of enrolment for the desired participants. Be aware that postdocs are not the focus target group of myPath. We accept educational offers aimed at postdocs, if they are also available to any of the other target groups. - What is included in the comment field?
In the comment field, you can add specific notes about requirements or pre-assignments for the participants. This information is not mandatory. - In which language should I provide the information about the service?
If your service is available in both German and English, you will need to provide information about it in both languages. If your service is available in only one language, you should provide information about your service in that language. Note that the language of your service is not dependent on the language of the website navigation. This means that prospective participants will always be able to find your educational offers, regardless of the language they choose to navigate the platform in. However, if you offer a service only in German, and a prospective participant selects “English” from the language filter menu, your service will not be displayed to them on the homepage.
- Who can register services on myPath?
Only members of ETH Zurich (employees and students with editing rights) can register services for publication on myPath. To register services, organisers must have a myPath profile based on the SWITCH AAI-Edu-ID account. See the Login page for additional information. - Can I share editing rights for my offers with others?
Yes. You can share editing rights with colleagues, who also need an active myPath profile and should be listed in the respective managing group. See the “Managing group” section for further information. - When can I register services on myPath?
You can register services only during the registration window from 1 September until 30 November for publication in the myPath catalogue of the following year. - How can I register services on myPath?
In case you are not logged in or do not have a myPath account, you first need to log in on myPath. You reach the registration form via the "Registrations" section or the “Manage my Entries” page by clicking on the button “Register Service” above the overview. - What happens after I have registered a new service?
The myPath team reviews your registration between 1 and 14 December. You will be notified about the status of your registration. Further details can be found in the “Managing activities” section. - When will services be published on myPath?
Services of the upcoming year are published from 15 December on the myPath homepage if they have been accepted by the myPath team. You will be notified when your entry is accepted for publication or in case you need to adjust it first. You can see the status of your offer also on the “Manage my Entries” page. - Can submissions be rejected?
Yes. Offers will be rejected if any offensive, denigrating or discriminating content is submitted. In case of incomplete or potentially faulty information, the myPath team will first ask you for adjustment. Offers will also be rejected if they are not offered by ETH members or partners or if they do not address any of the target audiences of myPath. - Can revisions be requested for registrations?
Yes. During the review process, the myPath team may ask you to modify your submission or provide additional information in order to publish it. The aim is to provide coherent and complete information according to the quality criteria from myPath. - Who reviews the submissions?
The myPath team is responsible for reviewing the submissions. - What is a managing group?
A managing group is a group of people who share editing rights for one or more entries on myPath. Managing group members can be part of a different team at ETH and be part of multiple managing groups. Organisers can create managing groups via the platform (Section Settings: Groups > Create a new group). New groups need initial confirmation by the myPath team. Groups are managed by adding or removing of contacts ("View my groups"). Added persons will be notified about the invite and have to confrim it to join the managing group. They are also informed in case they are removed from a group. Colleagues without a myPath profile will receive an email notification with the group invitation. All members of a managing group have access to all offers that have ever been registered by members of the group on myPath. These entries can also be used as templates for registering new educational offers.
- How can I check the status of my registrations?
You can view the status of your submissions in the section "Manage my Entries" after logging in with your ETH credentials. - What does “Submitted” mean?
The status “Submitted” indicates that the registration has been received and still has to go through the revision process. - What does “Conditionally accepted” mean?
You are almost there! The status “Conditionally accepted” indicates that the information concerning your offer has been reviewed. In order to publish it on myPath, you have to adjust it according to the feedback. - What does “Resubmitted” mean?
The status “Resubmitted” indicates that you adjusted your submission based on feedback you received from the myPath team in order to publish it on myPath. The adjustments are reviewed before publication. - What does “Rejected” mean?
In case your submission has been rejected - for example because the offer is not offered by ETH members or their partners or does not address any of the target groups (Bachelors'/Masters' students, or doctoral students - you receive an email with the reasons for the rejection. Submissions can also be rejected in case of incomplete or faulty information. Any offensive, denigrating or discriminating content always leads to rejection. - What does “Accepted” mean?
Congratulations! Your submission has been accepted for publication on myPath and goes live with the service catalogue for the upcoming year on 15 December. - What does “Active” mean?
The status “Active” means that your activity is published on myPath and can be searched on the homepage. - What does “Inactive” mean?
The status “Inactive” means that your activity is no longer displayed on the homepage. - What happens after my service has been accepted?
It will be published on myPath with the service catalogue of the upcoming year on 15 December and will stay online until the end of the following year. - Can I update the information on a service that has been accepted?
Yes. If necessary, you can update the information of a service if it has been accepted for publication on myPath. Useful and important are adjustments, in case date, place or the outline or target group (slightly) change. - Can I update the information concerning an activity that has been conditionally accepted?
Yes, you are required to update the information of the offer. You have one week to submit additional information or make the necessary adjustments. Requested adjustments during the revision process are only possible until the first two weeks of December at the latest. Without the requested changes, the activity will not be published. - Can I submit information concerning a service that has been rejected again?
You can only submit an offer again, if the reason for rejection does not include any of the following:
- Offensive, denigrating or discriminating content;
- Offer is not offered by ETH members or their partners;
- offer does not address any of the myPath target audiences (bachelor's/master's students, or doctoral students).
Extracurricular activities
We welcome registrations of activities starting on June 25, 2026 the earliest.
You can submit new extracurricular activities for publication on myPath throughout the year. In order to allow for enough time for the review process, please register activities at least two weeks in advance.
- What types of activities can be registered on myPath?
myPath welcomes extracurricular activities aimed at bachelor, master, and doctoral students (and postdocs) like workshops, self-paced courses, summer and winter schools, student projects (...). These activities should contribute to the development of a holistic set of competencies. - How many activities can I register on myPath?
You can register an unlimited number of activities. - Which information about the activities will I be asked to provide?
The registration form guides you through the submission process step-by-step. In addition to general logistics like date, venue, organiser, the most important information includes a brief description of the activity, the learning objectives and competencies developed, as well as any specific prerequisites and registration modalities. Please provide a contact email address for enquiries from potential participants, as well as a contact person for correspondence with the myPath team. - What is the abstract about?
A brief description what the activity is about which should spark interest. - They describe what participants will be able to do (better or differently) as a result of taking part. They describe the (additional) knowledge, skills or positive attitudes that participants will acquire through the activity. These should be achievable through appropriate learning activities and should be reflected in the specified competences.
- What are learning objectives?
They describe what participants will be able to do (better or differently) as a result of taking part. They describe the (additional) knowledge, skills or positive attitudes that participants will acquire through the activity. These should be achievable through appropriate learning activities and should be reflected in the specified competences. Here you can find support for how to formulate competence-oriented learning objectives. - What are the connected competencies?
For each offer, the five most relevant competencies that participants can develop are indicated. On the homepage, these can also be used as search filters to find offers that specifically focus on developing certain competencies. - What does the content section describe?
Prospective participants can find out more about what the content of the activity. This section may also describe a specific outline or the concrete format. - What does target audience mean?
Offers may be specifically aimed at individual levels of study (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) or degree programmes, or be open to everyone (including postdocs). Postdocs are not part of myPath’s core target group. Opportunities aimed at postdocs will only be accepted if they are also open to at least one other target group. - What is included in the comment field?
Specific information regarding requirements, preparatory tasks or the outline, if relevant. - In which language should I provide the information about the activity?
If the offer is available in German and English, the information must be provided in both languages. If it is available in only one language, it must be provided at least in the language of the offer. The language of the offer is independent of the language used for website navigation, so that potential participants can find offers regardless of this setting.
- Who can register activities on myPath?
Only members of ETH Zurich (employees and students with editing rights) can register extracurricular activities for publication on myPath. To register activities, organisers must have a myPath profile based on the SWITCH AAI-Edu-ID account. See the Login page for additional information. - Can I share editing rights for my offers with others?
Yes. You can share editing rights with colleagues, who also need an active myPath profile and should be listed in the respective managing group. See the “Managing group” section for further information. - When can I register activities on myPath?
You can register activities for publication on myPath throughout the year. - How can I register extracurricular activities on myPath?
In case you are not logged in or do not have a myPath account, you first need to log in on myPath. You reach the registration form via the "Registrations" section or the “Manage my Entries” page by clicking on the button “Register Extracurricular Activity” above the overview. - What happens after I have registered a new extracurricular activity?
The myPath team reviews your registration directly after submission within two working weeks. You will be notified about the status of your registration. Further details can be found in the “Managing activities” section. - When will activities be published on myPath?
Extracurricular activities will be published on the myPath homepage as soon as the offer is accepted by the myPath team. You will be notified when your entry is accepted for publication or in case you need to adjust it first. You can see the status of your offer also on the “Manage my Entries” page. - Can submissions be rejected?
Yes. Offers will be rejected if any offensive, denigrating or discriminating content is submitted. In case of incomplete or potentially faulty information, the myPath team will first ask you for adjustment. Offers will also be rejected if they are not offered by ETH members or partners or if they do not address any of the target audiences of myPath. - Can revisions be requested for registrations?
Yes. During the review process, the myPath team may ask you to modify your submission or provide additional information in order to publish it. The aim is to provide coherent and complete information according to the quality criteria from myPath. - Who reviews the submissions?
The myPath team is responsible for reviewing the submissions. - What is a managing group?
A managing group is a group of people who share editing rights for one or more entries on myPath. Managing group members can be part of a different team at ETH and be part of multiple managing groups. Organisers can create managing groups via the platform (Section Settings: Groups > Create a new group). New groups need initial confirmation by the myPath team. Groups are managed by adding or removing of contacts ("View my groups"). Added persons will be notified about the invite and have to confrim it to join the managing group. They are also informed in case they are removed from a group. Colleagues without a myPath profile will receive an email notification with the group invitation. All members of a managing group have access to all offers that have ever been registered by members of the group on myPath. These entries can also be used as templates for registering new educational offers.
- How can I check the status of my registrations?
You can view the status of your activities in the section "Manage my Entries" after logging in with your ETH credentials. - What does “Submitted” mean?
The status “Submitted” indicates that the registration has been received and still has to go through the revision process. - What does “Conditionally accepted” mean?
You are almost there! The status “Conditionally accepted” indicates that the information concerning your offer has been reviewed. In order to publish it on myPath, you have to adjust it according to the feedback. - What does “Resubmitted” mean?
The status “Resubmitted” indicates that you adjusted your submission based on feedback you received from the myPath team in order to publish it on myPath. The adjustments are reviewed before publication. - What does “Rejected” mean?
In case your submission has been rejected - for example because the offer is not offered by ETH members or their partners or does not address any of the target groups (Bachelors'/Masters' students, or doctoral students - you receive an email with the reasons for the rejection. Submissions can also be rejected in case of incomplete or faulty information. Any offensive, denigrating or discriminating content always leads to rejection. - What does “Accepted” mean?
Congratulations! Your submission has been accepted for publication on myPath and goes live upon acceptance. - What does “Active” mean?
The status “Active” means that your activity is published on myPath and can be searched on the homepage. - What does “Inactive” mean?
The status “Inactive” means that your activity is no longer displayed on the homepage. - What happens after my activity has been accepted?
It will be published on myPath and will stay online until its end date. - Can I update the information on an activity that has been accepted?
Yes. If necessary, you can update the information of an activity if it has been accepted for publication on myPath. Useful and important are adjustments, in case date, place or the outline or target group (slightly) change. - Can I update the information concerning an activity that has been “conditionally accepted”?
Yes, you are required to update the information of the offer. You have one week to submit additional information or make the necessary adjustments. Without the requested changes, the activity will not be published. - Can I submit information concerning an activity that has been “rejected” again?
You can only submit an offer again, if the reason for rejection does not include any of the following:
- Offensive, denigrating or discriminating content;
- Offer is not offered by ETH members or their partners;
- offer does not address any of the myPath target audiences (bachelor's/master's students, or doctoral students).
