ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is a leading Swiss institution offering teaching, research, and continuing education with a strong focus on practical and science-based approaches.

The university's main campus is located in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. Winterthur is the country's sixth-largest city by population and is situated approximately 20km northeast of Zurich. While the official language is German, the local spoken language is the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Zurich German.

ZHAW has two additional campuses in Zurich and Wädenswil.

The university comprises eight academic schools: applied linguistics, applied psychology, architecture, design, and civil engineering, health sciences, life sciences and facility management, engineering, management and law, and social work. Within each school, various institutes and departments offer a wide range of degree programmes at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

To facilitate academic and scientific exchanges, ZHAW has established partnerships with higher education institutions worldwide, including the University of Technology, Sydney in Australia, the University of Helsinki in Finland, and the Corvinus University of Budapest in Hungary.

ZHAW has identified five key topics addressing current challenges and is actively pursuing strategic goals in these areas: energy, societal integration, ZHAW digital, ZHAW sustainable, and ZHAW entrepreneurship.