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At university level, in some cases, Latin expressions are used. The Latin grades for a passed final exam in law at the University of Zurich , for example, are " summa cum laude " (excellent), " magna cum laude " (very good), " cum laude " (good) and "rite" (sufficient).
The Zentrum campus of the ETH Zurich at night. The campus of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Lausanne , at the shores of Lake Geneva . The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons .
ETH Zurich (German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; English: Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) is a public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics .
1854: A Parliamentary resolution establishes a federal polytechnic school in Zurich, on the basis of the 1848 constitution. 15 October 1855: Opening of the ‘Swiss Federal Polytechnic School’ with six divisions, including the Engineering School and – although not originally envisaged – the ‘Building School’.
ETH Zurich [22] World Champion and Olympic medal-winning cyclist and triathlete Frank Ryan: Mathematics: Rice University [23] National Football League quarterback Ted Savage: Urban studies: Saint Louis University [24] Major League Baseball player Wally Snell: Botany: University of Wisconsin–Madison [25]
The ETH medal is awarded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) to outstanding Master‘s and doctoral theses. [1] The number of bestowals is capped to 2.5% of the Master‘s theses and 8% of the doctoral theses per field of study. [2] [3] In addition to the silver medal, the award includes a cash prize. [1]
Entrance requirements are similarly less mathematical. Note that Master of Finance (M.Fin.) and MSc. in Finance degrees, as distinct from the MSF, may be substantially similar to the MQF. There is some overlap with degrees in actuarial science, [23] and both degrees are occasionally offered by the same department. [7]
Gustavo Alonso is a Spanish/Swiss researcher in the areas of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is a full professor at the Department of Computer Science [1] and associated with the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering [2] of ETH Zürich.