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Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften | |
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| Type | Public University |
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| Established | 2007 (1874) |
| President | Prof. Dr. Werner Inderbitzin |
| Students | 8176[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.zhaw.ch |
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW, Template:Lang-de), located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is the largest University of Applied Sciences and the third largest Hochschule after the University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich in the Zürich metropolitan area.
Currently, the university has eight schools, covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law.
History
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences was founded in September 2007, when the previously independent institutions Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur, University of Applied Sciences Wädenswil, the School of Social Work and the School of Applied Psychology in Zurich merged. The former Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur was itself made up out of schools with long histories: the Technikum Winterthur was founded in 1874 as Switzerland's largest engineering school, and the Höhere Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsschule was established in 1968. Both schools were the first of their kind in Switzerland.
Programmes
A total of 26 Bachelor and 10 consecutive Master degree programmes are currently offered[2]. The general language of courses is German (Hochdeutsch). Notably all lectures at the School of Management and Law's bachelor programme in International Management are held in English, as are courses for exchange students. Generally, there is an increasing use of English observed in many other programmes.
Facilities
The university has buildings scattered throughout the cities of Winterthur and Zurich, as well as campus-like facilities in Wädenswil. Despite the fact that the schools and institutes are not all centrally located, students are rarely (if ever) required to relocate to other venues. Eight libraries are available for use by members of the university, as are the six on-location canteens.
Student life
Apart from dealing with all issues relevant to studies at the ZHAW, the universities student association (VSZHAW) organises student-parties and offers study materials and laptop computers through its own shop. The university itself as well as the Academic Sports Association (ASVZ) offer a wide range of sports facilities to students. Among many other student groups, there is also a section of the Erasmus Student Network in Winterthur[3].
External links
ZHAW website
Erasmus Student Network Winterthur
English web portal of the city of Winterthur
Information's about the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
AIESEC committee for the ZHAW
Student housing in Winterthur (in German)