Universität Zürich | |
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Latin: Universitas Turicensis | |
Type | Public university |
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Established | 1833 |
Budget | 1.578 billion Swiss francs[1] |
President | Michael Schaepman |
Academic staff | 3,702 (Full-time equivalent)[2] |
Administrative staff | 2,051 (Full-time equivalent)[2] |
Students | 25,732[3] |
Location | , , Switzerland 47°22′29″N 8°32′54″E / 47.37472°N 8.54833°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Black, white, blue, grey and ochre[4][5] |
Affiliations | LERU U21 |
Website | uzh.ch |
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The University of Zurich (UZH, German: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland,[6] with its 28,000 enrolled students.[7] It was founded in 1833[8] from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine which go back to 1525, 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.[9]