ETH Zurich
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich | |
ETH Zurich at twilight | |
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 | , Zurich 47°22′35″N 8°32′53″E / 47.37639°N 8.54806°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | German, English (Masters and upwards, sometimes Bachelor) |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Affiliations | CESAER, ENHANCE Alliance, EUA, IARU, IDEA League, LERU |
| Website | ethz |
ETH Zurich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; English: Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ranks among Europe's best universities.
Like its sister institution EPFL, ETH Zurich is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, a consortium of universities and research institutes under the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. As of 2023, ETH Zurich enrolled 25,380 students from over 120 countries, of which 4,425 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 and League of European Research Universities (LERU) networks and the ENHANCE Alliance.
