Annual Report 2019 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

In 2019, there were 13'485 students enrolled at the ZHAW with 5'023 being first-year students. The students were distributed over 28 Bachelor's and 18 Master's degree programmes and 3'285 students successfully completed their studies. The ZHAW employed over 3,300 people.

Editorials 2019

Ideal conditions for research and teaching

Dr. Silvia Steiner, Government Councillor and President of the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts

Making knowledge accessible for everyone

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, Member of the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts, ZHAW guest lecturer
Dr. Matthias Kaiserswerth, Member of the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts, ZHAW guest lecturer
Dr. Thomas Ulrich, Member of the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts, ZHAW guest lecturer

Setting an example for sustainable development

Prof. Dr. Jean Marc Piveteau, President

The ZHAW Executive Board

Reto Schnellmann, lic. oec. HSG, Managing Director, Prof. Dr. Dirk Wilhelm, Dean, School of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Oya Atalay Franck, Dean, School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering, Head of Continuing Education, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerber-Grote, Dean, School of Health Professions, Head of Research & Development/Business Services, Prof. Dr. Daniel Perrin, Dean, School of Applied Linguistics, Head of International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Piveteau, President, Prof. Dr. Christoph Steinebach, Dean, School of Applied Psychology, Head of Academic Affairs, Dr. Frank Wittmann, Dean, School of Social Work (interim), Prof. Dr. Reto Steiner, Dean, School of Management and Law, Prof. Dr. Urs Hilber, Dean, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Coordinator of Sustainable Development

The Executive Board consists of the President, the Managing Director and the Deans of the eight Schools. There were a number of changes in 2019. In April, the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts appointed Dirk Wilhelm as the new Dean of the School of Engineering. He had been directing the School on an ad interim basis since September 2018. Ursula Blosser, Dean of the School of Social Work, retired at the end of May, and Frank Wittman took over as interim Dean in June. At the beginning of November, Urs Hilber, Dean of the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, took on an additional role as Sustainable Development Officer at the ZHAW. In this capacity, he is responsible for implementing the sustainability strategy within the university and publicly representing the ZHAW on sustainability issues.