zɪˈɛŋkjuːˌɪkz stˈʌdid ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z æɾ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ lˈʌndən fɚɹən ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət bˌiːˌɛssˈiː hˈɑːnz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn sˈɪvəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː əbtˈeɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː wɪð fˈɜːst klˈæs ˈɑːnɚz.
Zienkiewicz studied in the early 1940s at Imperial College London for an undergraduate BSc (Hons) degree in civil engineering which he obtained in 1943 with first class honours.