Luka Vego
Student councillor (Infrastructure). Profession/education: Student in the Department of Design, specializing in Industrial Design. At ZHdK since: August 2020. What I like about ZHdK: the unlimited possibilities. When I am not working, I … read, draw, go running. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: Meetings with interesting people. My favourite place in Zurich: Toni-Areal. Verso is important because … it is the voice of students.
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Natasha Sebben
Student councillor (Studies and Services). Profession/education: Student in the Department of Design, specializing in Game Design. At ZHdK since: September 2019. What I like about ZHdK: the coffee and those who drink coffee with me. When I am not working, I … illustrate and listen to audio books and podcasts. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: more ducks. My favourite place in Zurich: Zurich University Botanical Gardens. Verso is important because … we are committed to student concerns, care about university life, have a say and like ducks.
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David Bircher
Student councillor and co-president of Verso. Profession/education: Student at the Department of Performing Arts and Film, Master in Dramaturgy. At ZHdK since: August 2016. What I like about ZHdK: the people, the diversity and Chez Toni (including El-Tony Mate). When I am not working, I … play music or eat dried tomatoes. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: Two elephants on the roof terrace. My favourite place in Zurich: Oberer Letten or seminar room 5.F10. Verso is important because … we stand up for students and can hopefully also make a difference.
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Lena Marie Rheinländer
Student councillor (University policy). Profession/education: Student in the Department of Performing Arts and Film, Bachelor in Film. At ZHdK since: September 2021. What I like about ZHdK: the wide range of opportunities. When I am not working, I … know that I am a good amateur. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: more colour, creative and interdisciplinary exchange to develop new ideas. My favourite place in Zurich: Landiwiese. Verso is important because … without communication, there can be no change.
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Loris Brasser
Student councillor (Social media). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Fine Arts, Bachelor in Fine Arts. At ZHdK since: February 2018. What I like about ZHdK: book and media loans. When I am not working, I … walk the streets. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: Less bureaucracy — more fun. My favourite place in Zurich: Bullingerhof. Verso is important because … students are the foundation of a university.
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Soraya-Thashima Rutschmann
Student councillor and co-president of Verso. Profession/education: Student at the Department of Fine Arts, Bachelor in Fine Arts. At ZHdK since: Autumn 2019. What I like about ZHdK: Running into people randomly in the corridors. When I am not working, I … pick flowers. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: colourful walls and more cosiness. My favourite place in Zurich: the hidden steps in Höngg. Verso is important because … it gives students the opportunity to help shape the university.
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Eduardo Hernandez
Student councillor (Quality assurance). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Music, Master in School Music. At ZHdK since: September 2018. What I like about ZHdK: the golden moments of trust. When I am not working, I enjoy … inhaling the scent of fragrant flowers, barbecuing with friends, seeking the sun or watching the snow from under my snuggly blanket. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: a small petting zoo with stuffed animals. My favourite place in Zurich: My, Mr Toni’s and Mrs Gerold’s garden. Verso is important because … it teaches us to shape society.
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Laura Gubler
Student councillor (Talent development strategy). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Cultural Analysis, Bachelor in Art Education. At ZHdK since: September 2018. What I like about ZHdK: that it is an inspiring place of exchange and discussion where many things are possible. When I am not working, I … have coffee or brunch in a local café with someone I like. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: more open spaces and meeting places. My favourite place in Zurich: Zurich’s Succulent Plant Collection, the women’s section of Seebad Enge and (almost) everything in Wiedikon. Verso is important because students are the heart of ZHdK and should be allowed to play a decisive role in shaping their place of education.
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Leo Brennauer
Student councillor (Events and Verso office). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Music, Composition for Film, Theatre and Media; retail professional, trade and commerce specialist. At ZHdK since: September 2019. What I like about ZHdK: The opportunity to work with so many people from different disciplines. When I am not working, I … do sports, travel, hike, go camping, cook, tinker and watch movies. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: a campus. My favourite place in Zurich: the currents in River Limmat. Verso is important because … the university is ultimately about us students, and about our interests and visions. Our voice is therefore essential.
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Noé Freuler
Student councillor (Communications and marketing). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Cultural Analysis, Master in Art Education. At ZHdK since: 2017. What I like about ZHdK: the roof terrace, the MIZ and the Verso office. When I am not working, I … rearrange my flat, eat good food or head out into nature. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: more love and affection! My favourite place in Zurich: secondhand bookshops. Verso is important because … as students we not only represent the university but can and should also help shape it.
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Mario Fuchs
Assistant (Verso office). Profession/education: Student at the Department of Design, Bachelor in Cast / Audiovisual Media; journalist, audio editor, service person. At ZHdK since: 2018. What I like about ZHdK: the MIZ basement. When I am not working, I … work on myself and listen to music. My wishes for the Toni-Areal: more people like Franziska Nyffenegger. My favourite place in Zurich: Hönggerberg cemetery. Verso is important because … we need a university that serves people, not the other way around.