Welcome to the University of Zuerich

Highlights

Who Inspires You?

Which instructor fascinates you the most? Who lights your academic fire and pushes you beyond your degree program? Nominate your favorite for the Teaching Award 2026 now until 23 November.
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What's New?

"Friendly and cute"

Film student Vinzent Schatzmann's litte blue octopus won your hearts and will be the face of UZH's AI Buddy.

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Building Bridges, Expanding Horizons

The School for Transdisciplinary Studies has been broadening UZH’s interdisciplinary curriculum for half a decade – time to celebrate!

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Shared Understanding

A new Code of Conduct offers guidance for day-to-day life and strengthens the sense of community at UZH.

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Semester Schedule
Administration
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Course of Study
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Dates and Addresses

Advice and Support

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Social Responsibility
- Gender Equality and Diversity
- Against Sexual Harassment
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Life at UZH

Student Portal

Create your personal schedule, see your results, book modules and download your Transcript of Records via the student portal.

Websites and Tools

Course Catalogue

All lectures and courses at a glance.

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UZH Card

The UZH Card is your identification card, your library card and your electronic access card to premises.

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App "UZH now"

Mensa menus, exam results, location maps and much more: Our UZH app accompanies you in your everyday studies at the University of Zurich.

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News for Students

28 Oct 2025

New Recommendations for Inclusive Language

How can we communicate in a way that truly includes everyone? A new website provides UZH staff and students with recommendations and tools to ...

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23 Oct 2025

Pulling Together

If you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to be able to collaborate and develop solutions across disciplinary boundaries. This is a skill that ...

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2 Oct 2025

Building Bridges, Expanding Horizons

The School for Transdisciplinary Studies has been broadening UZH’s interdisciplinary curriculum for half a decade – time to celebrate!

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1 Oct 2025

Learning from Children

UZH students mentor children and teenagers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds – and learn what children need to grow and thrive.

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24 Sep 2025

A More Joined-Up Approach

In a seminar at the UZH Center for Crisis Competence, students work across disciplines to identify concrete solutions to urban conflicts.

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15 Sep 2025

UZH Strengthens Interdisciplinary Studies

UZH is launching several new interdisciplinary study programs in the Fall Semester of 2025.

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21 Aug 2025

“The value for money is unbeatable”

Patrik Beetz, the general manager of the UZH cafeteria portfolio, shares what he himself likes to eat and reveals what new changes he is planning ...

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