"Versatile, demanding, profitable".This is how our students perceive their education and continuing education, further training. With approximately 3,000 students, HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences is the largest institution dedicated exclusively topart-time Universitiesin the field of business in Switzerland. The HWZ is institutionally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. The campus is located in the Sihlhof - on Europaallee right next to Zurich main station.
The HWZ offers a unique range of degree programsBachelor's and Master's leveland aPossibility of a doctorateup and over130 certificate and diploma programs (EMBA/MAS/CAS/DAS/SAS) at. The Academy offersSeminarsat various academic levels andCompany trainingsto.
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4 bachelor's degree programs (part-time, with a 60–100% workload)
- Bachelor of Business Administration HWZ
- Bachelor Business Communications HWZ
- Bachelor Digital Business & AI HWZ
- Bachelor Business Psychology HWZ
Majors allow you to give your studies a clear focus and enable individualization:
- Bachelor specialization in AI Marketing & Sales / Business Psychology
- Bachelor specialization in Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor's specialization in Consulting, Coaching & Leadership / Business Psychology
- Bachelor specialization in Integrated Digital Business & AI Management
- Bachelor specialization in Banking & Finance
- Bachelor specialization in UX & Data-Driven Organizations
- Bachelor specialization in Sustainable Business Development & Global Perspectives
Almost all majors can be combined with different fields of study.
Master's, Executive Master's and MBA programs - part-time
- MSc Business Administration HWZ | Major in Digital Strategy
- MSc in Banking & Finance, HWZ
- MSC Real Estate Management HWZ
- Executive MBA - Digital Leadership HWZ
- Executive MBA - General Management HWZ
- MAS in AI Leadership HWZ
- MAS in Applied Data Science HWZ
- MAS in Banking & Finance HWZ
- MAS in Business Communications HWZ
- MAS in Business Consulting HWZ
- MAS in Business Innovation HWZ
- MAS in Business Transformation HWZ
- MAS in Corporate Writing & Digital Publishing HWZ
- MAS in Data Economics at HWZ
- MAS in Digital Business at HWZ - Major in Digital Value Creation
- MAS in Digital Excellence for Financial Services HWZ
- MAS in Financial Management at HWZ - Major in Accounting
- MAS in Financial Management at HWZ - Major in Controlling
- MAS in Financial Markets Compliance HWZ
- MAS in Health Care Management HWZ
- MAS in Human Resources Leadership HWZ
- MAS in Leadership at HWZ
- MAS in Live Communication HWZ
- MAS in Marketing Excellence HWZ
- MAS in Operational Leadership HWZ
- MAS in Project Management HWZ
- MAS in Quality Leadership HWZ
- MAS in Management & Leadership at HWZ
- MAS in Real Estate Management HWZ
- MAS in Sales Excellence HWZ
- MAS Data Economics HWZ
- DBA Doctor of Business Administration, Audencia Business School (in English)
Over 110 CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) and DAS (Diploma of Advanced Studies) in the following subject areas:
- Accounting & Controlling
- Banking & Finance
- Compliance & Law
- Data Science, AI & Technology
- Health Care Management
- Human Resources Management (HR)
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Communication
- Management & Leadership
- Marketing
- Organization & Change
- Real Estate Management
- Sales & Retail
- Transformation
Partners from the business world
The HWZ has an excellent network of partners from business, public administration and NGOs.
Details can be found on the HWZ website.
Thanks to the part-time study model, you will continue to work. The HWZ stands for a strong practical orientation in teaching, research and consulting. The lecturers are experts from the field and have a high level of professional, social and methodological competence for a practice-oriented education. HWZ partners are companies, industry associations, Universities and other educational institutions with whom research and educational programs are jointly implemented. The business community recognizes the HWZ as a competent and reliable partner.
Small study groups ensure that students receive close and personal support from lecturers and the course director.
