ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Part of Zürcher Fachhochschule | |
Type | Public University |
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Established | 2007 (1874) [1] |
President | Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Piveteau |
Administrative staff | 1984 |
Students | 10660[2] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | AACSB |
Website | www.zhaw.ch |
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW; German: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil,[3] is one of the largest University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland and is part of the Zürcher Fachhochschule.[4]
Currently, the university has eight departments, covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law.[5]
The ZHAW School of Management and Law obtained AACSB accreditation in 2015.[6]