ZHAW welcomes 4530 new students

On September 16, around 4,530 new students will begin a practice-oriented degree program at one of the ZHAW 's three campuses in Winterthur, Wädenswil ZH or Zurich, the ZHAW announced in a press release. This means that a total of around 14,500 students will be enrolled at the ZHAW in the 2024 winter semester. This corresponds to a slight increase of around 0.3 percent.

In the press release, the university particularly emphasizes the growth in the Department of Applied Psychology. "Our practical approach is highly valued and by increasing the numerus clausus in the Bachelor's degree program, we can offer more students the opportunity to study psychology," Barbara Schmugge, Head of the Teaching Center at the Department of Applied Psychology, is quoted as saying. The ZHAW offers a total of 34 Bachelor's and 20 Master's degree programs.

A number of courses have been adapted to the needs of the job market for the coming winter semester. The ZHAW cites the growing importance of digitalization and artificial intelligence as the background to this. Specifically, the university has further developed the Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media in the Department of Applied Linguistics and the Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Life Sciences and Facility Management. The Master's in Public Management at the School of Management and Law and the Master's in Engineering at the School of Engineering have also been updated. ce/hs