Responsibilities and List of Services
Our work is based on the UZH communications concept and the service mandate of the UZH Communications Office.
1. Coordination
- Strategic and operative management of UZH communications
- Development of communications principles, corporate design guidelines, web policy, publishing principles
- Identification and evaluation of developments and trends in the field of communications as well as the related technologies, instruments and methods
2. Communications Advice
- Advising the President and the Executive Board of the University
- Advising the faculty deans
- Advising departments, institutes, and offices
- Contacting communications service providers (writers and editors, graphic designers, printers, web services, event managers, translators)
3. Media Relations
- Coordinating experts for media requests, media response triage
- Media conferences
- Media releases
4. Publications
- Development, production, and provision of core communications materials
- Issuing UZH publications (Magazin, UZH News)
5. Information and Documentation
- Production of event calendar (uniagenda)
- Production of integrated visitor information system (IBIS)
- Production of image collection
6. Website
- Writing, editing, and production of the corporate website (main UZH website)
- Video production
- UZH website development: Concept, structure, design, ongoing accommodation of new needs and technical capabilities
- Provision of UZH Content Management System: Requirements and needs, usability
7. Corporate Design & Brand Management
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Development of UZH’s corporate design
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Management of the digital UZH brand guide
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Support for UZH organization units in matters of corporate design and branding
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Conception and design of university-wide means of communication
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Training of a graphic design apprentice
8. Events
- Organization and staging of university-wide events (Scientifica)
9. Translations, Terminology
- Management of UZH terminology database
- Coordination of English translations