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Your Support for the University of Zurich

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Thanks to you, the UZH Foundation can support the University of Zurich’s strategic priorities and promote excellence in science.

By supporting us, you become part of the groundbreaking work done by University of Zurich researchers. Your donations speed up progress in research and teaching, bringing benefits to the whole of society. Investing in education and research benefits everyone: Since 2012, we have been able to provide more than CHF 330 million to the University of Zurich thanks to the dedication of more than 1 700 private donors, foundations and businesses.

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«The UZH Foundation does great things that also benefit people who aren’t familiar with the world of academia.»

Richard Dähler, Donor since 1997

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According to the fög study, competitive thinking between private and public news media is unfounded. (Image: UZH)

fög: Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024

The Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024 of the Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög) has been published. The fög media research fund is a fund of the UZH Foundation and researches, thanks to donations, media change.

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[Translate to English:] Gehört der Kopf zum Reiter? Bruchstücke des Kulturerbes des Königtums Benin liegen in über 130 Museen in der ganzen Welt verstreut. Die Ausstellung ‘Benin verpflichtet’ am Völkerkundemuseum UZH (2024/2025) beschäftigt sich mit dem Umgang von geraubtem Kulturerbe in der eigenen Sammlung. Foto: Kathrin Leuenberger, 2024

New exhibition «Benin obliges» at the Ethnographic Museum UZH

Does the head belong to the rider? Fragments of the cultural heritage of the kingdom of Benin are scattered in museums around the world. The exhibition «Benin Dues» at Ethnographic Museum UZH is about dealing with looted royal treasures.

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“University research is like the Olympics”

How does the University of Zurich attract young researchers and how are research projects prioritized? Find out what makes UZH a unique research institution in our interview with Elisabeth Stark.

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Establish Your Own Foundation

The UZH Foundation offers you the opportunity to establish
your own foundation and focus your support on a topic
of your choice
at the University of Zurich.

We also run the head office of the Walter and Gertrud Siegenthaler Foundation as well as several trusts focusing on specific topics.

«My studies at UZH were a great challenge, but fortunately the University supported me with a scholarship. I’m very grateful to my alma mater for that.»

Dzmitry Katsiuba, student at the Department of Informatics