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About the ZHAW

At the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal. By focusing on application at a consistently high level, we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of our mandate: teaching, research and development, continuing education, consulting and services.

Like the other universities in the Canton of Zurich, we stand on firm scientific foundations; unlike them, we are essentially guided by professional practice. Both our lecturers and our students have extensive experience of the professional world; they never lose touch with it, however intensive our programmes may be. By continuously applying science to concrete situations, we ensure that our students are able to use what they learn even before they leave university, while their lecturers’ professional expertise guarantees that theory and practice are carefully interlinked. This provides our graduates with an outstanding preparation for their careers, making them extremely attractive to future employers.

 

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Since the 2011/2012 autumn semester, the total number of students enrolled for the ZHAW’s 25 bachelor degree programmes and 12 consecutive master’s degree programmes has been over 9,500. In addition to these courses, the ZHAW also offers a broad range of continuing education programmes, including more than 30 which culminate in the award of a master’s degree. The ZHAW maintains some 30 institutes and centres, working together to carry out research, service and consultancy mandates for external partners in the fields of industry, business and public administration.

The ZHAW was created in the autumn of 2007 as a result of the merger between the Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur (ZHW), the Hochschule Wädenswil (HSW), the Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie Zürich (HAP) and the Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit Zürich (HSSAZ). The ZHAW has campuses in Winterthur, Zurich and Wädenswil. The ZHAW’s close ties to the Zurich area make it one of Switzerland’s largest and best-performing multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, whose importance is recognised both nationally and internationally. Two essential characteristics of the ZHAW are its interdisciplinary emphasis and the focus its teaching places on practical applicability. These attributes are illustrated by the positive impact of collaborative work carried out by specialist areas across borders, and by the above-average level of professional aptitude demonstrated by ZHAW graduates.