Strickhof, Höhere Fachschule für Agrarwirtschaft

Switzerland

Address: Eschikon 21, 8315 Lindau, Zürich, Switzerland

Agricultural Technology, Agribusiness Management

Strickhof, located near Zurich, is a major agricultural education and research center. Its Höhere Fachschule (HF) offers advanced vocational diplomas (Dipl. Agrotechniker/-in HF, Dipl. Agrokaufmann/-frau HF) in agricultural technology and agribusiness.

Domains taught:

Agriculture, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Statistics, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Leading agricultural education center in the Canton of Zurich with strong ties to farms, agricultural organizations, and the agri-food industry.

Research:

Applied projects in areas like sustainable farming practices, animal husbandry, crop production, farm management, and agricultural technology.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

150

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

2000

Pros

Offers recognized higher vocational diplomas (HF) in agriculture with a strong practical and business orientation.

Cons

Focus on agricultural sector. HF diplomas.

Best For

Individuals aiming for technical and management roles in agriculture and agribusiness through specialized HF diplomas.

Most Similar Schools Locally

In terms of fields, Höhere Fachschule für Lebensmitteltechnologie is the nearest neighbour, with agriculture, food science and quality again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is smaller, enrolling about 80 students against roughly 150 here.
Both schools build their programmes around agriculture, quality and bioengineering, and Interkantonale Försterschule Lyss is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
The comparison with Bildungszentrum Wald Lyss, Höhere Fachschule Holz is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on quality, thermodynamics and project management, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Both schools build their programmes around agriculture, quality and thermodynamics, and Schweizerische Schule für Landtechnik is the one to compare first within the country, since it runs the same diploma programmes and covers metrology and signal processing as well.
The comparison with Agroscope is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on agriculture, food science and quality, and it covers bioinformatics and signal processing as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 150 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For a study option in Italy with a comparable spread of agriculture, food science and quality, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Agroalimentare del Piemonte is the reference point: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
For agriculture, food science and quality outside the home country, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Bioagromed in Italy is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
In Spain, CIFP Pico Frentes teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, manufacturing and ecology and sustainability, and it is far larger, with about 500 students against roughly 150 here, and is also a public institution.
If this institution is on your list for food science, quality and microbiology and genetics, ESEPAC in France deserves a comparison, because it also offers master's programmes and covers logistics and signal processing as well.
Institut National du Patrimoine offers an international parallel to this school, with quality, project management and process control as common ground; it is slightly larger, at about 200 students against roughly 150 here, and is also a public 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.

Agriculture, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Farming, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product Design

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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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