ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich, the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, is one of Switzerland's two federal institutes of technology, together with EPFL. Its history dates back to 1855, and its 16 departments cover a broad range of disciplines. In 2025 it had 26,942 students from about 130 countries, including 4,266 doctoral students.

ETH supports founders through ETH Entrepreneurship, Pioneer Fellowships for researchers and UPortunity, an accelerator for students and recent graduates that it runs with UBS. In 2025 it recognised 24 new spin-offs and 22 start-ups.