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University of Zurich

Universität Zürich
Latin: Universitas Turicensis
Type	Public university
Established	1833
Budget	1.377 billion Swiss francs[1]
President	Prof. Dr. Michael Hengartner
Academic staff	3,702 (Full-time equivalent)[1]
Administrative staff	2,051 (Full-time equivalent)[1]
Students	25,732[1]
Location	Zürich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland 47°22′29″N 8°32′54″E / 47.37472°N 8.54833°E / 47.37472; 8.54833Coordinates: 47°22′29″N 8°32′54″E / 47.37472°N 8.54833°E / 47.37472; 8.54833
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	LERU
Website	www.uzh.ch

The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich), located in the city of Zürich, is the largest university in Switzerland,^[2] with over 25,000 students.^[3] It was founded in 1833^[4] from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine 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.^[5] As of October 2018, 23 Nobel laureates and 1 Turing Award winner have been affiliated with University of Zurich as alumni, faculty or researchers.

History

The University of Zurich was founded on April 29, 1833,^[6] when the existing colleges of theology, the Carolinum founded by Huldrych Zwingli in 1525, law and medicine were merged with a new faculty of Philosophy. It was the first university in Europe to be founded by the state rather than a monarch or church.

In the University's early years, the 1839 appointment of the German theologian David Friedrich Strauss to its Chair of Theology caused a major controversy, since Strauss argued that the miracles in the Christian New Testament were mythical retellings of normal events as supernatural happenings.^{[7][8][9][10]} Eventually, the authorities offered Strauss a pension before he had a chance to start his duties.

The university allowed women to attend philosophy lectures from 1847, and admitted the first female doctoral student in 1866. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was added in 1901, the second-oldest such faculty in the world. In 1914, the university moved to new premises designed by the architect Karl Moser on Rämistrasse 71.^[11]

Campus

The university is scattered all over the city of Zurich. Members of the university can use several libraries, including the ETH-library, and the Zurich Central Library, with over 5 million volumes.^[12]
In 1962, the faculty of science proposed to establish the Irchelpark campus on the Strickhofareal. The first stage the construction of the university buildings was begun in 1973, and the campus was inaugurated in 1979.^[13][14] The construction of the second stage lasted from 1978 to 1983.^[14] The campus also houses the anthropological museum Anthropologisches Museum,^[15] and the cantonal Staatsarchiv Zürich.^[16]

Museum

The Institute and Museum for the History of Medicine is part of the university.^[17]

Academics

Faculties

Main building by Karl Moser as seen from the south

The University of Zurich as a whole also ranks in the top ten of Europe and in the top fifty worldwide.^{[citation needed]} Notably in the fields of bioscience and finance, there is a close-knit collaboration between the University of Zurich and the ETH (Federal Institute for Technology, just across the road).^[18] Their faculty of chiropractic medicine is six years.^[19]

Rankings

• 
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking^[24] (heavy emphasis on research output – citations, Nobel prizes etc.)

54th globally and 15th in Europe.

• 
  THES – QS World University Rankings^[25] (heavy emphasis on peer review)

61st globally and 14th in Europe.

• 
  QS World University Rankings 2014^[26]
  

57th globally.

• Professional Ranking of World Universities^[27] (Based on the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.)

32nd globally and 10th in Europe.

• 
  University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2010^[28]
  

52nd globally and 1st in Switzerland.

According to Handelsblatt, In 2017 the Department of Economics was ranked first in the German-speaking area^[29] and in 2009 the faculty of Business Administration was ranked third in the German-speaking area.^[30]

Language policy

Atrium Central

Irchel Campus, newer and more remotely located buildings of the University of Zurich

Statue at the entrance

Bachelor courses are taught in Swiss Standard German ("Hochdeutsch"), but use of English is increasing in many faculties. The only bachelors program taught entirely in English is the "English Language and Literature" program.^[31] All Master courses at the Faculty of Science are held in English. In some highly competitive and international programs, such as the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance, all lectures are held in English.^{[citation needed]}

Notable fellows of the university

• 
  Rolf Pfeifer – Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, IFI


• 
  Albert Hofmann - Medicinal Chemistry
  


• 
  Albert Einstein - Physics and Philosophy
  

Student life

The university's Academic Sports Association (ASVZ) offers a wide range of sports facilities to students of the university.

Notable alumni and faculty

Politics, law and society

Economics, business and management

Science

Nobel Prize laureates

Associated with the university are 12 Nobel Prize recipients, primarily in Physics and Chemistry.

Albert Einstein

Associated institutions

• 
  Corpus Córporum, digital library created and maintained by the University's Institute for Greek and Latin Philology.


• Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

See also

• List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland


• List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)

Notes and references

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Zurich.

• Union of students' associations of the University of Zurich


• The Ranking Forum of Swiss Universities