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
Endowed Professorships
Scholarships
Partnerships
Research centers
NOMIS Center of Cognitive and Neuroeconomics, in partnership with the NOMIS Foundation
NOMIS Professorship of Cognitive and Neuroeconomics
Marlene Porsche Foundation extends support
Partnership with Vontobel Foundation
Partnership with BAREVA Stiftung
Founding partner Zürcher Kantonalbank extends support
- Excellence Foundation Zurich celebrates 10 years of «answers to the most pressing questions of our time»
UBS extends support for another 10 years
Zurich Insurance Scholarships, in partnership with Zurich Insurance Group
UBS Foundation Assistant Professorship for Behavioral Economics of Financial Markets
Kühne Foundation Professorship of International Trade
Kühne Center for Sustainable Trade and Logistics, in partnership with the Kühne Foundation
www.kuehnecenter.uzh.chCredit Suisse Professorship of the Economics of Corporate Culture, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, in partnership with Credit Suisse
LRF Center for Economics of Breastfeeding
www.lrfc.uzh.ch
Marlene Porsche Graduate School of Neuroeconomics is established, in partnership with Marlene Porsche Foundation
www.econ.uzh.chLarsson-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
Center for Child Well-being and Development, in partnership with UNICEF und SDC
www.ccwd.uzh.chZurich Center for Economic Development, in partnership with Swiss Re Foundation
www.ced.uzh.chUBS Foundation Professorship of Economics of Institutions
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
Partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Research partnership with the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is established
UBS Foundation Professorship of Macroeconomics and Financial Markets, the first UBS Foundation professorship
Founding of the UBS Center for Economics in Society thanks to a generous donation from UBS
www.ubscenter.uzh.chAward of the first ZKB Scholarship
Founding of the Excellence Foundation Zurich thanks to a generous donation from Zürcher Kantonalbank