Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften
Type	Public University
Established	2007 (1874)
President	4 Presidents: Prof. Dr. Thomas D. Meier, Prof. Dr. Werner Inderbitzin, Prof. Dr. Walter Bircher and Dr. Sebastian Brändli
Students	15334
Location	Zurich, Winterthur and Wädenswil , Canton of Zurich , Switzerland
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.zfh.ch

ZHAW

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Location: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZFH, Template:Lang-de), located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is the second largest University in Switzerland after the University of Zurich.

• University of Zurich: around 25000 Students
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences: around 15500 students
• ETH Zurich: around 15200 Students
• University of Geneva: around 14500 Students

Currently, the university has 5 institutes (36 schools), covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law… All 36 schools

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 36 Bachelor, 24 consecutive Master degree programmes and one Doctor of Business Administration (with Partner University) are currently offered. 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 Academic Sports Association (ASVZ) offers 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.

External links

• Zurich University of Applied Sciences
• ZHAW website
• Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) website
• Zurich University of Teacher Education
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (HWZ)
• Zurich University of Technology (HSZ-T)
• Erasmus Student Network Winterthur
• English web portal of the city of Winterthur
• Information about the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
• AIESEC committee for the ZHAW
• Student housing in Winterthur (in German)

See also

• List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland