Zürich, Switzerland Last checked Jul 19, 2026

University of Zurich

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Coursework

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Module staff determine assessment AI permissions; check course syllabus before use.

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Exams

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Assessments may permit, restrict or exclude AI; fair conditions should be provided.

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AI disclosure

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Always indicate generative AI use; declaration examples are adaptable, not one mandatory campus form.

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Privacy & data

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Observe data-protection law and Copilot-specific data classes. Secret data cannot be used in either version.

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Approved tools

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Basic Copilot is free for members; Premium is employee-only paid access, not assessment approval.

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Research & publication

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Disclose generative tools in research methods and follow publisher/journal policies. Thesis-specific rules are not established.

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Academic integrity

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UZH disciplinary rules apply; the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has module-specific misconduct guidance.

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Teaching guidance

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Course staff cannot compel paid GenAI or tools requiring personal registration data.

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Security & procurement

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Use protected institutional Copilot with UZH account; Premium licensing depends on organizational enablement.

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Do

Check the current module syllabus and ask teaching staff where permission is unclear.
Requirement in this scope
Check the current module syllabus and ask teaching staff where permission is unclear.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Check the current module syllabus and ask teaching staff where permission is unclear.
Original evidence and scope
Check the current module syllabus and ask teaching staff where permission is unclear.
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UZH teaching recommendations and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment guidance; module syllabi and instructors determine permitted AI use.
Teaching staff determine for each module the extent to which the use of AI is permitted for assessments. The use of AI can also be completely excluded. The instructions for using AI can be found in the respective syllabi on OLAT.
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It is also the responsibility of students to actively inform themselves of how and to what extent generative AI tools may be used as aids in each individual course.
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Indicate generative AI use in the required form for the assessment.
Requirement in this scope
Indicate generative AI use in the required form for the assessment.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Indicate generative AI use in the required form for the assessment.
Original evidence and scope
Indicate generative AI use in the required form for the assessment.
disclosure:draft-action-2
UZH teaching recommendations on declaring generative AI use and confirming that only permitted aids were used.
Any use of generative AI tools must always be indicated.
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Use institution-protected Copilot with an official UZH account and respect data classification.
Requirement in this scope
Use institution-protected Copilot with an official UZH account and respect data classification.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Use institution-protected Copilot with an official UZH account and respect data classification.
Original evidence and scope
Use institution-protected Copilot with an official UZH account and respect data classification.
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UZH Copilot guidance: only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) accessed via a protected UZH account are approved; tool approval is not assessment permission.
Use is permitted exclusively with the official UZH Microsoft 365 account.
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Secret data: must not be processed in any Copilot version
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Don’t

Do not assume a university-licensed tool is allowed in every assessment.
Site advice
Do not assume a university-licensed tool is allowed in every assessment.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Do not assume a university-licensed tool is allowed in every assessment.
Original evidence and scope
Do not assume a university-licensed tool is allowed in every assessment.
approved_tools:draft-action-4
UZH Copilot guidance: only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) accessed via a protected UZH account are approved; tool approval is not assessment permission.
At UZH, only the Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) versions are approved for use.
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Teaching staff determine for each module the extent to which the use of AI is permitted for assessments. The use of AI can also be completely excluded. The instructions for using AI can be found in the respective syllabi on OLAT.
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Do not process secret data in either Copilot version.
Requirement in this scope
Do not process secret data in either Copilot version.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Do not process secret data in either Copilot version.
Original evidence and scope
Do not process secret data in either Copilot version.
privacy_data:draft-action-5
UZH guiding principles on legal/data-protection compliance and Copilot data-classification rules (secret data prohibited in all Copilot versions).
Secret data: must not be processed in any Copilot version
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Do not treat the faculty misconduct rule as a university-wide automatic sanction.
Site advice
Do not treat the faculty misconduct rule as a university-wide automatic sanction.
Scope
Faculty and module instructions govern assessment AI use; only Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) via a protected UZH account are approved (secret data prohibited), and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules are faculty-scoped.
Do not treat the faculty misconduct rule as a university-wide automatic sanction.
Original evidence and scope
Do not treat the faculty misconduct rule as a university-wide automatic sanction.
academic_integrity:draft-action-6
UZH guiding principles on academic integrity, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences assessment rules (including the 5-working-day assessment withdrawal window), and the university disciplinary ordinance framework.
The use of tools or generative AI without the explicit consent of the teaching staff and without disclosing the tools will be punished as academic misconduct in accordance with the Framework Ordinance.
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AI use questioned?Investigation, possible outcomes and appeal

Tool discovery records: scope pending review

Tool discovery information and cited sources are retained. Current account eligibility, cost, endorsement and assessment permission are not confirmed.

Copilot

Copilot Chat (Basic)

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Record updatesLast 90 days · Recorded updates: 2

Updates to this site's reviewed record, not confirmation that the university changed its policy.

2026-10-27Page update
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Reviewed claims

Historical and pending public Claims (6)

These original public records and sources remain traceable. They are excluded from current topics, FAQ, submission and Analysis conclusions and do not establish current permission.

cl-university-of-zurich-microsoft-365-copilot-377 · excluded_pending_review

UZH Microsoft 365 protected environment; product-specific

Original canonical claim retained in public record but excluded from strong conclusions (VERIFIED: 官网选段支持核心陈述；VERIFIED仅指这一表述，不代表学院、课程、工具、申诉等全量现行性已核实。).

Record history

cl-university-of-zurich-microsoft-copilot-378 · excluded_pending_review

UZH Microsoft 365 protected environment; product-specific

Record history

claim-uzh-ai-transparency-responsibility-legal · excluded_pending_review

UZH central guidance; faculty/program/course conditions still apply

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claim-uzh-ai-assessment-fairness-integrity · excluded_pending_review

UZH central guidance; faculty/program/course conditions still apply

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claim-uzh-genai-declaration-disclosure · excluded_pending_review

UZH central guidance; faculty/program/course conditions still apply

Record history

claim-uzh-phil-ai-assessment-module-specific · excluded_pending_review

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences only

Original canonical claim retained in public record but excluded from strong conclusions (VERIFIED: 官网选段支持核心陈述；VERIFIED仅指这一表述，不代表学院、课程、工具、申诉等全量现行性已核实。注意原文为 without explicit consent AND without disclosing；不得改成 OR。).

Record history

Official sources

5 official URLs; 5 source attributions and their captured versions retained.

Artificial Intelligence

www.uzh.ch

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uzh.ch

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Artificial Intelligence · 2026-05-14T04:22:00.000Z

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Assessments

www.phil.uzh.ch

University official source

phil.uzh.ch

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Assessments · 2026-05-14T04:22:00.000Z

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Microsoft Copilot | Central IT | UZH

www.zi.uzh.ch

University official source

zi.uzh.ch

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Microsoft Copilot | Central IT | UZH · 2026-07-15T23:37:43.896Z

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81d724b8bbfcb7a0694f80c4ad791283439ee710c8ef7be5fed631e062e7dba0

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Recommendations on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence at UZH

www.uzh.ch

University official source

uzh.ch

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Recommendations on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence at UZH · 2026-05-14T04:22:00.000Z

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9e51b284734d826d0237c6b301b47fa1e1496a61c116f373662b5698a3b63b04

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UZH AI Policies

www.ai.uzh.ch

University official source

ai.uzh.ch

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UZH AI Policies · 2026-05-14T04:22:00.000Z

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Record information, JSON & citation

Review layers: claim review applies to the claims only. Analysis is a separate machine-generated summary awaiting review. Coverage scores do not establish complete policy knowledge.

Claim review state: agent_reviewed
Analysis review state: machine_candidate
Record revision: qs91-100-v6-presentation-r1-20261026
Dataset release: public-release-20260924-002
Correction published: 2026-10-26T06:58:25.418Z
Student snapshot: Not published

Current reviewed JSON · All record history

Published V6 presentation; JSON and MCP retain the existing public record. Supplementary quotations and scope notes remain pending review. Local candidate corrections, tools and student summaries are not approved for publication. Institution-wide audit remains PARTIAL.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.
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Questions students ask

Can I use AI for my coursework?

Module staff determine assessment AI permissions; check course syllabus before use.

View evidence →

Do I need to disclose AI use?

Always indicate generative AI use; declaration examples are adaptable, not one mandatory campus form.

View evidence →

Can I upload sensitive data?

Observe data-protection law and Copilot-specific data classes. Secret data cannot be used in either version.

View evidence →

Which tools can I access?