Budgeting
Annual budgeting is a UZH-wide, system-supported process. In this process, the budget resources are distributed to the respective units. Budgeting is derived from the so-called development and financial planning (Entwicklungs- und Finanzplanung, EFP), where the first year of the financial plan constitutes the budget outline. Budgeting thus "operationalizes" the planning.
We are accountable to the Canton of Zurich for all funding.
If you have financial responsibility you are therefore required to use the available funds properly and economically and to maintain a high level of budget discipline.
The budgeted funds are allocated by the deans or members of the Executive Board in their areas down to the "area of responsibility" level.
In the fourth quarter, the budgeting process is initiated on the basis of the targets. Coordination is carried out by the faculty controllers and the heads of staff.
The budget funds are finally allocated to the organizational units at the beginning of each year - after the official approval by the Cantonal Council in December of the previous year - and confirmed in the system.
Third-party funds are mostly multi-year financing and are therefore not subject to the regular budget process in the decentralized units. Third-party fund holders or administratively responsible persons however have the option of conducting a multi-year planning on the basis of the same planning instrument.
The timeline of the budgeting process can be found in the Finance Schedule.