AZW in Winterthur includes a Höhere Fachschule (HF) Technik, offering diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in technical fields like mechanical engineering, automation, or electrical engineering.
Address: Zürcherstrasse 25, 8400 Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Electrical Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strongly linked with industrial companies in the Winterthur region, often with roots in major former industrial enterprises. Focus on practical skills for industry.
Research:
Applied technology projects in collaboration with local industry partners.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
90
Current students***:
400
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
3500
Pros
Practice-oriented technical diplomas (HF) with good connections to the Winterthur industrial sector.
Cons
Private, often industry-supported.
Best For
Individuals in Winterthur seeking technical diplomas (HF) in mechanical engineering, automation, or electrical engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Also strong in metrology, quality and signal processing, BFF Bern Höhere Fachschule für Technik makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 500 students against roughly 400 here.
- GBS St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik is the closest domestic counterpart for metrology, quality and signal processing; it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 400 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- Bildungszentrum für Technik Frauenfeld, Höhere Fachschulen Technik works in much the same fields, chiefly metrology, quality and signal processing, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly smaller, at about 300 students against roughly 400 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is GBS Schaffhausen, Höhere Fachschule Technik, which likewise covers metrology, quality and signal processing; it is public, whereas this school is private, and runs the same diploma programmes.
- Akademie St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik overlaps with this school on metrology, quality and signal processing, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a private institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico del Lazio (Italy) covers quality, industrial design and project management in a comparable way, and it is smaller, enrolling about 250 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
- Istituto Tecnico Superiore Maker in Italy is the nearest foreign match on quality, industrial design and project management; it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
- On content, Salesianos Deusto in Spain and this institution are close, as both teach telecommunications, robotics and automation; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Salesianos Urnieta, based in Spain, is built around industrial design, robotics and automation much like this institution, and it is also a private institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- ECAM Strasbourg-Europe (France) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it is slightly larger, at about 500 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Continuous Improvement, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Industrial Design, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Management
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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