ETH
Are you looking for information on:
- How to find gender neutral toilets or showers at ETH? → scroll down to “Gender neutral toilets and showers” on the ETH Diversity Website
- How to change your first name or gender marker at ETH → scroll down to “Changing name and/or salutation at ETH Zurich” on the ETH Diversity Website
The ETH Diversity Office at ETH Zürich also provides support for LGBTQIA+ matters, Loren Schaad is responsible for these subjects. If you have questions or concerns related to LGBTQIA+ subjects at ETH Zürich, do not hesitate to contact ETH Diversity.
University of Zurich
Are you looking for information on:
- How to find gender neutral toilets at UZH? → visit the website EDI-Campus or search for the term genderneutral on https://www.plaene.uzh.ch/
- How to change your first name or gender marker at UZH → visit the UZH LGBTQIA+ Website
The Equality, Diversity, Inclusion office at the University of Zurich also provides support for LGBTQIA+ matters, Tanja Neve-Seyfarth is responsible for these subjects. If you have questions or concerns related to LGBTQIA+ subjects at UZH, do not hesitate to contact the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion office.
ASVZ
If you are looking for information about gender neutral changing rooms and toilets within ASVZ, visit their Diversität und Inklusion website (currently only in German).
Also see the section Eurokey on the above website on how you can be supported in getting access to an Eurokey.
The Diversität und Inklusion office at the ASVZ also provides support for LGBTQIA+ matters, Rebecca Costabile is responsible for these subjects. If you have questions or concerns related to LGBTQIA+ subjects at ASVZ, do not hesitate to contact the Diversität und Inklusion office.
ZHAW
- All gender toilets in campus buildings (list only accessible through intranet: All Gender WC | ZHAW Intranet); changing rooms are available in a few buildings, but are not explicitly gender neutral
- Guideline change of name and gender designation
- ZHAW-wide LGBTIQ+ peer-to-peer group for students and staff with recurring socials and working meetings (contact: Regi Kolar, kore@zhaw.ch)
- Counseling and support for professional and personal questions, in particular related to daily life at ZHAW for non-binary and trans people, discrimination, transition, change of name and gender designation, coming out (contact: Regi Kolar, kore@zhaw.ch)
- Language guideline ZHAW for an inclusive use of language
- Code of Conduct and its Website
- Counseling and support of lecturers regarding inclusive and difference-sensitive teaching (via Intranet: Inklusive Lehre | ZHAW Intranet)
PHZH
- All gender toilets at PHZH are listed here: Campus der PH Zürich | PHZH
- For changing name and/or gender designation, students can contact the ‘Kanzlei’ office: Kanzlei | PHZH
- The Diversity_Gender commission (Kommission Diversity_Gender | PHZH) supports in LGBTQIA+ matters. The contact address is diversity@phzh.ch
HfH
- Gender neutral toilets can be found on the study portal under ‘toilets’. In the buildings, gender neutral toilets are marked as such
- Infos regarding name change can be found on the study portal under «Namensänderung». Contacts are zulassung@hfh.ch and diversity@hfh.ch
- Guidelines for the protection against discrimination, mobbing and sexual harassment can be found here: Rechtssammlung der HfH. The diversity policy is on the diversity page
- The contact person for LGBTQIA+ matters is Chantal Deuss (diversity@hfh.ch)
Last edited: 21.05.2026