Office of the President

President

Prof. Dr Karin Mairitsch is President of Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). She heads the Office of the President and represents ZHdK both internally and externally. The following units are affiliated with the Office of the President: the Office of the Secretary General, University Development and the ZHdK Foundation.

Office of the Secretary General

The Office of the Secretary General manages the affairs of the Office of the President and supports the President in her work. It performs numerous coordinating tasks and serves as an interface with supervisory authorities and various bodies within Switzerland’s educational landscape. It also initiates and oversees university-wide projects.

The following units are affiliated with the Office of the Secretary General: Legal Services / Centre for Cultural Law, University Communications, the ZHdK Alumni Organization (Netzhdk)  and the Diversity Office.

University Development

University Development supports the strategic and institutional development of ZHdK. It includes the following areas: External Affairs and Partnerships, Strategic Projects and Accreditation, and Institutional Research and Quality.

ZHdK Foundation

The ZHdK Foundation gives private individuals, foundations and companies the opportunity to support promising talent and forward-looking initiatives in the arts and design through targeted funding. It supports students from all artistic and design disciplines, as well as projects of major importance to the development of ZHdK. The ZHdK Foundation is an independent, non-profit foundation governed by private law. Its voluntary Board of Trustees works closely with the University Board of ZHdK. 

Contacts

Zurich University of the Arts
Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96
P.O. Box
CH-8031 Zurich

Prof. Dr Karin Mairitsch
President

Kristina Tomin
Assistant to the President