ZHAW LSFM Thesis Template
A Quarto template for ZHAW LSFM Students
This quarto template implements the guidelines and requirements for student theses at ZHAW LSFM as described in Abfassung Studentischer Arbeiten (2024) (german) and Writing Student Assignments (2024) (english). These guidelines are summarized here.
It uses the Typst typesetting system for high-quality and fast rendering of PDF output. The template tries to be minimalistic. You won’t miss out on any features natively supported by quarto and typst, it simply adds the features required by ZHAW LSFM.
ImportantQuarto version requirement
This template requires Quarto >= 1.9.18. Check your version with quarto --version.
Features:
- Book project with multi-chapter structure — one
.qmdfile per chapter, centrally configured in_quarto.yml(see Manual) - The ability to enter all the required metadata in
_quarto.yml. This metadata is used in various places throughout the document (see Manual) - The creation of the title page and imprint page according to ZHAW guidelines (this uses the metadata mentioned above)
- Setting the default values to match the ZHAW requirements: numbering type, font size, margins, etc. (see Manual)
- Shortcodes to manually place the table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, and bibliography in the document (see Manual)
- Appendix numbering — chapters listed under
appendices:automatically receive A, B, C numbering (see Manual) - Class shortcuts for removing a header numbering and removing it from the table of contents (see Manual)
- The template also serves as a boilerplate for your thesis document, so you can get started quickly (bibtex included and a scaffold of the document structure)
Examples
Here are some examples of student projects that have used this template:
- Airport Mowing Detection by Florian Klaver (2025)
- Modelling Wildlife Corridors by Lukas Buchmann (2025)
References
Abfassung Studentischer Arbeiten. 2024. 5.1.1. Life Sciences und Facility Management Stabsbereich Bildung.
Writing Student Assignments. 2024. 5.1.1. Life Sciences und Facility Management Stabsbereich Bildung.