Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW

Zurich University of Applied Sciences - ZHAW
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
TypePublic University
Established1874 (1874) as
Technikum Winterthur
2007 (2007)
PresidentProf. Dr. Regula Jöhl
Administrative staff
3655
Students14,319
Location, ,
47°29′49″N 8°43′48″E / 47.49694°N 8.73000°E / 47.49694; 8.73000
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAACSB
Websitewww.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, is one of the largest University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.

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.