ZbW Zentrum Bildung Wirtschaft Technik (ZbW)

Switzerland

Address: Gaiserwaldstrasse 6, 9015 St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation

ZbW, located in St. Gallen, is a large vocational and further education center. Its Höhere Fachschule Technik offers diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in fields like mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation, and industrial engineering.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong network with industrial companies in Eastern Switzerland for internships, projects, and graduate employment.

Research:

Applied technology projects tailored to regional industrial needs.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

200

Current students***:

1000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

8000

Pros

Offers practice-oriented technical diplomas (HF) with good regional industry connections in Eastern Switzerland.

Cons

Part of a larger vocational center. Offers Höhere Fachschule diplomas.

Best For

Individuals in Eastern Switzerland seeking practical technical diplomas (HF) in various engineering and technical fields.

Most Similar Schools Locally

CFPT Centre de formation professionnelle technique Genève, École Supérieure sits close to this institution on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz overlaps with this school on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Höhere Fachschule für Technik Mittelland shares the core fields of this school, namely metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
In terms of fields, ABB Technikerschule is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and nanotechnologies again at the core; it is slightly smaller, at about 800 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
Think of Höhere Fachschule Luzern when metrology, quality and signal processing is the priority: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Istituto Tecnico Superiore JOBSACADEMY, based in Italy, is built around quality, industrial design and project management much like this institution, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers software engineering as well.
Seen from abroad, IES Politécnico de Vigo (Spain) is a close relative on subject matter, since robotics, automation and manufacturing are central to both, and it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Looking internationally, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico Veneto in Italy is where quality, industrial design and project management get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León brings a Spain setting to the same core fields, robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, based in Japan, is built around optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics much like this school, and it also offers bachelor's and associate degree programmes and covers ecology and sustainability and software engineering as well.

*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.

Industrial Design, Lean Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Properties, Product Development, Project Management, Quality Management

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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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