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The Chair of Negotiation and Conflict Management (NECOM) was established in summer 2013 and is a part of ETH Zurich's Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC).

The establishment of the chair followed the appointment of State Secretary and Ambassador Prof. Dr. Michael Ambühl by the ETH-Board. The chair's mission is to develop a profound understanding of and practicable solution concepts for negotiation and conflict processes, using mathematical and computer-based models, and to transfer knowledge to students, the academic community and practitioners.

The group's research and teaching combines the theoretical background of negotiation engineering, different technical and applied negotiation schools of thought, mediation and conflict management, with the practical appreciation of negotiation. The team is interdisciplinary, with backgrounds in mathematics, physics, biology, environmental science, political science, economics and history.

The NECOM Chair is open to requests and ideas for collaborations with scholars and practitioners, individuals and organisations, as well as applications for Bachelor and Master thesis.