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42-647: Between Birmensdorf and Dietikon, the river crosses a narrow valley which is used as a target range by the Swiss army troops stationed in the infantry barracks nearby. Therefore, this valley may be closed to entry during some parts of the week. Shortly before entering Dietikon, the river underruns the Mutschellenpassstrasse and the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn railway. In the spring of 1999, there were heavy floods in this area, blocking

84-765: A faculty of medicine. This place has a long tradition of chemical and medical research in Switzerland. In total, there are 12 Universities in Switzerland ; ten of them are managed by the cantons , while two federal institutes of technology , ETH in Zürich and EPFL in Lausanne , are under the authority of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation . In addition, there are seven regional associations of Universities for Applied Sciences ( Fachhochschulen ) which require vocational education and

126-613: A high rate of international students. In 2013, 16.9% of the total tertiary enrollment in Switzerland came from outside the country, a rate that is the 10th highest of the 291 countries included in the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. This rate was just higher than Austria (16.8) and just lower than the United Kingdom (17.5). However, due to the much smaller tertiary system in Switzerland their 47,000 foreign tertiary enrollments are dwarfed by much larger countries such as

168-457: A minority of cantons), the names of which vary. In the structure with 2 school types, a distinction is made between the performance-based group at basic level (with the least demanding requirements), and the performance-based group at advanced level. In the structure with 3 school types, there is a performance-based group at basic level, a performance-based group at intermediate level and a performance-based group at advanced level. The requirements of

210-627: A period of 2–3 years ( Sekundarschule ) in either Pre-higher secondary school section, General section, or Basic section (Basic may be called Realschule in German or Classe d'exigence de base in French). Students who aspire for an academic career enter Mittelschule (also named Gymnasium , or Kantonsschule , a public school by the canton/state) to be prepared for further studies and the Matura (normally obtained after 12 or 13 years of school usually at

252-508: A special Berufsmatura , or a Fachmatura (a graduation by a Fachmittelschule ) to study. Switzerland has a high rate of foreign students in tertiary education including one of the highest in the world of doctoral level students. Many Nobel prizes have been awarded to Swiss scientists. More recently Vladimir Prelog , Heinrich Rohrer , Richard Ernst , Edmond Fischer , Rolf Zinkernagel , Didier Queloz , Michel Mayor , Kurt Wüthrich , and Jacques Dubochet have received nobel prizes in

294-475: A vocational high school will often add a Fachhochschule or a Höhere Fachschule to their curriculum. There are 14 public and generic universities in Switzerland, 10 of which are maintained at cantonal level and usually offer a range of non-technical subjects. Of the remaining 4 institutions, 2 are run by the Swiss Confederation and are known as "Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology". Switzerland

336-551: Is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland . Birmensdorf is first mentioned in 876 as Piripoumesdorf . Birmensdorf has an area of 11.5 km (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 12.8% of

378-483: Is a third, middle path via the Fachmittelschule which leads to a direct access to a Fachhochschule after a successful graduation of a Fachmatura . In some cantons, students with a Fachmatura may also get access to universities after a successful additional year. In the science literacy assessment of PISA , 15-year-old students in Switzerland had the 16th highest average score of 57 countries. In

420-744: Is an international assessment of the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth- and eighth-grade students around the world. It was developed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) to allow participating nations to compare students' educational achievement across borders. In 1995, Switzerland was one of forty-one nations that participated in the study. They did not participate in later studies. Among 8th graders, Switzerland ranked 15th overall, 8th in math and 25th in science. A National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) study that used

462-399: Is followed by a four-year cycle primaire 2 or cycle 2 which completes their primary school. The minimum age for primary school is about six years in all cantons but Obwalden , where it is five years and three months. The cantons Thurgau and Nidwalden allow five-year-olds to start primary school in exceptional cases. Primary school continues until grade four, five or six, depending on

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504-595: Is given in the following table: Birmensdorf railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S5 and S14 . It is an 18 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof . The municipality is located on the A3 motorway . Education in Switzerland#Secondary The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for

546-462: Is required in most cantons. In the Canton of Ticino, an optional, third year is available for three-year-old children. In some German speaking cantons kindergarten and the first one or two years may be combined into a Grundstufe or Basisstufe where they are all taught together in a single class. In French speaking cantons kindergarten is combined into a four-year cycle primaire 1 or cycle 1 which

588-559: Is used by publications including The Economist . Switzerland was the birthplace of the International Baccalaureate in 1968 and 50 schools in Switzerland offer one or more of the IB programmes (Primary, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related Programmes). Tertiary education depends on the education chosen in secondary education. For students with a matura , university is the most common one. Apprentices who attended

630-568: Is well known for its advanced business education system. A number of world-class universities and MBA programmes, such as the International Institute for Management Development , HEC Lausanne , University of St. Gallen , Kalaidos FH and University of Zurich belong to that category. All of them are also registered in the Financial Times ranking. See also the list of universities in Switzerland . Switzerland has

672-579: The Weidbach . The most important tributary of the Reppisch is the roughly 8-kilometre-long Wüeribach, which drains the plain of Wettswil and Bonstetten and empties into the Reppisch near Birmensdorf from the left. This Canton of Zürich location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Birmensdorf Birmensdorf

714-484: The 20 top labs in the field of AI are located in Switzerland. While compulsory schooling in Switzerland is between 9 and 11 years long, many of the specifics of the system vary by canton. In most cases, kindergarten lasts 1 to 2 years, primary level lasts 6 years, and the lower secondary level 3 years. In Ticino, there is a third, non-mandatory, kindergarten year, primary lasts 5 years, followed by 4 years of lower secondary. In some German speaking cantons kindergarten and

756-535: The 2000 census religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 46.5% were some type of Protestant, with 44.6% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 1.9% belonging to other Protestant churches. 30.1% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 5.2% belonged to another religion (not listed), 3.2% did not give a religion, and 14% were atheist or agnostic. The historical population

798-465: The TIMSS assessment among 12th graders found similar results. The Swiss students were in their upper secondary education and were attending either a gymnasium , general education, teacher training or advanced vocation training. In math, the Swiss scored a 540 (the average score was 500), and were 3rd out of 21. Their science score was 523, which was 8th out of 21. In physics, they scored 488 (the average

840-505: The United States (740,000), the United Kingdom (416,000), France (228,000) and Germany (196,000). Many international students attend Swiss universities for advanced degrees. In 2013 masters programs enrolled about 27% foreign students (fourth highest rate) and doctoral programs were 52% foreign (second behind Luxembourg). Switzerland also has a high rate of PhD students and inhabitants with doctoral degrees. In 2014 Switzerland had

882-464: The age of 18 or 19). Students intending to pursue a trade or vocation complete three to four additional years before entering Vocational Educations which are regulated by federal law and are based on a cooperation of private business offering educational job-positions and public schools offering obligatory school-lessons complementary to the on-the-job education. This so-called "dual system" splitting academic and vocational training has its continuation in

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924-459: The average size of one household being 2.23 people. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (87.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and French being third ( 1.4%). In the federal election of 2023 the voting distribution was: SVP (33.3%), SP (15.2%), FDP (13.6%), GLP (12.3%), The Center (11%) and GPS (7.8%). The age distribution of the population, as of 2019, is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) who make up 20.9% of

966-528: The core classes are mixed). The integrated model does not use different school types or core classes. Pupils with different performance levels attend the same class and mixing is maintained. In certain subjects, teaching occurs on differentiated requirement-based levels. As of March 2016, the International Schools Consultancy (ISC) listed Switzerland as having 103 international schools. ISC defines an 'international school' in

1008-452: The federal recognized matura or an academic Baccalaureate which grants access to all universities. The other students split in two or more school-types, depending on the canton, differing in the balance between theoretical and practical education. It is obligatory for all children to attend school for at least 9 years. The first university in Switzerland was founded in 1460 in Basel , with

1050-435: The final year of primary school, some cantons have an exam in second semester and continuous evaluation in both first and second semesters. In some cases, parents or legal guardians of the child are also asked for their recommendations (see Indicator C below) along with a self-evaluation done by the child. Parents' recommendation in combination with child's self-evaluation is called the third indicator (Indicator C) for evaluating

1092-507: The first one or two years may be combined into a Grundstufe or Basisstufe where they are all taught together in a single class. In the French speaking cantons (FR, GE, JU, NE, VD, VS) kindergarten is combined with primary to create 2 primary levels, each 4 years long. In 17 cantons, it is compulsory to attend pre-school. In almost all cantons, the municipalities are obliged to provide at least one year of pre-school classes. This table shows

1134-494: The following terms "ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English-speaking country, or if a school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English-medium curriculum other than the country’s national curriculum and is international in its orientation." This definition

1176-581: The former hamlets of Wullikon, Schüren, Güpf, Uf Dorf and Risi. The Wüeribach stream empties into the Reppisch near Birmensdorf. Birmensdorf has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 6,909. As of 2023 , 26.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals, and the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. From 2018 until 2023, the population grew by 11.5%. As of 2019 there are 2977 households in Birmensdorf, with

1218-605: The higher education system. While the academic training leads to the matura and free admission to universities, successfully completed vocational education gives access to third level of practical education, the Höhere Fachschule (Schweiz) . If in addition to the vocational training the Berufsmaturitätsschule is completed the Fachhochschule may be visited instead. Rather recently introduced

1260-632: The highest rate of inhabitants (2.98%) with doctoral degrees in the world. In 2010, with 2.5%, Switzerland had the second-highest rate of inhabitants with doctoral degrees in Europe. In 2008, the number of students graduating with a PhD was 3209 (up from 2822 in 2000) of which 45% were foreigners (up from 31% in 2000). In 1995 Switzerland took part in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment. TIMSS

1302-577: The lower second level, there are several different teaching and school models that may exist. Some cantons define a specific model, while others allow the individual municipalities to determine which model to follow. Pupils are allocated to institutionally separate school types, according to their performance levels. The structure is based on the principle of equal capacities among pupils. Generally, each school type has its own adapted curricula, teaching material, teachers and, in some cases, its own range of subjects. In general, there are 2 to 3 school types (4 in

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1344-416: The municipality don't work in it, since there are only 417-432 jobs in the municipality. Most people who work in the municipality (As of 2022 ), work in the tertiary sector with 340 being employed in it, followed by the secondary sector with 74 people employed in it and the primary sector with 18 people employed in it. As of 2008 there were 1738 Catholics and 2227 Protestants in Birmensdorf. In

1386-422: The performance-based group at advanced level are the most demanding and this school type generally prepares pupils for transfer to the matura schools. The cooperative model is based on core classes with different performance requirements. Each pupil is assigned to a core class according to his or her performance level. The pupils attend lessons in certain subjects in differentiated requirement-based groups (whereby

1428-454: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60% and seniors (65 years old and over) make up 19.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated . In Birmensdorf about 80.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Birmensdorf has an unemployment rate of 2.02%. As of 2024, most people in

1470-910: The road and the railway service for several days. Sixty eight named streams empty into the Reppisch, of which three, namely the Wüeribach , the Rummelbach and the Lunnerenbach , are 4 or more kilometres long. In addition there are 5 tributaries that are 2 kilometres long or more: the Dönibach , the Lättenbach , the Schwandenbach , the Tobelbach near Birmensdorf and the Malefizgraben , if one includes its right hand headstream,

1512-424: The school system for 2017/2018 and how the lower secondary schools are organized: During the 2008/09 school year there were 1,502,257 students in the entire Swiss educational system. In kindergarten or pre-school, there were 152,919 students (48.6% female). These students were taught by 13,592 teachers (96.0% female) in 4,949 schools, of which 301 were private schools. There were 777,394 students (48.6% female) in

1554-586: The school system mainly to the cantons . The Swiss constitution sets the foundations, namely that primary school is obligatory for every child and is free in state schools and that the confederation can run or support universities. The minimum age for primary school is about six years in all cantons but Obwalden , where it is five years and three months. After primary schools, the pupils split up according to their abilities and intentions of career paths. Roughly 25% of all students attend lower and upper secondary schools leading, normally after 12 school years in total to

1596-411: The school/canton. Any child can take part in school if they choose to, but pupils are separated depending on whether they speak French, German or Italian. At around age 11–12, depending on which canton in Switzerland the child goes to school in, there could be a screening exam to decide how to separate the students for secondary school. Some cantons have a system of examination in the second semester of

1638-1365: The sciences. In total, 113 Nobel Prize winners stand in relation to Switzerland and the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded nine times to organizations residing in Switzerland. Geneva hosts the world's largest particle physics laboratory, the CERN . Other important research centers are the Empa and Paul Scherrer Institute which belong to the ETH domain. The obligatory school system usually includes primary education ( Primarschule in German , école primaire in French , scuola primaria / elementare in Italian and scola primara in Romansh ) and secondary education I ( Sekundarschule or Sekundarstufe I in German, secondaire I in French and scuola secondaria / media in Italian and scola secundar in Romansh). Before that, children generally go to Kindergarten , with one or two years

1680-534: The student, the first being teacher's evaluation (Indicator A), the second the results of tests (Indicator B) held in first semester. The fourth criterion is the final exam that takes place in the middle of the second semester of the final year primary school (usually held before Easter Break). At the end of primary school (or at the beginning of secondary school), pupils are separated (see Indicator C for Fribourg under Primary School) according to their capacities and career-intentions in several (often three) sections for

1722-475: The total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007 14.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. The municipality is located in the Reppischtal . It includes the hamlet of Landikon and numerous scattered farm houses. The village of Birmensdorf includes

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1764-444: Was 501) and were tied for 9th place out of 16. The advanced mathematics score was 533 which was 3rd out of 16. The World Economic Forum 's Global Competitiveness Report for 2010-11 ranked Switzerland as first overall. Under the fifth pillar of the report, Higher education and training , the Swiss had a score of 5.79, which is the fourth highest among all the countries surveyed. According to one EPFL source, globally, 4 out of

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