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 largest engineering school,
and the Höhere Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsschule was established in 1968.Both schools were the first of their kind in Switzerland.
At its three locations in the canton of Zurich, the ZHAW carries out research projects which either
lead directly to new developments in companies in Switzerland and globally, or which bring improvements for the society.
Researchers at the ZHAW are therefore in close contact with business partners and with public institutions.
A total of 26 Bachelor and 10 consecutive Master degree programmes are currently offered. The general language of courses is German (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. Generally, there is an increasing use of English observed in many other programmes.
Currently, the university has eight schools, covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law.
School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering
