With 26,000 students, the University of Zurich is the largest university in Switzerland. Given its substantial student population, it is not surprising that the university also offers the widest range of academic programs of any school in its country (over 100 to date).
The university’s academics are divided into seven broad departments, ranging from science through professional schools to the humanities. Undergraduate courses are taught in Swiss Standard German, although the master’s degrees in science and several other programs are taught in English.
The school has produced a dozen Nobel Laureates to its credit, including the 20th century’s embodiment of science itself, Albert Einstein (who also studied at Zurich’s other famous institution of higher learning, ETH).
The University of Zurich runs 160 institutes and clinics, including an especially noteworthy research project known as the Swiss National Super Computer Centre. The University of Zurich has also been recognized for its contribution to science through its inclusion in the League of European Research Universities.
But Zurich is more than just a research center; it has also taken up the challenge of sharing its knowledge with the general public. The school runs 12 museums, constantly rotates through public lecture series, and regularly produces publications for a general audience in order to share as much knowledge with as many as possible.
