Dr. Silvia Steiner
Government Councillor and President of the Council of the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts
Committed to society

Dr. Michael Alkalay 
Dr. Matthias Kaiserswerth 
Ulrich Jakob Looser 
Prof. Dr. Andrea Schenker-Wicki
Members of the Council of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts, ZHAW consultant
Tackling current challenges

Prof. Dr. Jean Marc Piveteau
President
Crucial steps on our path

In 2023, 14,462 students attended the ZHAW – including 11,803 BA students and 2,659 MA students. The students were distributed across 34 Bachelor's and 20 Master's degree programmes. The ZHAW employed 3,704 staff members.

2023 was a vey successful year for the ZHAW. ZHAW researchers successfully simplified the production of natural dye and were involved in developing the world’s most powerful neutron source in the Swedish city of Lund. The first Innovation Challenge was held as part of the “ZHAW entrepreneurship” strategic initiative, while the bottom-up ClimateChange@ZHAW brought together researchers working on a range of climate change issues. ZHAW researchers conducted the first-ever study on hate crime in Switzerland and launched the first projects under the innovation programme of the Digitalization Initiative of the Zurich Higher Education Institutions (DIZH). In addition, the ZHAW, the canton of Zurich and the city of Winterthur signed a joint memorandum of understanding on the development of the various campuses across Winterthur.

Insights into research, academic programmes and university operations