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Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) is a regionally anchored, internationally oriented provider of higher education and research. Our academic programmes, leadership, and administration are fully committed to the highest standards and to the precept of sustainability.
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We endeavour to play a decisive role in shaping the practical and theoretical discourses within the arts, design, and education. We are thus actively involved in the renewal of the disciplines taught and researched at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
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We place our work in the context of cultural, social, and economic responsibility. What we do is characterized by openness, critically minded curiosity, respect, and critical self-reflection.
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We provide an outstanding experimental field for teaching and research. On a national level, we are committed to ensuring that arts universities are entitled to award doctoral degrees in their own right.
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We interrelate the disciplines represented at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and thereby create added value for teaching and research. We are committed to systematically extending cross-disciplinary cooperation with other universities and higher education institutions.
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Our self-conception rests on our status as an autonomous arts university.
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We receive public funding, in addition to which we raise private, third-party funding, in order to successfully fulfil our mission and performance contract.