Saturday 5 December 2015

Switzerland 2005 150th Anniversary of Federal Technology Institute, Zurich 85c


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  • Issue Date : 8th March 2005
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  • Printed by :Cartor Security Printing
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  • Perforations :13.3 X 13.1

(From Wikipedia)
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in ZurichGermanEidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the city of ZürichSwitzerland. Like its sister institution EPFL, it is an integral part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain (ETH Domain) that is directly subordinate to Switzerland's Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
ETH Zurich is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world. It is currently ranked as 5th best university in the world in engineering, science and technology, just behind the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityCambridge University and National University of Singapore in the QS World University Rankings.
Twenty-one Nobel Prizes have been awarded to students or professors of the Institute in the past, the most famous of whom was Albert Einstein with the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Niels Bohr who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics, both for work dealing with quantum physics. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and a member of the CESAER network.
The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, serve as a national center of excellence in science and technology and provide a hub for interaction between thescientific community and industry.



Wednesday 2 December 2015

Switzerland 2010 Europa 100c



This was the very first stamp featuring the new Europa Logo, to which the Swiss PO have the rights. From 2011 all Europa issues will feature the new logo.


Switzerland 2008 Euro 2008 (6th issue) 85c


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This is the sixth and final issue of stamps marking the 2008 Euro Football Championships, which was shared by Switzerland and Austria.