Research
As ETH Zurich's only research centre outside of Switzerland, the Singpaore-ETH Centre has strengthened the research capacity to develop sustainable solutions to global challenges in Singapore, Switzerland and the surrounding regions through its programmes.
The SEC's first research programme started a new phase in 2020 known as Future Cities Lab Global (FCL Global). The programme helps to shape sustainable cities and settlement systems through science, by design, in place, over time.
The Future Resilient Systems (FRS) programme, in its second phase since 2020, sets out to enhance the resilience of urban systems by combining engineering, design and social research.
The latest addition to SEC's programmes in 2020, the Future Health Technologies (FHT) programme, is developing a mobile health technology concept, leveraging on scalable digital technologies to transform the healthcare system towards a community-based and patient-centric model.
Through the three programmes, the centre provides a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment to a community of PhD, postdoctoral and professorial researchers working on diverse themes. SEC researchers have been actively collaborating with universities and research institutes, and engaging with industry and government agencies to find practical solutions to real-world issues. This has resulted in collaborative projects in addition to the main programmes:
Future Cities Lab Global
Ongoing research projects arising from research in the Future Cities Lab Global programme include:
Future Resilient Systems
Ongoing research projects arising from research in the Future Resilient Systems programme include:
As part of the external page Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) in Singapore, the Singapore-ETH Centre is set within a research hub alongside centres set up by leading universities such as Cambridge University, MIT, Shanghai Jiaotong, TU Munich and UC Berkeley, within an ecosystem that facillitates collaboration and exchange.