University of Zurich

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University of Zurich
Universität Zürich
Latin: Universitas Turicensis[1][2][3]
TypePublic university
Established1833; 191 years ago (1833)
Budget1.578 billion Swiss francs[4]
PresidentMichael Schaepman
Academic staff
3,702 (Full-time equivalent)[5]
Administrative staff
2,051 (Full-time equivalent)[5]
Students25,732[6]
Location
Zurich
,
Canton of Zurich
,
Switzerland

47°22′29″N 8°32′54″E / 47.37472°N 8.54833°E / 47.37472; 8.54833
CampusUrban
ColoursBlack, white, blue, grey and ochre[7][8]
         
AffiliationsLERU U21
Websiteuzh.ch

The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland,[9] with its 28,000 enrolled students.[10] It was founded in 1833[11] from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine which go back to 1525, and a new faculty of philosophy.

Currently, the university has seven faculties: Philosophy, Human Medicine, Economic Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Theology and Veterinary Medicine. The university offers the widest range of subjects and courses of any Swiss higher education institution.[12]

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  2. ^ Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ASIN B001PK7B5G. ISBN 9781363625079.
  3. ^ Actes du Jubilé de 1909 (in Swiss French). Geneva, Switzerland: Georg Keck & Cie. 1910. ISBN 9781360078335.
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  5. ^ a b "Facts and Figures 2015". Executive Board of the University of Zurich. 2015.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2018". University of Zurich. 2018.
  7. ^ Die Hausfarben der Universität Zürich – website of the University of Zurich
  8. ^ CD-Manual: Basiselemente – website of the University of Zurich
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  10. ^ "The University of Zurich – At a Glance". University of Zurich. 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "University of Zurich". Times Higher Education. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  12. ^ "Faculties of the University of Zurich". University of Zurich. 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.