Höhere Fachschule für Technik und Management Zürich (HFTMZ)

Switzerland

Address: Manessestrasse 85, 8045 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Management

HFTMZ (formerly Kaderschule Zürich) is a Höhere Fachschule (HF) in Zurich offering diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in technical fields, often with a management component, such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering/process management.

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:

Focus on career-accompanying (part-time) education for technical professionals aiming for leadership roles.

Research:

Applied projects often integrating technical solutions with management aspects.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

300

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

2500

Pros

Offers technical diplomas (HF) with a management focus, suitable for working professionals in Zurich.

Cons

Private school. Website appears outdated or basic, verify current status and offerings.

Best For

Working professionals in Zurich seeking part-time HF diplomas in technical fields with a management emphasis.

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Most Similar Schools Locally

Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and signal processing, and Juventus Schulen Zürich, Technik HF & Medizintechnik HF is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers bioengineering and computer vision as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 300 here.
Akademie St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik works in much the same fields, chiefly metrology, quality and signal processing, and it covers computer vision and data analytics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 400 students against roughly 300 here.
Also strong in metrology, quality and signal processing, sfb Bildungszentrum Dietikon, Höhere Fachschule für Technologie makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a private institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
EB Zürich, Schule für Weiterbildung - Höhere Fachschule für Technik takes a similar route through metrology, quality and signal processing, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is larger, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 300 here.
Among national alternatives, IDM Thun, Höhere Fachschule Technik stands out for its focus on metrology, quality and signal processing, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico del Lazio in Italy is the nearest foreign match on quality, industrial design and project management; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Abroad, Istituto Tecnico Superiore per la Meccatronica - Reggio Emilia (Italy) covers quality, industrial design and project management in a comparable way, and it covers computer vision and data analytics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 180 students against roughly 300 here.
Students considering a move abroad can look at Salesianos Deusto in Spain, where telecommunications, robotics and automation also form the core, and it is far larger, with about 900 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a private institution.
ESEPAC, based in France, is built around quality, signal processing and fluid dynamics much like this school, and it covers logistics and food science as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 300 here.
Salesianos Urnieta (Spain) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly industrial design, robotics and automation; it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 300 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.

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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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