Artificial intelligence by itself is just technology. The real breakthroughs happen when AI meets domain expertise — in medicine, law, linguistics, economics, philosophy, ethics, and beyond.

As the largest university in Switzerland with seven faculties and 150 departments, UZH is uniquely positioned to teach AI in context. Here, you don’t just learn how AI works — you learn how it can responsibly transform healthcare, shape legal frameworks, enrich the humanities, and push the frontiers of science.

That’s why UZH is the place to study AI: our students, researchers, and educators learn from each other across disciplines, ensuring that AI is not only powerful, but also meaningful and human-centered.

At UZH, AI is part of every faculty. From medicine to law, from economics to the humanities, students learn how AI can support and enhance their field. You can dive deeper through dedicated BSc and MSc tracks, or broaden your perspective with interdisciplinary minors and programs.

• Bachelor programs: Informatics, Data Science, and electives across faculties.

• Master programs: MSc in Data Science, MSc in Informatics with AI tracks, plus interdisciplinary MScs in neuroscience, medicine, economics, and more.

• AI Buddy: a digital study companion helping over 27,000 students navigate courses and programs, find resources, and plan their academic path responsibly.

For a full overview: browse the full UZH Course overview. 

AI is transforming every profession. UZH provides research-based, practice-oriented training to help executives and lifelong learners understand, apply, and lead with AI.

• Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS): short, modular continuing education program, often focused on oen specific topic.

• Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS): larger programs, often combining several CAS modules into a more comprehensive diploma.

• Executive MBAs with AI modules.

• Short courses and workshops on AI and digital transformation.

• Lifelong learning opportunities tailored to professionals across sectors.

Discover AI in Continuing Education at the UZH.

AI is transforming higher education, and UZH provides staff with targeted initiatives and resources to integrate it responsibly and effectively into teaching. Explore three key offerings:

AI Competence Hub
Developed with ETH Zurich and supported by swissuniversities, the Hub helps strengthen AI skills among teaching staff. It consists of the AI Competence Framework, Communities of Practice, and AI Coaches.

AI Teaching Tools
A library of tools, podcasts, articles, ready-to-use modules, and frameworks designed to support and inspire lecturers in bringing AI into their classrooms.

Next Generation Computing
UZH’s strategic project to provide educators and students with future-proof digital infrastructure — from scalable learning platforms to high-performance computing and secure environments.

We don’t only build the fastest visual AI models that defeat world champion drone racers— we make AI meaningful. With expertise across ethics, law, medicine, economics, and philosophy, UZH is Switzerland’s leading place to understand AI in real-world contexts.

We work with policymakers, governments, and NGOs to provide evidence-based insights, ethical frameworks, and interdisciplinary expertise.

Collaborate with UZH.ai and our experts to practise safe usage of AI and discuss AI policy.