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Von der Hochschule auf die Baustelle, von der Hochschule ins Kinderspital, von der Hochschule in die Ergotherapie-Praxis, von der Hochschule in die Hebammen-Praxis, von der Hochschule in die Sport-Reha, von der Hochschule ins Fernsehstudio, von der Hochschule in die Dolmetschkabine, von der Hochschule an die Forschungsfront, von der Hochschule ins Fussballstadion, von der Hochschule in die Molekularküche, von der Hochschule zum Klimagipfel, von der Hochschule in die Personalentwicklung, von der Hochschule in die Organisationsberatung, von der Hochschule in die Führungsetage, von der Hochschule ins Gemeinschaftszentrum, von der Hochschule in den Sozialdienst, von der Hochschule zur Familienberatung, von der Hochschule in die Energietechnik, von der Hochschule ins Zukunftslabor, von der Hochschule in die Medizintechnik, von der Hochschule ins Hightech-Unternehmen, von der Hochschule in die Business Class

Facts and figures

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Students in degree programmes

About 9000 students

Degree programmes

25 Bachelor’s programmes, 12 consecutive Master’s degree programme

Continuing education programmes

Over 30 MAS

Institutes

30 institutes

The Schools at a glance

School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering (A)

Formed in 1998 from the Architecture and Civil Engineering Department of the former Technikum Winterthur.

Dean: Prof. Stephan Mäder
Location: Winterthur
Institutes: 1
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Architecture, Civil Engineering
Master’s degree programme: Architecture
Students: 368
 

School of Health Professions (G)

New university of applied science department, founded in 2006.

Dean: Prof. Dr. Peter C. Meyer
Location: Winterthur
Institutes: 4
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Midwifery
Master’s degree programmes: Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Physiotherapy
Students: 1285

 

School of Applied Linguistics (L)

Founded in 1946 as «Freies Lyceum - Schule für sprachliche und allgemeine Bildung», from 1948 «Schule für Maturitätsvorbereitung und Vorbereitung auf die ETH, Dolmetscherschule, Handelsschule, Sprachschule», from 1951 «Dolmetscherschule und Freies Lyzeum Dr. P. Bänziger, Zürich», after 1967 «Genossenschaft Dolmetscherschule Zürich» (the DOZ); 2000: integration of the DOZ as a specialist department of the ZHW.

Dean: Prof. Dr. Urs Willi
Location: Winterthur
Institutes: 2
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Journalism / Organisational Communication, Translation
Master's degree programme: Applied Linguistics
Students: 724

 

School of Life Sciences and Facility Management (N)

Founded in 1942

Dean: Prof. Dr. Urs Hilber
Location: Wädenswil
Institutes: 6
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Biotechnology, Chemistry, Facility Management, Food Technology, Natural Resource Sciences
Master’s degree programmes: Life Sciences, Facility Management
Students: 1482

 

School of Applied Psychology (P)

1923 foundation of the IAP Institut für Angewandte Psychologie, 1937 foundation of the Seminar für Angewandte Psychologie, 1999 foundation of the HAP Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie, 2004 IAP becomes a university institute.

Dean: Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinebach
Location: Zurich
Institutes: 1
Bachelor’s degree programme: Applied Psychology
Master's degree programme: Applied Psychology
Students: 304

 

School of Social Work (S)

Founded in 1908.

Dean: Prof. Dr. Ursula Blosser
Location: Zurich
Information centre: Online platform for social work and welfare
Bachelor’s degree programme: Social Work
Master's degree programme: Social Work
Students: 663

 

School of Engineering (T)

Founded in 1874, the oldest Technikum in Switzerland, whose original backbone was the Schule für Maschinentechnik. The merger in 1998 with the Höhere Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsschule (HWV) and the Dolmetscherschule Zürich (DOZ) into the ZHW led to the formation of the Department of Technology, Computer Science and Natural Sciences. Since September 2007 the School of Engineering at the ZHAW.

Dean: Prof. Martina Hirayama
Location: Winterthur
Institutes: 9
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Aviation, Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Management, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Systems 
Master's degree programme: Engineering
Students: 1396

 

School of Management and Law (W)

The School of Management and Law was founded in 1968 as one of the first educational institutions in Switzerland for business and management (Lehrinstitute der Schweiz für Wirtschaft und Verwaltung HWV). Today it is one of the eight Schools of the ZHAW.

Dean: Prof. André Haelg
Location: Winterthur
Institutes: 4
Bachelor’s degree programmes: Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Business Law
Master's degree programmes: Banking and Finance, Business Administration
Students: 3465