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MA Thesis 2026
Coordinators: Duy Bui 🐧 & Nicola Bischof 🐯
Overview Dates
| March | |
| Fri 13 March 09:00, Concert Hall 7.K12 [DE] 15:00, 5.K03 [EN] | Diploma Info Event |
| Tue 17 March 13:00 – 16:00 Galerie 1, 4.K13 | Exhibition Concept Workshop |
| Thu 19 March | Deadline Exhibition Concept |
| Mon 23 March | Exhibition Concept Feedback |
| April | |
| Thu 02 April | Deadline Final Exhibition Concept |
| Mon 20 April | Deadline Leihs devices order via this link |
| May | |
| Mon 04 May | Add invitees to Business Apéro Excel (will be sent out) |
| XX May | TBD Deliverables Abstracts & Teaser Images (for DDE website, important because abstract is being proofread externally) |
| XX May | TBD Student Portraits (Photo and/or Video) |
| Mon 18 May | Fill out exhibition supervision slot, paint pedestals (tba) |
| Mon 25 May | Start Exhibition Build-up & deliverable final changes to teaser images and abstract (for DDE and IAD website) |
| June | |
| Mon 01 June | Exhibition layout review (walk through with mentors), timeslot tbd |
| Wed 10 June | Exhibition must be picture ready for 360° capture + Deliver Exhibition Manual on Filer at 17:00 |
| Wed 10 June, 12:00 | Setup finished (fire police checks entire exhibition) |
| Thu 11 June | Vernissage (17.00 opening by the president, 18.00 exhibition spaces open) |
| tba | Exhibition Deliverables |
| 18 June | Business Apéro - Participation mandatory (quick project presentation - walkthrough with industry guests) |
| 26 June | Graduation Ceremony |
| Sat 27 June | Exhibition Take-down & return Leihs devices (Leihs open from 10.00-16.00) |
| Mon 29 June – 01 July | Return pedestals, walls etc (if applicable) |
Deliverables
Deliverables have to be uploaded on the Filer, if not stated otherwise.
Serveradress: smb:fileredu.ad.zhdk.ch/DDE/MDE_VIA/Thesis_Projects_2026
Exhibition Deliverables
This deliverable is a documentation of your Master's Exhibition. Think of it like any other project deliverable.
- Text
- Project Title, max. 100 characters
- Short Description, min. 250 – max. 400 characters
- Project Description, min. 1000 characters
- Contributors, full names of collaborators, mentors and supporters
- Images
- min. 10 high-res images showing different aspects of your installation
- min. 10 high-res images showing your process
- [PNG, JPEG, TIFF]
- Prototype Documentation (e.g. Figma files, code, process images, etc.)
- Presentation (if applicable at this time, your final presentation as .pptx, Keynote or PDF)
Thesis Deliverable
- Full MA Thesis text and documents (including updates and rewrites, with final reflection on practice)
- 2x hard copies, delivered to the IAD office room 4C.01
- Digital copy uploaded on the Filer
- Declaration of Autonomy: Signed declaration of autonomy, template can be found on the Filer.
Declaration of Autonomy
tba
Expenses
Please be aware that your expenses can only be refunded if you submit the complete documents with the final deliverables. 500 CHF per student will be reimbursed. Included in this budget is also the the iMac/iPad renting fees (250.-/150.-) during the exhibition, as well as the thesis printing fee. The reimbursement happens only after controlling the Final Deliverables. Submission of receipts and proof of payment to Karin Luginbühl .