CAS ETH in Technology and Public Policy: Impact Analysis
This description is only available in English.
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Spring Semester 2026
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1 semester
Duration -
ETH ZurichLocation
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EnglishTuition language
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15.08–15.11.2025
Application period
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CHF 9,500
Programme fee
In brief: The CAS ETH in Technology and Public Policy: Impact Analysis
Complementing their science or engineering backgrounds, the programme participants acquire public policy analysis skills in order to thrive at the intersection between technology and public policy.
Structure and content
Programme description
The Technology and Public Policy (TPP) programme targets professionals from both the private and public sector who want to develop the public policy analysis skills they need to effectively address societal challenges in their current or future careers. The programme is structured modularly so as to best suit the backgrounds, interests, aims and needs of the participants. It consists of two CAS degrees in Technology and Public Policy (15 ECTS each), which can be combined with elective modules and a final project into a MAS degree (60 ECTS).
Objectives
Participants will learn how to systematically and effectively (1) design policy interventions based on systematic analyses of their expected economic, social, and political consequences before implementation; and (2) how to evaluate how implemented policy interventions perform in terms of their actual effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.
Professional perspectives
Structure and format
- One-semester part-time programme
- CAS consists of three modules: Economic Foundations for Policy Analysis: Technology and Policy Analysis; Policy-Making in Practice
- 2- or 3-day block seminars, one block week, 21 days of in-person meetings
Additional information
The programme participants will have the opportunity to apply these skills to the policy issues that interest them or to problems that are relevant in their professional settings (e.g. mobility, energy, public health, the digital space, urban planning, environment/sustainability, security, and others), and will profit from high-level interactions with academics, experienced practitioners and their peers.
This CAS focuses on the interface between policy (the output of the policy process, such as laws and regulations) and outcomes (the effects of such policies on technology and society) in public policy analysis. The other CAS ETH TPP: Policy Process focuses on the interface between politics and policy.
Tuition language(s)
English
Credits
15 ECTS credits
Target group and admission
Target group
Professionals from the private as well as the public sectors working at the intersection of science, technology and policy and those wanting to move into this field, for whom a combination of science or engineering knowledge combined with skills in public policy analysis is important.
Requirements
Master's degree acknowledged by ETH or equivalent educational qualifications, preferably in natural sciences or engineering. Strong interest in public policy and professional work experience of at least three years.
Required language skills
English: C1 – external page Show proficiency scales
Language(s) of performance assessment
Dates and venue
Start
Spring Semester 2026 (in even years)
Duration
1 Semester (January–June)
Application period
15.08–15.11.2025 (rolling admission)
Location
Fees
Programme fee
CHF 9,500
If both the "CAS ETH TPP: Policy Process" and the "CAS ETH TPP: Impact Analysis" are combined, the fee is CHF 17,000 in total.
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 4,750
- After the start of the programme: CHF 9,500
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
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Motivation letter (max. one page)
Organiser
Programme management
Contact
ETH Zurich
Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (ISTP)
Universitätstrasse 41
8092
Zurich