CAS ETH in Regulatory Thinking
This description is only available in English.
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January 2027
Start -
6 months
Duration -
ETH Zurich, online
Location -
EnglishTuition language
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01.09–15.11.2026
Application period -
CHF 9,730
Programme fee
In brief: The CAS ETH in Regulatory Thinking
Turn regulatory and compliance into your competitive advantage. Regulatory thinking connects evidence, compliance and market logic from day one – for faster, market-ready innovation.
Structure and content
Programme description
The programme translates regulatory requirements into robust decisions,
evidence and operational logic and makes transfer visible through concrete
working dossiers and a structured defence.
Objectives
Participants learn to define scope and claims, design evidence pathways,
structure data and operational logic, implement AI governance in a traceable
way and defend decisions consistently in realistic stakeholder situations.
Professional perspectives
The CAS strengthens roles in regulatory affairs, QA, product, clinical translation, diagnostics, SaMD and AI health. Participants gain robust methods for audit readiness, less rework, stronger stakeholder dialogue and visible responsibility in interface projects.
Structure and format
Part-time hybrid programme lasting 6 months. Five modules with online input,
reading, group work and a three-day workshop. Each module produces a working dossier. All dossiers feed into an integrated final dossier with oral defence.
Additional information
Modules of 3 ECTS each:
- Regulatory compass & evidence foundations
- Data, diagnostics & lifecycle logic
- AI, sandbox & tool governance
- SaMD/DTx operations
- Integration & defense prep
The CAS will later be complemented by stackable microcredentials and connects
internal and external target groups through one shared methodological logic.
The CAS Regulatory Thinking is recognised as an elective course of the MAS Digital Clinical Research.
Tuition language(s)
English
Credits
Attendance of individual courses
Selected modules are offered as microcredentials or individual continuing education courses.
Target group and admission
Target group
Professionals working at the interface of health, engineering, software and AI, from healthtech, medtech, diagnostics, SaMD, AI, regulatory, QA, product, engineering and clinical translation, as well as from ETH.
Requirements
Master's degree acknowledged by ETH or equivalent educational qualifications (Rector's directive on admission), plus professional experience relevant to the programme.
Required language skills
English: C1 – external page Show proficiency scales
Language(s) of performance assessment
Dates and venue
Start
January 2027
Duration
6 months
Application period
01.09–15.11.2026 (rolling admission)
Location
Fees
Programme fee
CHF 9,730
Application fee
CHF 50 for persons with a Swiss university degree, CHF 150 for persons with another university degree (non-refundable, credit card payment only)
Withdrawal fee
- Within 30 days after the admission date: free of charge
- More than 30 days after the admission date: CHF 4,865
- After the start of the programme: CHF 9,730
Application
Questions about the application
ETH Zurich, School for Continuing Education, HG E 17–18.5, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Tel. external page +41 44 632 56 59, E-mail
Application documents
- Diploma certificate and transcript (of records) of the highest or most relevant degree
- Passport or identity card
- Download Declaration of consent (PDF, 94 KB)
Additional application documents
- CV
- motivation letter
Organiser
Programme management
