About us
What is Nightline Zurich?
Nightline Zurich is an independent help-line from students for students of ETH, UZH and other academic institutions in Zurich. All requests are handled confidentially and anonymously.
Nightline Zurich was founded 2005 by students of ETH and UZH and is organized as a commission of VSETH and VSUZH.
What service does Nightline Zurich provide?
We support you, no matter what is concerning you! Daily stressors, fear of upcoming exams or aimless? We listen to you, provide information about study-related matters or refer you to specialists if required.
We are here for you during the late evening hours: When bad feelings and fears often become pressing and other conversation partners and specialists aren’t available. You can freely speak to us about anything that is worrying you.
Who works at Nightline Zurich?
At Nightline Zurich students of different academic institutions in Zurich, semesters and disciplines are working on a voluntary basis. Right now our team consists of about 40 students of ETH, UZH and ZHAW. Therefore all members of Nightline Zurich know the daily hassles of student life from their own personal experience.
What is the board for?
The board handels the organisatory challenges of the Nightline. That includes advertising, training, scheduling of the shifts or representation in the public. This is why the board members are not doing shifts. The board consists of:
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Gabriel: |
President |
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Yanis: |
Vice President & Office |
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Kevin: |
Events |
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Ann-Sophie: |
Finance |
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Fabio: |
IT |
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Frederieke: |
Training |
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Jessica: |
Recruiting |
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Josephine: |
IT |
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Leo: |
Advertising & Design |
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Julia: |
External Affairs |
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Henrik: |
Shift Planning |
How is Nightline Zurich financed?
As a commission of VSETH Nightline Zurich is mainly financed trough VSETH but is also financially supported by VSUZH as well as ETH and UZH. Since 2016 Nightline Zurich is additionally supported by Alias (formerly VSZHAW).
Limits of Nightline Zurich’s service
Nightline does not tolerate insulting, derogatory, sexually harassing, discriminatory or threatening statements towards its volunteers or third parties. It reserves the right to terminate the conversation in the case of these. Repeated abuse of the service may lead to blocking of the user or reporting to the police.