Where visions and people grow – for Earth and Space
In ARIS, we combine inspiration for space exploration, hands-on project work and personal development. We encourage students to take charge, define a vision and realize it – attributes that leaders, managers, engineers have to live to shape the future of Earth and Space.
ARIS Vision
To enable outstanding practical education, foster personal growth,
and inspire the next generation of innovators.
What ARIS as an association strives to do is supplement its members’ academic education with opportunities to apply their knowledge. Its goal is to provide a space where its members can push themselves to their intellectual limits and skills, and learn together how to grow as individuals. We create an environment for learning by working on complex space systems. The unique requirements and complexity of space systems challenge us to go beyond simple academic examples and apply our skills to real engineering challenges, working together to achieve things individual members could unlikely achieve on their own. We feel a duty to enable our members to attempt projects they may not be able to pursue in other settings, discover the fundamentals of working on complex systems, and work on state-of-the-art technology as well as its development processes.
A bottom-up initiative
ARIS was founded by a group of enthusiastic students in August 2017 in a classroom at ETH Zürich. It is a non-profit association with the purpose to form students in hands-on project work and to sustainably shape the perception of space. Made by students for students, ARIS stands for ambition and Swiss pioneering spirit.
Why Space – a Growing Market
Space is changing: private and commercial actors impact the industry and make space more accessible, series manufacturing is being established for satellites, more and more start-ups discover their business cases in orbit. The big agencies, on the other hand, go for the next leap: back to the Moon and forward to Mars to stay.
A perfect time to foster our base out in Switzerland and inspire the next generation to pursue their dreams!
Do space and talk about it
ARIS focusses on engineering projects, conducts keynotes with space experts and inspires the next generation through STEM activities.
New space: involve new actors
Our partners are established in the space industry or focus on products for our daily use on Earth. Together we shape the exploration of the last frontier: Space.
A broad network in academia and industry
In ARIS, we bring together the experience of academia and industry. We combine the strengths of ETH Zürich and the universities of applied sciences HSLU and ZHAW.
Connect across Switzerland and the World
Space is unlimited, and big steps require collaboration. We connect and exchange with teams across Switzerland and around the World.
A space to grow
Together with our mentors, we embrace the personal development of our members. We guide them and facilitate their ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. We give them the tools to deal with unexpected situations and solve conflicts. Our ‘fail fast’ and collaborative culture assures a steep learning curve, backed by a safety net. With their insights, both from success and failure, we motivate them to go out into the World tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
A culture of responsibility
ARIS is an independent non-profit association. Over 300 students engage voluntarily up to 40 hours per week besides their studies. Our structure encourages the students to take charge and actively shape ARIS.
Strategic guidance
Through ARIS, the students and our partners evolve into new fields of technology and education. To make sure we stay at the cutting edge of the developments, an Advisory Board was set up in 2020.
Safety & Transparency
ARIS provides a safe and reliable environment to achieve the extraordinary. Internal review loops are being installed for safety and finances. Regular reviews with external partners ensure its relevance.
Coaching & Mentoring
We value the personal development of our members, performing teams and aggregation of knowledge from one team to the next. In ARIS, students coach students together with our mentors to achieve the extraordinary.
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