EB Zürich, Schule für Weiterbildung – Höhere Fachschule für Technik

Switzerland

Address: Limmatstrasse 144, 8005 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation

EB Zürich’s continuing education school includes a Höhere Fachschule (HF) Technik, providing diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in technical fields such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or automation, designed for career advancement.

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:

Public

Partnerships:

Focus on continuing vocational education for adults in the Zurich area. Strong links with local industries.

Research:

Applied projects relevant to industrial practice in Zurich.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

150

Current students***:

600

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

5000

Pros

Offers recognized technical HF diplomas for professionals in Zurich.

Cons

Part of a larger adult education center. Verify specific current HF Technik programs.

Best For

Professionals in Zurich seeking to upgrade their technical skills and qualifications through HF diplomas.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Among national alternatives, BFF Bern Höhere Fachschule für Technik stands out for its focus on metrology, quality and signal processing, and it is slightly smaller, at about 500 students against roughly 600 here, and is also a public institution.
TBZ Technische Berufsschule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule is the closest domestic counterpart for metrology, quality and signal processing; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers computer vision and data analytics as well.
Höhere Fachschule für Technik und Management Zürich follows much the same lines as this school, with metrology, quality and signal processing as common ground, and it runs the same diploma programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 600 here.
In terms of fields, GBS St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and signal processing again at the core; it covers computer vision and data analytics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 800 students against roughly 600 here.
Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule takes a similar route through metrology, quality and signal processing, and it covers geotechnics and civil engineering as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 500 students against roughly 600 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Istituto Tecnico Superiore Antonio Cuccovillo, in Italy, takes a similar route through quality, industrial design and project management; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Looking internationally, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronica Piemonte in Italy is where quality, industrial design and project management get a comparable treatment; it is slightly smaller, at about 500 students against roughly 600 here, and is also a public institution.
For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of robotics, automation and manufacturing, Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Cerdeño is the reference point: it runs the same diploma programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 700 students against roughly 600 here.
If this school is on your list for robotics, automation and manufacturing, CIFP Ponferrada in Spain deserves a comparison, because it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and has almost the same size, at about 600 students.
Cégep de Sept-Îles in Canada shares the automation, manufacturing and electrical and electronics orientation of this school, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.

*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.

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*: 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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