Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich; German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich; English: Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) Global Founded in 1855 in Zurich, Switzerland, ETH Zürich is a leading university in architecture, engineering, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, and management sciences. The German physicist Röntgen, the "great man of the century" Albert Einstein, and the famous Swiss psychologist Jung are all famous alumni of the university.