University of Zurich

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University of Zurich
Universität Zürich
Latin: Universitas Turicensis[1][2]
TypePublic university
Established1833; 191 years ago (1833)
Budget1.578 billion Swiss francs[3]
PresidentMichael Schaepman
Academic staff
3,702 (Full-time equivalent)[4]
Administrative staff
2,051 (Full-time equivalent)[4]
Students25,732[5]
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[6][7]
         
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,[8] with its 28,000 enrolled students.[9] It was founded in 1833[10] 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.[11]

  1. ^ Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales: William Brooks and Co. 1903. ISBN 9781112213304.
  2. ^ Actes du Jubilé de 1909 (in Swiss French). Geneva, Switzerland: Georg Keck & Cie. 1910. ISBN 9781360078335.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022". University of Zurich. 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Facts and Figures 2015". Executive Board of the University of Zurich. 2015.
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2018". University of Zurich. 2018.
  6. ^ Die Hausfarben der Universität Zürich – website of the University of Zurich
  7. ^ CD-Manual: Basiselemente – website of the University of Zurich
  8. ^ "University of Zurich". Coursera. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "The University of Zurich – At a Glance". University of Zurich. 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "University of Zurich". Times Higher Education. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Faculties of the University of Zurich". University of Zurich. 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.