I studied mechanical engineering and I now have a very broad knowledge in different fields of mechanical engineering. I learned a lot. The school focuses on the reaserch aspects more than practical aspects.

The course content, the possibilities and opportunities at the university and through industry partners is excellent and shows why this is a leading university. Though the teaching is not very modern and could adapt to new possibilities (only few courses have a more tech oriented and interactive teaching). Also the study life balance is not ideal. A lot of work comes along the semester and with exam in august and february time for personal development is very limited. In worst case students have 2 weeks of holidays at the beginning of september and none in winter (time where no studying should be done). Not only does that not allow to relax from time to time it also does not allow to apply the knowledge in internships throughout your studies, which compared to other leading universities is a huge lack. ETH will have excellent students graduating with barely any work experience.