University of Zurich It is the largest university and the one offering the greatest variety of studies in Switzerland. Although its origin dates from 1525, it was founded in 1833, in the midst of the Protestant reform carried out by Ulrich Zwingli.
History
It was the first university in Europe to be founded by the state itself rather than by a monarch or a religious organization. officially founded on April 29, 1833. The College of Veterinary Medicine was added in 1901, and is the oldest of its kind in the teaching world. In 1914, the university moved to new facilities that were designed by designed by architect Karl Moser in Ramistrasse
The University enjoys international prestige and its name is synonymous with a place of excellence for education and research. It offers academic services, works with the private sector and considers itself part of the global network for the dissemination of knowledge.
The international reputation of the center is fundamentally based on pioneering research in various subjects, specifically Molecular Biology , brain research and Anthropology, in addition to the work of the Veterinary Hospital.
Professors, researchers and students benefit from the infrastructure provided by the University of Zurich as a center for teaching and research. Apart from its own institutions, the institution offers its members access to the archive collections, libraries and facilities of the Federal Institute of Technology, as well as to private institutions in the city. Nine museums and collections, covering topics from Anthropology to Zoology, that constitute a valuable academic resource.
Faculties
Currently, the university has the faculties of:
- Arts
- Economy
- Right
- Medicine
- Sciences
- Theology
- Veterinary Medicine.
Personalities awarded the Nobel Prize
Students
- Carl Spitteler ( Literature, 1919)
- Albert Einstein ( Physics, 1921); who also worked at the University.
- Walter Rudolf Hess (Medicine 1949); worked at the University.
Teachers
- Theodor Mommsen ( Literature, 1902)
- Alfred Werner ( Chemistry 1913)
- Max von Laue (Physics 1914)
- Albert Einstein (Physics, 1921)
- Erwin Schrödinger (Physics 1933)
- Peter Debye (Chemistry 1936)
- Paul Karrer (Chemistry 1937)
- Leopold Ružička (Chemistry 1939)
- Walter Rudolf Hess (Medicine 1949)
- Karl Alexander Müller (Physics 1987)
- Rolf M. Zinkernagel (Medicine 1996)
Curiosities
- The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich is the largest in the country.
- The University of Zurich as a whole ranks in the top ten on the continent and among the top fifty in the world as part of the international research elite.
- The University of Zurich has had several Nobel laureates and Albert Einstein is undoubtedly among its most prominent students.
