WISS Schools, with multiple locations, offers Höhere Fachschule (HF) diplomas in IT, including specializations like application development, system technology, and business informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik).
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WISS Schulen für Wirtschaft Informatik Immobilien, Höhere Fachschule Informatik (WISS HF Informatik)
Address: Europaallee 41, 8004 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Application Development, System Technology, Business Informatics
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Mathematics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Focus on career-accompanying (part-time) education. Partnerships with IT companies and industry associations.
Research:
Applied IT projects, often related to students’ professional work or current industry needs.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
1800
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
10000
Pros
Offers flexible, part-time IT diploma (HF) programs at various locations, suitable for working professionals.
Cons
Private school, tuition fees apply. Focus on IT.
Best For
Working professionals seeking part-time higher vocational diplomas (HF) in various IT specializations.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- In terms of fields, HWS Huber Widemann Schule, Informatik HF is the nearest neighbour, with quality, signal processing and project management again at the core; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is far smaller, with about 200 students against roughly 1,800 here.
- IBZ Schulen für Technik Informatik Wirtschaft follows much the same lines as this school, with quality, signal processing and project management as common ground, and it is also a private institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- Bénédict-Schule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule Informatik offers a comparable education in quality, signal processing and project management: it runs the same diploma programmes, and is far smaller, with about 300 students against roughly 1,800 here.
- Höhere Fachschule Schaffhausen shares the core fields of this institution, namely quality, signal processing and project management; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers manufacturing and materials as well.
- The comparison with Akademie St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on quality, signal processing and project management, and it covers metrology and fluid dynamics as well, and is far smaller, with about 400 students against roughly 1,800 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on quality, signal processing and project management is Warsaw School of Computer Science in Poland, and it is slightly smaller, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,800 here, and is also a private institution.
- Télécom Paris in France is the nearest foreign match on quality, signal processing and project management; it covers ergonomics and UX and optics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,800 here.
- On content, Centro de Formación Somorrostro in Spain and this school are close, as both teach robotics, automation and electrical and electronics; it covers manufacturing and mechanical engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 1,800 here.
- Beyond national borders, Tajamar Tech stands out as a comparable school for computer vision, telecommunications and data analytics; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Seen from abroad, Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le Tecnologie dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione Piemonte (Italy) is a close relative on subject matter, since quality, project management and computer vision are central to both, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is far smaller, with about 400 students against roughly 1,800 here.
*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.
- Agile Methodology, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Continuous Improvement, Design Thinking, Information Technology (IT), Project Management, Quality Management System (QMS), Software Development Kit (SDK)
*: 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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