Success through partnerships

The Excellence Foundation Zurich was founded in 2011 – the foundation of our success story is strong partnerships. The commitment and generous support of our many partners have enabled us to make the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich what it is today: a world-renowned institution.

The milestones at a glance

15

Endowed Professorships

41

Scholarships

16

Partnerships

5

Research centers

2022
  • Partnership with BAREVA Stiftung

2021
  • Founding partner Zürcher Kantonalbank extends support

  • Excellence Foundation Zurich celebrates 10 years of «answers to the most pressing questions of our time»
2020
  • UBS extends support for another 10 years

  • Zurich Insurance Scholarships, in partnership with Zurich Insurance Group

  • Founding of ECON Alumni UZH ‒ the Network for Economists
    www.econalumni.ch

  • UBS Foundation Assistant Professorship for Behavioral Economics of Financial Markets

2019
  • Kühne Foundation Professorship of International Trade

  • Kühne Center for Sustainable Trade and Logistics, in partnership with the Kühne Foundation
    www.kuehnecenter.uzh.ch

  • Credit Suisse Professorship of the Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, in partnership with Credit Suisse

2018
2017
  • Marlene Porsche Graduate School of Neuroeconomics is established, in partnership with Marlene Porsche Foundation
    www.econ.uzh.ch

  • Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Professorship of Child and Youth Development with a focus on breastfeeding, in partnership with Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation

  • UBS Foundation Professorship of Globalization and Emerging Markets

  • UBS Foundation Assistant Professorship of Applied Economics

2016
  • Center for Child Well-being and Development, in partnership with UNICEF und SDC
    www.ccwd.uzh.ch

  • Zurich Center for Economic Development, in partnership with Swiss Re Foundation
    www.ced.uzh.ch

  • UBS Foundation Professorship of Economics of Institutions

2015
  • Professorship of Development Economics, in partnership with Swiss Re Foundation

  • Professorship for Child Well-being and Development, supported by UNICEF Switzerland

  • NOMIS Professorship for Decision and Neuroeconomic Theory

  • UBS Foundation Assistant Professorship of Applied Economics

  • UBS Foundation Assistant Professorship of Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2014
  • Partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

2013
  • Research partnership with the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is established

  • UBS Foundation Professorship of Macroeconomics and Financial Markets, the first UBS Foundation professorship

2012
  • Founding of the UBS Center for Economics in Society thanks to a generous donation from UBS
    www.ubscenter.uzh.ch

  • Award of the first ZKB Scholarship

2011
  • Founding of the Excellence Foundation Zurich thanks to a generous donation from Zürcher Kantonalbank