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Currently, the university has seven schools: Philosophy, Human Medicine, Economic Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Theology and Veterinary Medicine.
This list of UZH's seven academic units is incorrect. UZH officially lists its seven faculties as Theology and the Study of Religion, Law, Business, Economics and Informatics, Medicine, Vetsuisse, Arts and Social Sciences, and Science.
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The University of Zurich’s official "Faculties and Institutes" page names the university’s seven faculties. They are not the seven listed here.
According to UZH, the seven faculties are:
- Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics
- Faculty of Medicine
- Vetsuisse Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Science
That directly contradicts the article’s list, which instead names "Philosophy," "Human Medicine," "Economic Sciences," "Law," "Mathematics and Natural Sciences," "Theology" and "Veterinary Medicine." In particular, the article omits the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, and it uses outdated or non-official names for several faculties.
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- Faculties and Institutes | University of Zurich | UZH
With seven faculties and over 150 departments and institutes... Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics; Faculty of Medicine; Vetsuisse Faculty; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Faculty of Science.
Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist who was awarded his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1905 and was appointed associate professor at the university in 1909
The year is wrong. UZH says Einstein submitted his doctoral thesis in 1905, but the university conferred his doctorate in 1906.
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This entry mixes up the year Einstein submitted his dissertation with the year UZH awarded his doctorate.
On the University of Zurich’s official page about Einstein’s dissertation, UZH states that Einstein submitted the thesis in 1905, and that it "earned him his doctorate, conferred by UZH in 1906." The same page also notes that he taught at the University of Zurich from 1909 to 1911, which is consistent with the second half of the sentence.
So the error is specifically the claim that he "was awarded his PhD ... in 1905." According to UZH’s own record, the doctorate was conferred in 1906.
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- Einstein's Dissertation at UZH | University of Zurich | UZH
In 1905... One of these papers was his doctoral thesis... which he submitted to the University of Zurich. It earned him his doctorate, conferred by UZH in 1906.
- Albert Einsteins Doktoratsurkunde ist zurück an der UZH | UZH News | UZH
1905 reichte er an der UZH seine Dissertation ein und erhielt dafür 1906 die Doktorwürde. Ein Jahr später, im Januar 1906, verlieh ihm... die Philosophische Fakultät den Titel eines Doktors der Philosophie.
The only bachelors program taught entirely in English is the "English Language and Literature" program.
This is no longer true. UZH also offers the Bachelor in Sustainability (BASUS), and its official program page lists the teaching language as English.
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This statement is outdated.
The University of Zurich now advertises another bachelor's program taught in English: the Bachelor in Sustainability (BASUS). On UZH’s official BASUS page, the university states that UZH offers the Social Sciences and Humanities track of the program and explicitly lists the teaching language as English.
That means "English Language and Literature" is not the only bachelor's program taught entirely in English at UZH.
Separately, UZH’s general admissions page says that the main language of instruction for bachelor's programs is generally German, which underscores that language arrangements can vary by program and that blanket claims like "the only bachelors program" need to be kept current.
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- Bachelor in Sustainabilty (BASUS) | Theologische und Religionswissenschaftliche Fakultät | UZH
The University of Zurich (UZH) offers the Social Sciences and Humanities track... Teaching Language English (formal certification required for application).
- Admission to a Bachelor's Program | University of Zurich | UZH
Generally, the main language of instruction for all Bachelor's study programs is German, although individual modules may be offered in English or in other languages.
In 2022, the university ran the first professorship for Gender Medicine in Switzerland.
The date is wrong. UZH announced the new chair in gender medicine in January 2023, and its first professor of gender medicine took up the position in May 2024.
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This sentence places UZH’s first professorship in gender medicine in 2022, but UZH’s own timeline shows otherwise.
- In an official UZH news article published on 30 January 2023, the university said it was creating the first chair of gender medicine in Switzerland and that the appointment process was still underway.
- In official UZH coverage from 2024, the university states that cardiologist Carolin Lerchenmüller became the first professor of gender medicine in Switzerland when she took up her post at the beginning of May 2024.
So the professorship was not already being run in 2022. At minimum, the chair was announced in 2023 and staffed in 2024.
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- Erster Lehrstuhl für Gendermedizin | UZH News | UZH
30.01.2023... Die UZH fördert die Gendermedizin mit einem neuen Lehrstuhl... Die UZH ist damit Vorreiterin: Es ist der erste Gendermedizin-Lehrstuhl schweizweit.
- Healthy Women, Healthy Men | UZH
When cardiologist Carolin Lerchenmüller takes up her position at the beginning of May, she will become the first professor of gender medicine at the University of Zurich – as well as in Switzerland.