About us

Study

An attractive and multifaceted range of programmes covers all aspects of a comprehensive education in engineering. There are seven Bachelor’s degree programmes to choose from, and a further Bachelor's degree programme,  is planned as of 2008. When the Master of Science in Engineering is launched in 2008, the ZHAW School of Engineering will be engaged in an innovative degree programme involving all the universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.
The institutes and centres of the School of Engineering conduct innovative research and development projects. The results are channelled directly into teaching activities and guarantee science-based, practice-oriented learning.
We also offer a comprehensive selection of Masters and Certificate of Advanced Studies programmes and professional development courses.

History

The Winterthur Polytechnic, the oldest of its kind in Switzerland, was founded in 1874 and has been inextricably involved with the development of Swiss engineering ever since. It started with 72 students and five schools, the original backbone being the then "School of Mechanical Engineering" . The 1998 merger with the School of Economics and Business Administration (HWV) and the Zurich School for Translation and Interpretion (DOZ), under the aegis of the ZHW, led to the formation of the School of Engineering in 2001.