Therefore when Pólya learnt during his stay in Paris that Hurwitz had arranged an appointment as Privatdozent for him at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, where Hurwitz himself held the chair of mathematics, Pólya decided to accept:
Kaya kapag Pólya learnt sa panahon ng kanyang paninirahan sa Paris na Hurwitz had inayos ng appointment bilang Privatdozent para sa kanya at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Hurwitz kanyang sarili kung saan gaganapin ang upuan ng matematika, Pólya nagpasya na tanggapin: