What is ETH Zurich?
{{Infobox University |name = ETH Zurich |executive board = |image = ETH Zürich Hauptgebäude, Ansicht von der Polyterrasse 2011-08-06 ShiftN.jpg |caption = Main building ETH Zurich |logo = ETH Zürich wordmark.svg |established = 1855 |type = [[Public university|Public]] |city = [[Zürich|Zurich]] |state = [[Canton of Zürich|Canton of Zurich]] |coor = {{coord|47|22|35.10|N|8|32|53.17|E|type:edu_region:CH-ZH|display=inline,title}} |country = Switzerland |campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] |staff = 9,049 |students = 15,093 |budget = 1,3 billion [[Swiss franc|CHF]] [http://www.ethz.ch/about/bginfos/index_EN] |affiliations= [[IDEA League]], [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]], [[International Alliance of Research Universities|IARU]], [[Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research|CESAER]]<ref>[http://www.cesaer.org/en/members/switzerland/eidgenossische-technische-hochschule-zurich/ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich]</ref> |website = [http://www.ethz.ch www.ethz.ch] }} {{Location map | Switzerland | caption = Location: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland | width=250 | label=ETHZ | label-size=90 | background = #DDDD44 | position=top | lat_deg=47 | lat_min=22 | lon_deg= 8 | lon_min=32 | mark=Green_pog.svg | marksize=8 | float=right }} '''ETH Zurich''' ({{lang-de|Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich}}) or '''Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich''' is a science and technology [[university]] in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. Locals sometimes refer to it by the name ''Poly'', derived from the original name ''Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum'' or ''Federal Polytechnic Institute''. ETH is ranked among the top universities in the world. It is a founding member of the [[IDEA League]] and the [[International Alliance of Research Universities|International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Switzerland-stub}} {{Commonscat}} {{authority