IT-Day 2026

Thursday, 15 october 2026 | 16h00 - 20h00

Present your company, strengthen your employer brand, and connect easily with IT students and graduates.

Key Facts

The IT-Day offers companies the ideal platform to connect directly with motivated IT students and IT graduates from technical colleges and universities – people who are actively looking for career, internship, and entry-level opportunities.


In a lively and open event atmosphere, natural conversations and valuable connections emerge, often leading to successful recruitments, internships, or entry-level positions. For companies, the event is an efficient and personal way to meet suitable talents, build relationships, and present their employer brand effectively.

100%

of exhibitors were satisfied with the number of visitors in 2025

80

IT students and graduates.

Ø 11

contacts made per exhibitor

100%

rate the collaboration with talendo as very positive (83%) or positive (17%)

Why it makes sense to participate

Active recruiting

Meet motivated, well-prepared candidates who are interested in your company.

Personal conversations often lead to suitable matches more quickly than traditional applications.

Employer branding

Show what makes your company unique and engage directly with students and graduates.

Building a talent pool

Secure early acces to talented young people. The connections made at the event often develop into valuable relationships for future recruitment needs.

Who will be there?

Students from the third semester onwards from Swiss universities and universities of applied sciences, as well as from neighbouring countries. Around 80 IT students are expected to attend. In 2026, the IT-Day will take place in Zurich for the 15th time.

Specialisations

Informatics

60%

Information Systems

13%

Mathematics

7%

Engineering sciences

5%

Other fields of study

15%

Universities

University of Zurich

13%

HSLU

11%

University of Konstan

10%

ZHAW

9%

ETH

9%

OST

6%

University of Berne

4%

Other universities

38%

Interested?

Further impressions and feedback from past editions can be found in the feedback documentation.

Feedback documentation 2025.pdf
Pdf file. 2010 kb

Feedback from participating companies

BSI Business Systems Integration AG


«Informal get-together between students and companies. It is structured but still very relaxed and creates a good atmosphere.»

Ergon Informatik AG


«The IT-Day is a good and uncomplicated opportunity for us to get into dialogue with computer science students from various universities.»

Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG


«The event is tailored to IT students and is therefore ideal if you are looking for young technical talents.»

Experiences of participants

Visitor 2025

«IT Day offers a great opportunity to get a good assessment of IT companies and make valuable contacts.»

Visitor 2025

«Exciting insights into the world of great employers.»

Visitor 2025

«A great opportunity to get in touch with employers and get to know a company a little bit in a relaxed way.»

Timetable

3.45pm - 4.00pm

Arrival and welcome

4.00pm - 6.30pm

Introduction & Presentations


6.30pm - 8.00pm

get-together incl. aperitiv and CV-Checks

Participation options, prices & registration


Participation options, prices & registration

Do you have any questions about participation?

Our team will be happy to assist you personally and show you which presentation options are suitable for your company.

Thomas Wegmann

Head of Key Account Management

+41 77 217 58 23

Hugo Pillet

Senior Consultant

+41 78 341 72 28

Dario Toma

Consultant

+41 77 217 44 84

Sina Heger

Consultant

+41 77 225 56 43

Impressions

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