The Military Academy at ETH in Zurich is the educational institution for the professional officers of the Swiss Armed Forces. Professional officers receive extensive theoretical instruction and practical training which prepare them for their future functions.
The Military Academy is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for military sciences.
The syllabus of MILAK covers aspects of the following areas: Applied military sciences (e.g. tactics, military didactics), military history, strategic studies, economics of defence, leadership and communication studies, military sociology, military psychology and pedagogy, language training, sport.
The syllabus of ETH covers aspects of the following areas: Humanities and social sciences, engineering and natural sciences, fundamentals of military sciences as well as security and peace policy.
The educational objectives are regularly updated to meet the future needs of the professional officers. Prospective professional officers should acquire and develop abilities
- to perform as didactically skilled and technically competent instructors in an adult environment;
- to act as goal-oriented and effective leaders applying principles of management by objectives;
- to adopt a committed stance on military matters based on expertise in military sciences;
- to give a scientifically based view also on non military issues of a political, social, economic and ecological nature.
