Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Identifiers
- DEQARINST0205
- CH0019
- ROR: https://ror.org/01sxmzj91
- Erasmus: CH ZURICH20, CH WINTERT03, CH ZURICH21
- WHED: IAU-021864
Provider type

higher education institution
Legal seat(s)

Winterthur, Switzerland
Website

http://www.zfh.ch
Founding year

1997
Closing year

2023
QF-EHEA levels

second cycle, first cycle
Subunits
- HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich (consortium)
Historical relationships
- included independent faculty or school ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences from 1997 until 2023
- included independent faculty or school Zurich University of the Arts from 1997 until 2023
- included independent faculty or school Zurich University of Teacher Education from 1997 until 2023
- succeeded by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in 2023
- succeeded by Zurich University of Teacher Education in 2023
- succeeded by Zurich University of the Arts in 2023
Permalink

https://data.deqar.eu/institution/205

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