ZHAW School of Engineering

Switzerland

Address: Technikumstrasse 9, 8401 Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aviation

The ZHAW School of Engineering, based in Winterthur, is one of Switzerland’s largest technical schools. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields like computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, aviation, energy and environmental engineering, and transportation systems.

Domains taught:

Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, 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*:

Bachelor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of ZHAW. Strong industry collaborations for student projects, internships, and applied research. Active in national and international research programs.

Research:

Applied research in areas such as renewable energy, e-mobility, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, robotics, aerospace applications, and sustainable transportation.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

700

Current students***:

4000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

20000

Pros

Broad range of engineering programs with a strong practical focus, modern labs, and excellent connections to Swiss industry.

Cons

Focus on applied R&D rather than fundamental research.

Best For

Students seeking practical bachelor’s or master’s degrees in various engineering disciplines, computer science, or aviation, with strong industry integration.

Most Similar Schools Locally

FHNW Hochschule für Technik sits close to this institution on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur takes a similar route through metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
A good alternative in the same country is Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, which likewise covers metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
SUPSI Dipartimento tecnologie innovative 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 bachelor's and master's programmes.
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften offers a comparable education in metrology, quality and nanotechnologies: it covers ergonomics and agriculture as well, and is far larger, with about 14,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Technische Hochschule Ulm brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Looking internationally, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands is where nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
Looking internationally, Hochschule Bochum - Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany is where aerospace, quality and optics get a comparable treatment; it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Abroad, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan) covers nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
For a study option in Poland with a comparable spread of metrology, aerospace and quality, Warsaw University of Technology is the reference point: it covers transportations and bioinformatics as well, and is far larger, with about 32,000 students against roughly 4,000 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.

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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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