HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich
Higher EducationZurich, Switzerland501-1000 Employees
Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich HWZ is a higher education institution located in Zurich, Switzerland. It is a member of the Universities of Applied Sciences of Zurich and was founded in 1986. The school operates as the largest part-time university for economics in Switzerland, serving about 2,500 students with a teaching staff of roughly 600 lecturers. Its campus is in the Sihlhof complex in central Zurich, a short walk from the main railway station. It serves a professional audience by offering flexible, part-time study options in economics. A notable recent development is a 2025 collaboration with the Barry Callebaut Group to explore cocoa cell culture technology as an alternative source of cocoa and to broaden the chocolate maker's product portfolio.