# About us
**Source**: https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us.html
**Parent**: https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/international/incoming.html
## Welcome adress of the dean
Zurich is the most important center for higher education in Switzerland and one of the world's most popular university sites. Students and researchers at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics of the University of Zurich know what awaits them: one of Europe's leading faculties and a city where the quality of life is among the best in the world.
[More](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/welcome-adress.html)
## Mission, Vision and Strategy
Our research, teaching and day-to-day activities are founded on four pillars of our mission statement. For the development period 2025-2030, the Faculty defined eight strategic goals.
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## Facts and figures
The Faculty has around 4900 students from 120 countries. One third of the students are female. Around 100 professors from 80 countries research and teach in four departments, three university research priority programs, six centers of competence and dozens of research centers.
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## Organization
The Faculty Council, the Faculty Board and the Faculty Assembly form the most important bodies of the Faculty of Business, Economic and Informatics and are chaired by the Dean. They meet several times a semester and deal with important business either conclusively or in preparation for forwarding to university committees.
[More](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/organization.html)
## Dean's Office
The Dean's Office provides central services for students and departments related to Faculty operations and supports the Faculty Council in performing its functions.
[More](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/deansoffice.html)
## Our Departments
The four departments of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics form the central entities concerning research, teaching and academic career development. They define the direction and interdisciplinary environment of our Faculty.
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## Open positions
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics is continuously looking for outstanding individuals who have proven expertise in research and teaching in their field.
[More](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/open-positions.html)
## History
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics was split off from the Faculty of Law and Political Science in 1992, making it the newest faculty at the University of Zurich.
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## News
- [More about Mentor:innen für Erstsemestrige gesucht!](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/mentor-innen-gesucht_26.html)
9 Mar 2026
### Mentor:innen für Erstsemestrige gesucht!
Wollen Sie Coachingkompetenzen erlernen und dabei Erstsemestrigen den Einstieg in das universitäre Leben erleichtern? Dann bewerben Sie sich bis zum 19. April 2026 als Mentorin oder Mentor.
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about Mentor:innen für Erstsemestrige gesucht!](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/mentor-innen-gesucht_26.html)
- [More about AI Buddy, Your Digital Study Companion](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/ai-buddy.html)
26 Feb 2026
### AI Buddy, Your Digital Study Companion
Whether you're looking for the right course, need to check a module regulation, or want to know how exam registration works: at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, information is often scattered across many different sources. AI Buddy brings it all together in one place.
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about AI Buddy, Your Digital Study Companion](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/ai-buddy.html)
- [More about Prof. Eva Bittner joins our Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/berufung-eva-bittner.html)
1 Feb 2026
### Prof. Eva Bittner joins our Faculty
We welcome Prof. Eva Bittner, who joined the Department of Informatics as as full professor of information systems on 1 February 2026.
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about Prof. Eva Bittner joins our Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/berufung-eva-bittner.html)
- [More about Promotions and placements of our successful young talents](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/promotions-and-placements-young-talents.html)
20 Jan 2026
### Promotions and placements of our successful young talents
Outstanding young researchers from our Faculty have received appointments to other universities. We congratulate and wish them all the best for their next career step.
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about Promotions and placements of our successful young talents](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/promotions-and-placements-young-talents.html)
- [More about Various grants and awards for researchers at our Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/grants-research-faculty-24.html)
20 Jan 2026
### Various grants and awards for researchers at our Faculty
An overview of various grants and awards that professors and postdocs from our Faculty received for their research last year.
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about Various grants and awards for researchers at our Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/grants-research-faculty-24.html)
- [More about Jetzt für Austauschsemester im HS26 / FS27 bewerben | Apply now for an exchange semester in HS26 / FS27](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/bewerbungsfenster-mobility-offen-hs26-fs27.html)
1 Jan 2026
### Jetzt für Austauschsemester im HS26 / FS27 bewerben | Apply now for an exchange semester in HS26 / FS27
Möchten Sie demnächst ein Mobilitätssemester absolvieren? Das Bewerbungsfenster für einen Austausch im Herbstsemester 2026 oder im Frühlingssemester 2027 ist ab sofort bis zum 15. Januar 2026 geöffnet.
[More
about Jetzt für Austauschsemester im HS26 / FS27 bewerben | Apply now for an exchange semester in HS26 / FS27](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/bewerbungsfenster-mobility-offen-hs26-fs27.html)
- [More about Home Sweet Home | Das neue Oec. Magazin ist da!](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/oec-magazin-24-2025.html)
1 Jan 2026
### Home Sweet Home | Das neue Oec. Magazin ist da!
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[More
about Home Sweet Home | Das neue Oec. Magazin ist da!](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/de/current/news/2026/oec-magazin-24-2025.html)
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## Quicklinks and available languages
### Subpages of About us
- [Welcome adress of the dean](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/welcome-adress.html)
- [Vision, Mission and Strategy](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/missionstatement.html)
- [Facts and figures](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/facts-and-figures.html)
- [Organization](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/organization.html)
- [Faculty Council](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/faculty-council.html)
- [Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/faculty.html)
- [Dean's Office](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/deansoffice.html)
- [Our Departments](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/departments.html)
- [Open positions](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/open-positions.html)
- [History](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/history.html)
- [Welcome adress of the dean](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/welcome-adress.html)
- [Vision, Mission and Strategy](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/missionstatement.html)
- [Facts and figures](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/facts-and-figures.html)
- [Organization](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/organization.html)
- [Faculty Council](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/faculty-council.html)
- [Faculty](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/faculty.html)
- [Dean's Office](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/deansoffice.html)
- [Our Departments](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/departments.html)
- [Open positions](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/open-positions.html)
- [History](https://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/faculty/about-us/history.html)