page_title: ETH Zurich
section_title: Science City
hierarchical_section_title: ETH Zurich / Campus / Science City
caption_attribution_description: ETH Hönggerberg Frontansicht
context_page_description: ETH Zurich is a public research university in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. Founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the school focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Like its sister institution EPFL, it is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain, part of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
  In the 2021 edition of the QS World University Rankings ETH Zurich is ranked 6th in the world, and 2nd in Europe and 8th by the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2020. In the 2020 QS World University Rankings by subject it is ranked 4th in the world for engineering and technology and 1st for earth & marine science.
  As of November 2019, 21 Nobel laureates, 2 Fields Medalists, 2 Pritzker Prize winners, and 1 Turing Award winner have been affiliated with the Institute, including Albert Einstein. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities and a member of the CESAER network.
context_section_description: In the year of ETH Zurich's 150th anniversary, an extensive project called "Science City" for the Hönggerberg Campus was started with the goal to transform the campus into an attractive district based on the principle of sustainability.
  In September 2014 a new project to connect Science City by train was published.
caption: ETH Hönggerberg from the south, looking at the five "fingers" of the HCI and behind the high HPP building
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