UZH registers record number of students

(CONNECT) "New ideas and forward-looking solutions emerge at UZH from the diversity of talents and perspectives," is how UZH introduces a statement on its Annual Report 2024. According to the report, the number of students at Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral level rose to a new high of 28,476 in the reporting year. Compared to the previous year, 518 more students were enrolled. The most popular subjects mentioned in the press release are law, human medicine and psychology.

The number of lecturers increased by 471 year-on-year to 6262 members of the teaching staff. They are divided into 742 professorships, 773 titular professorships, 1194 private lecturers and 3553 teaching staff. For the first time, the proportion of women in professorships has exceeded 30 percent, writes UZH.

In the financial section, UZH reports a consolidated total turnover of just under CHF 1.7 billion and a positive annual result of CHF 1.0 million for the reporting year. At CHF 362 million, third-party funding income almost reached the high of CHF 366 million recorded in 2022. The Canton of Zurich contributed CHF 763 million to the university's operations.

The annual report also features a whole series of stories about studying and teaching, research and the campus community. The Canton of Zurich's Director of Education, Silvia Steiner, and UZH Rector Michael Schaepman discuss interdisciplinary diversity and the role of UZH in society in an interview. Further chapters are dedicated to current projects and developments in studies and teaching as well as research and innovation at the university. ce/hs