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The University of Zurich (UZH, ), located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, with over 24,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing college
College

File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
s of theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
, law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, medicine
Medicine

Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
 and a new faculty
Faculty (university)

A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas . The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had individual faculties for a Madrasah and theological seminary, Sharia and Fiqh, Arabic grammar, Islamic astronom...
 of philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
. Currently, the University has faculties of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
s, economics
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
, law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, medicine
Medicine

Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
, theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
 and veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine

Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....
, offering the widest range of subjects and courses at any Swiss higher education institution.

University of Zurich was founded on April 29, 1833, when the existing colleges of theology (founded by Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Old Swiss Confederacy patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenaries, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly centre of Renaissance humanism....
 in 1525), law and medicine were merged together with a new faculty of Philosophy.






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The University of Zurich (UZH, ), located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, with over 24,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing college
College

File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
s of theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
, law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, medicine
Medicine

Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
 and a new faculty
Faculty (university)

A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas . The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had individual faculties for a Madrasah and theological seminary, Sharia and Fiqh, Arabic grammar, Islamic astronom...
 of philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
. Currently, the University has faculties of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
s, economics
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
, law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, medicine
Medicine

Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
, theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
 and veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine

Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....
, offering the widest range of subjects and courses at any Swiss higher education institution.

History

The University of Zurich was founded on April 29, 1833, when the existing colleges of theology (founded by Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Old Swiss Confederacy patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenaries, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly centre of Renaissance humanism....
 in 1525), law and medicine were merged together 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. 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 oldest such faculty in the world. In 1914, the University moved to new premises designed by the architect Karl Moser
Karl Moser

Karl Moser is an architect from Switzerland.1887–1915 he worked together with Robert Curjel in Karlsruhe.Some of their works:* Kunsthaus Zurich...
 on Rämistrasse 71.

Faculties

Its best-performing faculties in terms of research quality are the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Science, all of which rank in the top ten of Europe's universities. The University of Zurich as a whole also ranks in the top ten of Europe and in the top fifty worldwide. Notably in the fields of bioscience and finance, there is a close-knit collaboration between the University of Zurich and the ETH
Eth

Eth is a Letter used in Old English language, Icelandic alphabet, Faroese language#alphabet , and Dalecarlian language. It was also used in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, but was subsequently replaced with dh and later d....
 (Federal Institute for Technology, just across the road).

Rankings

  • Newsweek global university ranking
    Top 100 Global Universities

    The Top 100 Global Universities is a ranking of the best College and University programs in the world as indicated by a survey conducted by Newsweek....
     (Based on research output, international staff/students and library holdings)
46th globally and 11th in Europe.
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking
    Academic Ranking of World Universities

    The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University?s Institute of Higher Education and includes major institutes of higher education ranked according to a formula that took into account alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals , staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals , ?highly-cited researchers...
     (heavy emphasis on research output - citations, nobel prizes etc.)
53rd globally and 12th in Europe.
  • Times Higher Education Supplement Global Ranking
    THES - QS World University Rankings

    The THE - QS World University Rankings is an annual publication that ranks the "Top 200 World Universities", and is published by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds ....
      (heavy emphasis on peer review)
85th globally and 26th in Europe.
  • Professional Ranking of World Universities (Based on the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.)
32nd globally and 10th in Europe.

Facilities


There are several libraries available for use by members of the university, including Zurich Central Library, with over 5 million volumes. Most of the University is scattered all over the city of zurich.

Student life


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

Admission


Except for medicine, the University pursues an admission policy as follows. All students who have a Matura
Matura

Matura is the word commonly used in Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine for the final exams young adults take at the end of their secondary education....
 or an equivalent secondary school qualification can study for a year. After this assessment year, only those passing the exams may proceed their studies. On average, about one half passes the assessment year (differing across faculties and particular program). To study medicine, even to be granted permission to enter the assessment year, exams need to be passed. Admission to a Masters degree naturally requires a Bachelor. Admission to a PhD programme requires a Masters degree with honours and clear research orientation.

Language policy

The general language of courses is Standard German
Standard German

Standard German is the standard language of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas....
 (Hochdeutsch). Notably in some highly competitive and international programs, such as the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance , all lectures are held in English. There is an increasing use of English observed in many faculties.

Nobel Prize winners

The University of Zurich has produced several Nobel Prize laureates. Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a Germany-born theoretical physics. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass?energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2....
, Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrödinger

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schr?dinger was an Austrian theoretical physicist who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics, especially the Schr?dinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1933....
, one of the founders of quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics is a set of principles underlying the most fundamental known description of all physical systems at the microscopic scale . Notable amongst these principles are both a dual wave-like and particle-like behavior of matter and radiation, and prediction of probabilities in situations where classical physics predicts certaintie...
, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Wilhelm Conrad R?ntgen was a Germany physics, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or R?ntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901....
, the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Prize in literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine....
 and others were affiliated with the University.

Alumni

Uzurich
*Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Wilhelm Conrad R?ntgen was a Germany physics, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or R?ntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901....
 (Physics, 1901); also worked on the faculty
  • Carl Spitteler
    Carl Spitteler

    Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler was a Switzerland poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919. His work includes both pessimistic and heroical poems....
     (Literature, 1919)
  • Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein was a Germany-born theoretical physics. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass?energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2....
     (Physics, 1921); also worked on the faculty
  • Walter Rudolf Hess
    Walter Rudolf Hess

    Walter Rudolf Hess was a Switzerland physiology who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs....
     (Medicine 1949); also worked on the faculty


Faculty

  • Theodor Mommsen
    Theodor Mommsen

    Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a Germany classics, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century....
     (Literature, 1902)
  • Alfred Werner
    Alfred Werner

    Alfred Werner was a Switzerland chemistry who was a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral geometry configuration of transition metal complexes....
     (Chemistry 1913)
  • Max von Laue
    Max von Laue

    Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals....
     (Physics 1914)
  • Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein was a Germany-born theoretical physics. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass?energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2....
     (Physics, 1921)
  • Erwin Schrödinger
    Erwin Schrödinger

    Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schr?dinger was an Austrian theoretical physicist who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics, especially the Schr?dinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1933....
     (Physics 1933)
  • Peter Debye
    Peter Debye

    Peter Joseph William Debye was a Netherlands physics and physical chemistry, and Nobel laureate....
     (Chemistry 1936)
  • Paul Karrer
    Paul Karrer

    Paul Karrer was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins. He and Walter Haworth won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937....
     (Chemistry 1937)
  • Lavoslav Stjepan Ružicka
    Lavoslav Ružicka

    Leopold Stjepan Ru?icka was a Croatian scientist, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He received eight honoris causa doctorates in in science, medicine, and law; seven prizes and medals; and twenty-four honorary memberships in chemical, biochemical, and other scientific societies....
     (Chemistry 1939)
  • Walter Rudolf Hess
    Walter Rudolf Hess

    Walter Rudolf Hess was a Switzerland physiology who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs....
     (Medicine 1949)
  • Karl Alex Müller (Physics 1987)
  • Rolf M. Zinkernagel
    Rolf M. Zinkernagel

    Rolf Martin Zinkernagel is Professor of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich.Together with the Australian Peter C. Doherty he received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells....
     (Medicine 1996)


Famous Fellows of the University

  • Rolf Pfeifer
    Rolf Pfeifer

    Rolf Pfeifer is professor of computer science at the , University of Zurich, and director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He has a Ph.D....
    , Artificial Intelligence Lab, IFI


Museum



See also

Category:People associated with the University of Zurich


External links

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  • (in English)