ETH Zurich is a Swiss university. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich is a public research institution located in the Zürich city of Switzerland. The school focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and was founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854 with the stated purpose of educating engineers and scientists. It is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, which is part of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education, and Research, just as its sister university EPFL. Read more