swiss design association

Elise Nardin
Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich
T +41 44 632 84 65

Elise Nardin is programme manager at ETH Zurich. Working out of the ETH Global office, she manages the Bilateral Programmes with Asia. Elise Nardin holds a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Lausanne and a MA in Public Management and Policy from the IDHEAP (University of Lausanne). Prior to ETH Zurich, she worked in international trade promotion for various state agencies and in economic diplomacy at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in Berne where she was responsible for the bilateral economic relations with South Asia and Oceania.


Elise Nardin has been involved in promoting Swiss design for the past eight years, advocating for the added value of design for Swiss society and economy. She holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Design Thinking from the ZHdK. Additionally, she is the founder of the Impromptue Project, a local initiative aiming to support women’s entrepreneurial endeavors.