FAQ

Creating an account and joining the Studyond network is free. Experts can post thesis topics or support students as interview partners at no cost. Enterprise customers benefit from advanced features, visibility, and controls - pricing details are available on our pricing page.

Yes. Companies can selectively restrict visibility of thesis topics and internships to specific universities, ensuring relevance and strategic focus.

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

AI based matching algorithm based on profile, interest and skills.

Yes. Custom Single Sign-On (SSO) integration is available on request for Enterprise customers. This allows your teams to access studyond using existing corporate authentication systems, ensuring security, compliance, and minimal IT overhead.

Career fairs give one day at one university for CHF 5,000-20,000. LinkedIn reaches less than 20% of under-25s - and with GenAI-polished CVs, the candidates you do find are harder to evaluate than ever. Studyond gives year-round access to students across 20+ Swiss universities with AI matching and structured profiles - starting at CHF 4,900/year.

Job boards give you volume. Studyond gives you signal. Structured student profiles with academic context, AI matching by study program and skills, and optionally a 4-6 month work-sample evaluation through thesis collaboration. Research shows work samples are the strongest predictor of job performance - far outperforming CV screening or interviews.

No. Studyond runs in your browser. Live in 5 minutes. Connect to your ATS via link-based integration, or use standalone. No IT involvement needed.

Optional for critical hires. You scope a project, a student works on it under academic supervision for 4-6 months. Your involvement: 2-3 hours/month. You observe real output, collaboration, and delivery before making a hiring decision.

About 5 minutes. Choose a role, post it, go live. Professional+ clients get a dedicated CSM for onboarding support.

Thesis students do exploration, not execution. They bring academic methodology - literature reviews, structured data collection, documented analysis - supervised by experienced researchers. Your role is framing the problem and providing domain context. The output is peer-reviewed evidence, not junior opinions.

Your involvement is 2-3 hours per month. Academic supervisors handle methodology, timelines, and quality assurance. You provide problem framing and domain expertise - typically a kickoff meeting, monthly check-ins, and a final review.

Consultants deliver recommendations. Thesis projects deliver evidence - literature reviews, primary data, documented methodology, peer-reviewed conclusions. A typical consulting engagement costs CHF 50,000-150,000 for a slide deck. A thesis project costs a fraction of that and produces publishable-grade research you can build on.

Even "negative" results have value - they validate assumptions, eliminate dead ends, and document what doesn't work. That's intelligence you'd otherwise pay consultants to discover. The cost is fixed and low, so your downside is controlled. Compare that to a CHF 100,000 consulting engagement that may also produce inconclusive findings.

Market exploration, technology validation, competitive intelligence, business model testing, and process optimization. The key: projects that need structured investigation, not projects that need execution speed. If you need a report in two weeks, hire a consultant. If you need rigorous evidence to inform a strategic decision, a thesis project is the better investment.

Studyond is a collaborative platform supported by Innosuisse that connects students, academic supervisors, and industry practitioners to collaborate on theses and a broad range of university–industry collaborations, including seminars, applied research projects, and early-career academic–industry initiatives.

Yes. studyond is the new name for the platform formerly known as ThesisNavigator. While the brand has evolved, the core mission, connecting academia and industry through structured collaboration, remains unchanged.

Studyond is backed by Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences, and leading business and industry associations, and Studyond AG ensuring neutrality, quality standards, and long-term relevance.

All software is developed in Switzerland. No development is outsourced to foreign teams, reinforcing high standards in data protection, security, and quality.

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 handled via Auth0 by Okta, an enterprise-grade identity provider. Secure tokens are used to 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.