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A former neighbourhood police station in Zürich's Unterstrass district is set for an unlikely second life, as a double kindergarten, complete with a library and catering kitchen. The city plans to convert the former Quartierwache Unterstrass on Röslistrasse 10 into a facility serving the Weinberg-Turner school from the
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This week the city launched a public awareness campaign called «Demenz heisst nicht vergessen...» — "Dementia doesn't mean forgetting..." — centred on the real, everyday lives of those living with the condition and the family members who care for them. The numbers behind it are significant. Around 8,
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A single resident is holding up a CHF 140 million school renovation in Wiedikon — and it's now costing the city nearly half a million francs just to restore a meadow. The Schulhaus Aemtler renovation in Kreis 3 has been stuck since last year, when a neighbour's
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From 27 April, people who were subjected to forced welfare measures or forced placements before 1981 can apply for a cantonal solidarity payment of CHF 25,000. To be eligible, applicants must already be recognised as victims by the federal government, and the measures must have been ordered, carried out,
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A new initiative backed by the canton aims to reduce language barriers for the city's large expat community, with evening and weekend classes starting in September. The University of Zürich has announced a free German language programme for international residents of the canton, launching in September 2026 with
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ETH Zürich has retained its position as Europe's top-ranked university in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, finishing 8th globally — ahead of Imperial College London, EPFL, and the University of Cambridge in the European standings. The rankings highlighted the institution's research output in quantum computing, climate
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She survived the siege of her hometown. Now she spends her free time helping fellow Ukrainians in Zürich cope with what they've been through. It started in August 2022, a few months after the first wave of Ukrainian refugees arrived in Switzerland. The Quartierverein Riesbach identified a gap