Student Benefits
Book Exchanges
Daxue.ch
Student's Gateway to China
Daxue.ch (pronounced "dashue") aims to open the doors to China for Swiss students. As an independent portal, we provide information about student exchange, overseas language courses an internships.
Sports
The “Academic Sports Association Zurich (ASVZ)” is the sports organization of the University and the ETH Zurich. HWZ students pay an annual membership fee of CHF 500. Bring the completed application form, a passport-sized photograph, your HWZ student card and an ID to the ASVZ office to apply for your ASVZ card. Payment for the card can be made on the spot. Alumni members can benefit from long-term membership plans.
Travel cheaper on the Swiss Railways up to age 30
HWZ student up to the age of 30 can travel on the Junior GA Travelcard. You need your student card and a confirmation letter from the HWZ. Simply complete this form and have it stamped and signed at the University office.
Olympia-Apotheke (Pharmacy) am Stauffacher
HWZ students receive a 10 percent discount (20 percent for products on offer) at the centrally located Olympia-Apotheke am Stauffacher in Zurich. Just show your student card. The pharmacy offers a wide range of medicines, vitamins and trace elements, cosmetics, baby food and chemists’ products.
Capital for Startup Companies
Startfinance.ch is a platform for information and finance for startup companies. Startfinance.ch contains the most important information regarding sourcing capital and the platform also brings together new business ideas, startup companies and investors.
PUNKTmagazin – More Value through Perspectives
The PUNKTmagazin knows how to combine business, finance and lifestyle. This unique Swiss magazine is published in high gloss and breaks old media traditions with its extravagant image / text concept. HWZ students enjoy a 25 percent discount on an annual subscription. That is six editions sent to your home or office for only CHF 22. Simply send an email with the subject “FH HWZ” and indicate your address and billing address.
Discounted IT Courses
As an HWZ student you are entitled to a 15% discount on all standard units and 10% on courses at Digicomp. Choose from 650 units and 40 courses. Just attach a copy of your student card to your application form and email it to or mail it to Digicomp Academy AG, Limmatstrasse 50, 8005 Zürich. Alternatively you can also book an appointment with Digicomp by calling 0844 844 822.
Visual Paradigm
Visual Paradigm provides HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich with VP-UML, SDE-EC, BPVA for use in educational purposes, offered by the VP Academic Partner Program
