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A thesis template for the IFS Institute for Software at OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, using the OST visual style. It provides a styled title page, running headers, automatic numbering, a table of contents, helper functions for tables, and ready-made chapter and appendix scaffolding.

This is an IFS template, not an official OST-wide template. It is endorsed and maintained by the IFS Institute for Software.

Usage

Create a new project from the template:

typst init @preview/ost-ifs-thesis

Then edit meta.typ to set your title, authors, and advisors, and write your content in chapters/.

Structure

File / folder Purpose
main.typ Entry point that wires everything together
meta.typ Title, subtitle, authors, advisors, thesis type
chapters/ One file per chapter and appendix
refs.yaml Bibliography in Hayagriva format
figures/ Your own images and figures

Languages

Set the document language in main.typ via the lang argument ("en" or "de"). Role labels on the title page are translated automatically.

Fonts

The template uses Roboto and falls back to the built-in Libertinus Serif if Roboto is unavailable. Font files are not bundled (typst/packages does not allow it), so download Roboto first — paste both commands at once:

curl -L --create-dirs -o .fonts/Roboto/Roboto.ttf \
  "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/roboto/Roboto%5Bwdth%2Cwght%5D.ttf"
curl -L --create-dirs -o .fonts/Roboto/Roboto-Italic.ttf \
  "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/roboto/Roboto-Italic%5Bwdth%2Cwght%5D.ttf"

These are the official Roboto variable fonts (SIL Open Font License): two files that together cover every weight plus true italics. (The first line alone is enough if you don’t need italics.)

  • Typst web app: fonts placed in the project are picked up automatically.

  • Command line: the Typst CLI does not auto-load project fonts, so point it at the folder:

    typst compile --font-path .fonts main.typ

    Alternatively, install Roboto system-wide. Without it, the template falls back to Libertinus Serif.

License

MIT