Zurich inter-cantonal university of applied sciences for special needs education

Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0212
    • CH0028
    • Erasmus: CH ZURICH17
    • SCHAC: hfh.ch
    • EU-PIC: 949687522
    • EU-VAT: CH 632048
    • WHED: IAU-009517
  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Website
  • Founding year
    1924
  • QF-EHEA levels
    second cycle, first cycle
  • Previous names
    • Zurich Training College for Teachers of Special Needs (Heilpädagogisches Seminar) until 30/06/2001

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Programme accreditation
    voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations
  • Institutional accreditation
    Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional accreditation
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional accreditation

Programme level

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