ETH Zurich
Discover ETH Zurich, which will welcome you during IChO 2023
ETH Zurich – Where the future begins
Freedom and individual responsibility, entrepreneurial spirit and open-mindedness: ETH Zurich stands on a bedrock of true Swiss values. Our university for science and technology dates back to the year 1855, when the founders of modern-day Switzerland created it as a centre of innovation and knowledge.
At ETH Zurich, students discover an ideal environment for independent thinking, researchers a climate which inspires top performance. Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering effective solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow.
Aerial view Hönggerberg, © ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella
24,534 students,
including 4,460 doctoral students,
from over 120 countries
15th in THE ranking
8th in QS ranking
21th in ARWU ranking
568 professors
496 spin-offs since 1996
22 Nobel Prize winners, including Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Pauli
2 Fields Medal winners
3 Pritzker Prize winners
1 Turing Award winner
100 patent applications and
almost 200 invention reports every year
CHF 1,9 billion, comprising CHF 1,3 billion
total contribution from the Federal Government