ETH Zurich

Summary

ETH Zurich is an institute of technology^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of institute_of_technology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,665 views/month, #1 of 132).^[2]

Key Facts

• ETH Zurich was a member of swissuniversities^[3].
• ETH Zurich was a member of International Alliance of Research Universities^[4].
• ETH Zurich was a member of European University Association^[5].
• ETH Zurich was a member of Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research^[6].
• ETH Zurich was a member of International Association of Universities^[7].
• ETH Zurich was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[8].
• ETH Zurich is located in Zurich^[9].
• ETH Zurich is in the country of Switzerland^[10].
• ETH Zurich's instance of is recorded as institute of technology^[11].
• ETH Zurich's instance of is recorded as public university^[12].
• ETH Zurich's instance of is recorded as polytechnic^[13].
• ETH Zurich's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[14].
• ETH Zurich's item operated is recorded as Bleien Radio Observatory^[15].
• ETH Zurich's headquarters location is recorded as ETH Zurich main building^[16].
• ETH Zurich took place at Zurich^[17].
• ETH Zurich's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Biomedical Engineering^[18].
• ETH Zurich's child organization or unit is recorded as Q109497813^[19].
• ETH Zurich's child organization or unit is recorded as Q116950379^[20].
• ETH Zurich's child organization or unit is recorded as Q124809372^[21].
• ETH Zurich is part of ETH Domain^[22].
• ETH Zurich's Commons category is recorded as ETH Zurich^[23].
• ETH Zurich's archives at is recorded as Image Archive of ETH Library^[24].
• ETH Zurich's archives at is recorded as gta Archives^[25].
• ETH Zurich's archives at is recorded as ETH Zurich University Archives^[26].
• ETH Zurich's chairperson is recorded as Joël Mesot^[27].

Body

Founding

October 16, 1855 marks the founding of ETH Zurich^[28].

Identity

ETH Zurich is part of ETH Domain^[22].

Leadership

ETH Zurich's chairperson is recorded as Joël Mesot^[27].

Operations

ETH Zurich's headquarters location is recorded as it main building^[16]. Subsidiaries include Institute for Biomedical Engineering^[18]; Q109497813^[19], an experimental station^[29], in Switzerland^[30]; Q116950379^[20]; and Q124809372^[21], an organization^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1861^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for ETH Zurich include Polybahn^[34], a funicular^[35], in Switzerland^[36].

Why It Matters

ETH Zurich ranks in the top 0.76% of institute_of_technology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,665 views/month, #1 of 132).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Polybahn^[34], a funicular^[35], in Switzerland^[36].