
About Zurich:
The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population (in 2007) of about 1.3 million. The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. In English thename of the canton is often written without an umlaut.
The canton of Zurich is situated north of the Alps. Its neighbouring cantons are Schaffhausen to the north, Aargau to the west, the cantons of Zug and Schwyz to the south and the cantons of Thurgau and St.Gallen to the east. Most of the Lake Zurich is located within the canton.
The canton can be roughly divided into the city and lake, the Unterland in the northwest, the Oberland in the southeast, the Weinland and Winterthur in the northeast, and the Knonaueramt southwest of the Albis. Greater Zurich Area extends beyond the cantonal borders.
Business and Hotel Management School, BHMS, is a reputable Hotel Management School – BHMS is part of the renown Bénédict Schools Switzerland who is educating more than 18'000 full and part time students each year. Benedict schools established in 1928, is a strong and vibrant organization and is one of the largest privately owned education organisation i ...
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, ETH Switzerland: Consistently ranked the top university in continental Europe, ETH Zurich is a leading player in research and education in Switzerland and the world. The 16 departments of ETH Zurich offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in engineering and natural sciences. The language of instru ...
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences (German: Zürcher Fachhochschule) is a state University and one of the largest Universities in Switzerland, offering Bachelor's and Master's Degree. The Zurich University of Applied Sciences is the second largest University in Switzerland after the University of Zurich. The following Universities are part of Zurich U ...
Lorange Institute of Business Zurich is setting new standards of excellence with its executive programs, innovative instruction, consulting projects, network of top-notch, international faculty and the success of its graduates. Four distinctive features make us unique.No full time faculty. For each course, we bring in first-rank professo ...
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