ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is a public research university in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Founded in 1855, it is one of Switzerland’s leading universities.

Federal Polytechnic School: The institution established in Zurich in 1855 that later became ETH Zurich. Its original identity shows how ETH Zurich began as a school for technical training.
Swiss university system: Switzerland’s network of public universities, federal institutes of technology, and universities of applied sciences. ETH Zurich is one of the two federally funded institutes of technology in this system.
Albert Einstein: Theoretical physicist who developed the theories of special and general relativity. Einstein studied at ETH Zurich and later taught there.
ETH Zurich spin-offs: Companies founded to commercialize technologies or expertise developed through ETH Zurich research. Spin-offs show how university research can become products and businesses.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: A Swiss federal research university in Lausanne specializing in science and engineering. EPFL is ETH Zurich’s sister federal institute of technology, based in French-speaking Switzerland.
Swiss Federal Council: Switzerland’s seven-member executive authority, responsible for governing the federal administration. The Council established the Federal Polytechnic School as a national institution.
ETH Domain: The Swiss federal system of higher-education and research institutions overseen by the Confederation. ETH Zurich belongs to this federal network alongside research institutes and EPFL.
John von Neumann: Mathematician and physicist whose work shaped quantum theory, computing, and game theory. He earned a doctorate at ETH Zurich before building his career elsewhere.
ETH Zurich innovation park: A research and business campus near ETH Zurich that connects academic work with companies and start-ups. It provides a setting for translating research into commercial collaboration.
University of Zurich: A public research university in Zurich with broad coverage of academic disciplines. It shares the city with ETH Zurich but has a wider humanities and social-science profile.

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