Zurich University of Applied Sciences

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZFH), located in the city of Winterthur

Winterthur

Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...

, with facilities in Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

and Wädenswil

Wädenswil

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, is the second largest University

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

in Switzerland

Switzerland

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after the University of Zurich

University of Zurich

The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....

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

Architecture

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and civil engineering

Civil engineering

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, health

Health education

Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health...

, linguistics

Linguistics

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, life sciences

Life sciences

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and facility management

Facility management

Facility management is an interdisciplinary field primarily devoted to the maintenance and care of commercial or institutional buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, office complexes, arenas, schools or convention centers...

, applied psychology

Applied psychology

The basic premise of applied psychology is the use of psychological principles and theories to overcome problems in other areas, such as mental health, business management, education, health, product design, ergonomics, and law...

, social work

Social work

Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...

, engineering

Engineering

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and management

Management

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

and law

Legal education

Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law or business...

… All 36 schools

Institutes

HWZ – Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (HWZ)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (HWZ)
The University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich is the oldest and biggest part-time University for economics and Business Administration in Switzerland and is a Part from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.-History:...

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ZHAW – Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) - )
ZHdK – Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) - )
PHZH – Zurich Pedagogical University (PHZH) or Zurich University of Teacher Education --- ),
HSZ-T – Zurich University of Technology (HSZ-T) - )

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

Switzerland

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

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

, 24 consecutive Master

Master's degree

A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

degree programmes and one Doctor of Business Administration

Doctor of Business Administration

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(with Partner University) are currently offered. The general language of courses is German

Standard German

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(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

Student exchange program

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. 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

Erasmus Student Network

Erasmus Student Network is a European wide student organisation. Its goal is to support and develop student exchange. It is composed of over 12'000 members from more than 370 local sections in 36 countries in Higher Education Institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and university...

in Winterthur.

Institutes

History

Programmes

Facilities

Student life

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