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Talks, socials & workshops

Events

Social events, workshops, retreats, and career talks organized by VMI for the D-INFK community.

Events organised by AVETH (which is not specific to just computer science) can be found here.

2026

SEP 10
VMI Summer Retreat 2026

September 10th - 13th, 2026 · Jugendherberge St. Moritz

APR 23
Quiz Night and Dinner

18:00 - ~20:00 · CNB F 110

APR 17
Bowling Night

18:30 - 20:30 · Bowlingcenter Zurich, Glattalstrasse 40, 8052 Zurich

FEB 12
Badminton & Dinner

18:00 - 19:45, Dinner follows · Yonex Badminton Halle Hardbrücke

2025

NOV 27
Career Evening - PhD in CS, done. What's next?
OCT 20
Interactive Teaching Workshop
AUG 31
Summer Retreat 2025 Retrospective
AUG 23
Summer Retreat 2025
JUN 12
Summer BBQ
JUN 11
Work Stressors Workshop

16:00-18:00 · CAB H 52

MAR 24
Adaptive Leadership Workshop
MAR 7
Ice Skating Event
FEB 17
Nutrition Workshop
JAN 25
Running Dinner

2024

DEC 11
Christmas Crafts and Glühwein Night
NOV 28
Career Evening - What lies ahead outside of Academia?
NOV 7
Pub Night
OCT 9
Welcome Event 2024
SEP 15
Summer Retreat 2024 Retrospective
SEP 7
Summer Retreat 2024
JUL 11
Academic Success
MAY 23
VMI Beer Tasting
MAY 9
Ropepark @ Rheinfall
APR 9
Juggling Workshop
MAR 21
Boulder4Drinks
MAR 11
Board Game Night
FEB 26
Pottery
JAN 24
Bowling

2023

DEC 13
Christmas Crafts and Glühwein Night
DEC 4
Career Evening
NOV 23
VMI-CSNOW Lunch
NOV 18
Running Dinner
NOV 9
Board Game Night
NOV 1
Welcome Event 2023
OCT 28
Hike with D-MATH
OCT 5
Pub Night
SEP 17
Summer Retreat 2023 Retrospective
SEP 9
Summer Retreat 2023
AUG 21
Outdoor Paint and Sip Night
JUL 17
Boulder4Beer
JUN 16
Summer BBQ
JUN 10
Hönggergames
JUN 7
Summer BBQ
JUN 6
VMI-CSNOW Lunch
MAY 13
D-INFK + D-MATH Running Dinner
APR 10
Random Lunches
MAR 22
Bowling
FEB 17
Pub Quiz
JAN 31
Juggling Workshop

2022

DEC 12
Christmas Crafts and Glühwein Night
DEC 1
Managing Stress Workshop
NOV 22
VMI-CSNOW Lunch
NOV 19
Running Dinner
NOV 17
Procrastination Unworkshop
NOV 3
Karaoke Night
OCT 27
Board Game Night
OCT 11
Super Kondi + Dinner
OCT 6
Welcome Event
SEP 29
Saying No - workshop
SEP 12
Summer Retreat 2022 Retrospective
SEP 10
Summer Retreat 2022

Sep 10-13 and 15-18 (two sessions) · Youth Hostel Interlaken, Switzerland

JUL 23
A Hero's Journey through the PhD studies

10:30 AM Saturday to 4:00 PM Sunday · Düdingen

JUN 29
Un-BBQ
JUN 25
Well-being canoe day
JUN 13
Student Supervision Workshop
JUN 8
Career Evening
MAY 25
Paint and Sip Night
MAY 24
Prioritization workshop
MAY 13
Unweekend
MAY 6
Hands-On Research Skills
APR 1
VMI-CSNOW Lunch
MAR 16
Game Night
MAR 10
Pub Night
MAR 7
#I am Remarkable
JAN 24
Well-Being Essentials Workshop
JAN 19
Powerpoint Karaoke

2021

DEC 15
Saying No - workshop
DEC 9
Christmas Crafts, Paint and Glühwein Night
DEC 1
Compassionate Communication - unworkshop
NOV 27
Running Dinner
NOV 25
General Assembly
NOV 18
Pub Quiz
NOV 17
Idea generation and management unworkshop
OCT 28
Paint & Sip Night
OCT 21
Teaching and student supervision unworkshop
SEP 12
Summer Retreat 2021 Retrospective
AUG 25
Prioritization workshop
AUG 12
Talk: Rediscovering the Academic Thesis
AUG 6
VMI 20th Anniversary BBQ
JUL 23
Learning leadership, guidance and group dynamics in the outdoors
JUL 14
VMI-CSNOW Mentoring Program
JUL 6
Summer Retreat 2021
JUN 9
Mental Health in Academia
MAY 17
Well-Being Essentials Workshop
MAY 5
Psychological Safety Workshop
MAY 4
VMI-CSNOW Mixer
APR 21
Online Presentations Workshop
FEB 1
Searching for Initiative Coordinator

2020

DEC 17
General Assembly
MAY 15
Turn Food into Code
APR 24
Take a Break: at Work and at Home
APR 12
VMI Online Events
MAR 26
Emotional Intelligence - Skills for the New Decade
MAR 26
Virtual Game Night
MAR 23
Current Situation
MAR 18
The Power of Habits
MAR 7
Snow Time
FEB 19
Game Night
FEB 12
Productivity in Scientific Teams
FEB 11
Public Speaking Workshop
JAN 28
General Assembly

2019

DEC 10
Fondue
NOV 28
VMI Lunch
OCT 17
Game Night
OCT 5
Impressions from the 2019 VMI Summer Retreat
OCT 4
Game Night
MAY 27
Game Night
APR 4
Escape Room Night
MAR 16
Snow Shoe Hike
MAR 6
Game Night
FEB 28
Summer Retreat 2019
JAN 29
Game Night
JAN 1
Random Lunch

2018

DEC 10
General Assembly
OCT 29
Game Night
OCT 8
Welcome to D-INFK
JUL 12
Summer Retreat 2018
JUN 19
Game Night
JUN 9
VMI & VMM Hike in Kerenzerberg with Trottinett Cruise
MAY 22
Lasertag VMI vs. VIS
MAY 2
Game Night
APR 17
ETH-wide code of conduct
MAR 5
VMI & VMITET Career Talk
FEB 17
VMI goes Sledding
JAN 18
Game Night

2017

DEC 4
General Assembly
NOV 28
Fondue dinner
OCT 25
Game Night
OCT 12
VMI & VMITET Career Talk
SEP 3
Summer Retreat 2017
AUG 24
Games on Grass
JUL 1
VMI & CSNOW visit Adventure Park Rheinfall
JUN 23
Games on Grass
MAY 23
Board Game Evening
MAY 13
VMI & HAS Hike to Grosser Mythen
MAY 4
Escape Quest
MAR 30
Spring Board Game Evening
FEB 23
Strategy Board Game Evening
FEB 11
Snow Shoe Hike
JAN 11
Board Game Evening

2016

DEC 8
General Assembly and Fondue Night
NOV 16
Board Game Evening
OCT 12
Snowden on Wednesday
OCT 8
Hike to Gross Aubrig 2016
SEP 20
Welcoming event for new PhD students
AUG 27
Joint summer hike with VMM
AUG 23
Board Game Evening
JUN 23
Summer retreat 2016
JUN 15
Board Game Evening
JUN 11
First summer hike 2016 -- CANCELLED
JUN 10
Hike to Gross Aubrig 2016