Frequently Asked Questions

Studyond is a quality-assured platform that connects students, universities, and companies for guest lectures, applied projects, theses, internships, interview partners, entry-level positions, and many other use cases.

The Studyond platform grew out of an Innosuisse research project initiated by ETH Zurich, the University of St. Gallen (HSG), and Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST). The Swiss Employers' Association and economiesuisse took part as implementation partners. Today, Studyond is an official HSG Spin-Off and ETH Startup. In 2026, it was accepted into the MITdesignX Startup Accelerator Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The entire Studyond platform is developed and operated in Switzerland. All development work is carried out by teams in Switzerland; no development is outsourced abroad. This enables us to maintain the highest standards of data protection, security, and software quality.

Studyond is completely free for students, with all features and no subscription or hidden fees.

Sign up with your official university email address and confirm your account using the verification code. You can then immediately discover opportunities and apply.

Our AI recommends suitable opportunities for thesis topics, industry partners, internships, or interview partners based on your degree program, interests, and skills. You can also filter manually by industry, university, and field if you prefer to browse yourself.

Applications are limited at certain points to ensure quality and fairness. We recommend focusing on one opportunity per company that genuinely matches your interests and goals.

Contact the Studyond team at hello@studyond.com; we will help you find suitable opportunities or companies from our wider network.

Yes. You can contact professionals directly through the expert directory or the relevant company profile to request an interview or research support.

Yes, completely. Job searches, applications, and profiles are free for students. The platform is funded by our partner companies.

No. Any student with a verified university email address can apply. However, if you have already completed a project, thesis, or internship with a company through Studyond, the company already knows how you work, giving you a clear advantage.

Internships, working-student roles, and graduate positions at companies ranging from SMEs to large corporations that actively collaborate with universities and universities of applied sciences.

Every company on Studyond actively invests in university collaboration. Your academic background, projects, and research interests matter, not only keywords on your CV.

Significantly. A multi-month project is a work sample under real conditions, the strongest predictor of job performance and far more informative than CV screening or interviews. Companies that already know you can make a decision more easily.

Apply directly with your Studyond profile in one click, including your university, degree program, projects, skills, and interests. No separate cover letter or CV formatting is required.

Ideally, start during your studies, whether for guest lectures, applied projects, interviews, your thesis, or career entry. The earlier your profile is ready, the stronger your position when you are ready.

Yes. Alongside applied projects, interview requests, and jobs, thesis topics are a core part of Studyond. A project or thesis is often the best first step before applying for a full-time position.

Studyond lists thousands of topics, projects, and internships across all major fields, from business and engineering to the social and natural sciences. Use the field filter or AI matching to find the most relevant results.

Every listing comes from a company that is actively looking. Your application goes directly to the contact person. Most respond within a few days; a brief follow-up after one week is perfectly appropriate.

Yes. Most opportunities are designed to meet academic standards. You coordinate the scope and methodology with your supervisor.

Studyond is not limited to thesis topics. You can also find shorter applied projects, interview partners for qualitative research, internships, or guest-lecture opportunities. Use the type filter or AI matching.

Based on your degree program, interests, and skills, the AI recommends suitable topics, projects, internships, and experts. The more complete your profile, the more precise the recommendations; manual filtering is always available.

Yes, 100%. You have full access to all opportunities and matching features at no cost. The platform is funded by the companies and organizations that use it.

Yes, without restrictions: no subscription, hidden fees, or budget request.

Studyond complies with the GDPR and the Swiss Data Protection Act. Data is stored in EU data centers in Frankfurt and is never shared with companies without your explicit consent. You decide what is visible on your profile.

Studyond was developed with Innosuisse, ETH Zurich, the University of St. Gallen (HSG), and other partners. Today, Studyond is an official HSG Spin-Off and ETH Startup. In 2026, it was accepted into the MITdesignX Startup Accelerator Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Completely. You decide what appears on your profile: research interests, published opportunities, and collaborations. Companies see only what you choose to share.

Guest lectures, applied projects, co-supervised bachelor and master theses, applied doctoral and postdoctoral collaborations, joint grant applications, and access to industry data and expertise.

Yes. Companies on Studyond are already involved in academic collaboration and are therefore natural partners for joint funding applications, such as NTN Innovation Checks, BRIDGE projects, or Horizon Europe.

Your opportunities are visible to students at all universities and universities of applied sciences. AI matching prioritizes them for suitable students; visibility can also be limited to selected universities.

You define the IP terms. Standardized agreements between you, your university, and the company govern methodology, publication rights, and data ownership. Studyond makes no claims of its own.

Creating and using an account is free for faculty. Universities can work with Studyond under institutional agreements, depending on scope, visibility, and integration needs. Contact us at hello@studyond.com.

Register with your official university email address and complete the standard verification process. Once verified, you can immediately publish topics and interact with companies and students.

Faculty and researchers can publish an unlimited number of research and thesis topics, with no restrictions or quotas.

Yes. Faculty and researchers can invite existing academic and industry partners to collaborate on Studyond, enabling structured engagement within an established network.

Yes. Faculty and researchers receive real-time notifications when companies publish topics that match their research interests. Notification settings can be enabled or disabled at any time.

Yes. Studyond is completely free for researchers and faculty. No subscription, hidden fees, or budget request is required.

You retain full control over methodology, analysis, and publication rights. Companies provide the research question and access to data; academic supervision remains under your authority.

Companies on Studyond post concrete research problems, not generic job listings. You can filter by domain, keyword, and industry to find partners working on problems in your field. If there are no matches today, create a researcher profile and let companies with relevant challenges find you.

No. Researchers and faculty register individually with their institutional email address. No procurement process, IT integration, or institutional approval is required.

Creating an account and joining the Studyond network is free. Individual industry experts can publish thesis topics or support students as interview partners at no cost. Enterprise customers receive advanced features, visibility, and controls; pricing is available on our pricing page.

Yes. Companies can limit the visibility of thesis topics and internships to selected universities and degree programs to ensure relevance and strategic focus.

Yes. Experts can join Studyond without publishing their own topics. This allows you to explore the ecosystem, observe student interest, and prepare internally before launching projects.

An AI-based matching algorithm considers profiles, interests, and skills.

Yes. Custom single sign-on integration is available to enterprise customers on request. Your teams can access Studyond using the company’s existing authentication systems, ensuring security and compliance with minimal IT effort.

Job boards deliver volume. Studyond delivers signal: structured student profiles with academic context, AI matching by degree program and skills, and optionally a four- to six-month work sample through a thesis collaboration. Research shows that work samples are the strongest predictor of later job performance.

No. Studyond runs in the browser and can be ready in five minutes. Connect it to your ATS through a link integration or use it independently. No IT integration is required.

Thesis students conduct exploration, not implementation. They bring academic methods (literature reviews, structured data collection, and documented analyses) and are supervised by experienced researchers. Your role is to provide the research question and domain context.

The time required depends on the project and your agreed role. Academic supervisors handle methodology, scheduling, and quality assurance; you provide the research question, context, and subject-matter expertise. The scope and check-ins are agreed together before the project starts.

Market exploration, technology validation, competitive analysis, business-model testing, and process optimization. The key is choosing projects that need structured investigation rather than rapid implementation. If you need a report in two weeks, hire a consultancy. If you need sound evidence for a strategic decision, a thesis project is the better investment.

No. Studyond requires no software installation, no system integration, and no budget approval. Students sign up independently using their university email address. The platform runs in the browser; there is nothing for your IT team to configure or maintain.

Partner degree programs receive a cohort dashboard showing which students used the platform, how many topics received applications, which companies interacted with the program, and how student research and applied projects progressed. This data is available without surveys, spreadsheets, or manual tracking.

Yes. Your degree program’s name, logo, and description appear on every student profile and application. Whenever students interact with companies by browsing topics, applying, or collaborating, your brand travels with them. Your program’s industry reputation grows with every student project, without additional effort from your team.

Studyond maintains a list of thousands of thesis and applied-project topics across all fields, from business, engineering, and natural sciences to social sciences, computer science, and law. Students filter by degree level, field, industry, and format. AI matching shows the topics most relevant to each student’s profile and interests.

Companies publish thesis topics and project briefs throughout the year. Students discover these topics and apply directly, without faculty having to act as intermediaries.

Yes. Each degree program has its own presence on Studyond, with its own branding, cohort analytics, and configuration. A university with several programs (such as separate bachelor’s, master’s, and MBA programs) can list each independently. Institution-wide coordination is not required.

Studyond tracks the thesis-to-employment pipeline for each degree program. Companies often publish vacancies alongside their thesis topics. Students who complete a thesis with a company enter the application process with an established working relationship. Your program gains insight into graduates’ employability outcomes, not only completion rates.

Yes. studyond complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA). Personal data is processed transparently and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

All data is stored in AWS data centers located in Frankfurt, Germany, ensuring data residency within the European Union.

We use industry-standard security, including encryption and secure communication protocols. The database is isolated in a private cloud network.

Yes. Users may delete their account and personal data at any time via their profile settings or by contacting privacy@studyond.com. Deletion requests are handled in line with legal and regulatory obligations.

Authentication is provided by Clerk, an enterprise-grade identity provider. Secure tokens manage authenticated communication between platform services.

If a data breach occurs, Studyond will notify affected users and relevant authorities within 72 hours, in accordance with applicable regulations.

Studyond is currently web-based. The platform's architecture is designed to support future mobile applications if required in the future.

Updates are deployed continuously to the cloud, typically without service interruption, ensuring users always have access to the latest features and improvements.

Yes. Studyond is cloud-native and uses automated scaling mechanisms to adjust system resources based on usage and demand.

Cloud-native backup and recovery solutions are used to regularly back up data and support restoration in the event of a system failure.

Yes. Studyond uses AI-supported systems to improve matching between students, supervisors, and companies, for example by recommending relevant topics, profiles, or collaborations based on interests, skills, and context.

AI on Studyond is decision-supporting, not decision-making. Final decisions, such as selecting a student, approving a topic, or initiating a collaboration, are always made by humans.

No. AI does not automatically accept, reject, or rank individuals in a binding way. It provides recommendations and structured suggestions to support users in navigating large volumes of information.

Studyond is committed to transparency. AI-supported recommendations are based on clearly defined inputs such as profile data, stated interests, and skills. Users remain in control and can always review, ignore, or override AI suggestions.

No personal data is used to train general-purpose AI models. Where AI components rely on learning mechanisms, they are restricted to platform-internal optimization and operate on anonymized or aggregated data where possible.

Studyond is designed to align with the principles of the EU AI Act and Swiss regulatory frameworks. The platform's AI features are classified as low-risk, support-oriented systems and follow core principles such as human oversight, transparency, data minimization, and non-discrimination.

Studyond actively monitors AI-supported features for unintended bias. Matching logic is based on academic relevance, skills, and declared interests, not on sensitive personal attributes. AI outputs are regularly reviewed and adjusted where needed.

Yes. Where AI-supported recommendations are offered, users can choose not to rely on them and instead browse or search manually using filters and structured listings.

AI governance is handled internally by Studyond AG. All AI-related features are reviewed from a legal, ethical, and technical perspective before deployment, with a strong emphasis on responsibility, accountability, and user trust.

Studyond is completely free for students, faculty, and individual industry experts.

Sign up using your official university or company email address and confirm your account via the verification code sent to your inbox. Once verified, you can immediately explore the platform.

Yes. Studyond is completely free for university researchers and faculty. No subscription, hidden costs, or budget request is required.

Yes. Studyond complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swiss Data Protection Act. All data is stored in AWS data centers in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Studyond platform grew out of an Innosuisse research project initiated by ETH Zurich, the University of St. Gallen (HSG), and Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST). The Swiss Employers' Association and economiesuisse took part as implementation partners. Today, Studyond is an official HSG Spin-Off and ETH Startup. In 2026, it was accepted into the MITdesignX Startup Accelerator Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).