ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; English: Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) is a public research university in Zürich, Switzerland. Founded by the Swiss federal government in 1854, with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists; the school focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, although its 16 departments span a variety of disciplines and subjects.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich | |
Other names | (Swiss) Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, German: Polytechnikum (colloquially) |
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Former name | Eidgenössische polytechnische Schule |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1855 |
| Budget | CHF 1.896 billion (2021) |
| President | Joël Mesot |
| Rector | Günther Dissertori |
Academic staff | 6,612 (including doctoral students, excluding 527 professors of all ranks, 34% female, 65% foreign nationals) (full-time equivalents 2021) |
Administrative staff | 3,106 (40% female, 19% foreign nationals, full-time equivalents 2021) |
| Students | 24,534 (headcount 2021, 33.3% female, 37% foreign nationals) |
| Undergraduates | 10,642 |
| Postgraduates | 8,299 |
| 4,460 | |
Other students | 1,133 |
| Address | , Zürich 47°22′35″N 8°32′53″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | German, English (Masters and upwards, sometimes Bachelor) |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Affiliations | CESAER, EUA, GlobalTech, IARU, IDEA League |
| Website | ethz.ch |
Like its sister institution, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), ETH Zurich is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, a consortium of government universities and research institutes under the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. As a public institution, it grants admission to everyone who has obtained a Matura (Swiss high school diploma) in Switzerland. As of 2021, ETH Zurich enrolled 24,500 students from over 120 countries, of which 4,460 were pursuing doctoral degrees.
Students, faculty, and researchers affiliated with ETH Zurich include 22 Nobel laureates, two Fields Medalists, three Pritzker Prize winners, and one Turing Award recipient, including Albert Einstein and John von Neumann. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and a member of the CESAER network.