Welcome to NHWZ!

We are Zurich's largest student sustainability association (Verein). Our main event is the Week in April.

Who Are We?

We are students from Zurich's five major Unis. And we love sustainability!

What do we do?

A Week full of sustainability events in April. And many more all year round!

We have a blog!

Check out our blog on our website. We have interviews, recaps & more.

How can you stay in touch?

We are active on Instagram, WhatsApp community & have a monthly newsletter.

Sustainability, Students & Ideas

We are an independent student association (Verein) supporting discussions & raising awareness about sustainability in Zurich. 

We are made up of 5 major universities: UZH, ETH, PHZH, ZHAW and ZHdK. All our events are free & meant for students.

Our Main Event: The Sustainability Week

This is an entire week of events by students. It is also called NHWZ, short for Nachhaltigkeitswoche Zürich.

The latest Sustainability Week was from 13 - 17 April 2026. See full program here

If you want to organise an event, we will support you! 

Our Year-Round Events

We have events all year round, including NHWZ Weekend retreat, panel discussions, hikes and new events which you might end up suggesting! Check out more in our upcoming events page. 

How can you be Involved?

You can choose:

1
Subscribe to our newsletter 


2 : 
Event Organisers 2026 Group (for an event in the Week) 
 Volunteers Group (now and then)


3 : 
Join the Lead Team (anytime during the year)

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