Introduction

Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences is a public university of applied sciences located in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. The university has a variety of disciplines, focuses on the combination of practice and theory, and is committed to cultivating applied talents who can meet economic and social challenges.

Overview

Student size: about 3,300 students.

Course settings: Bachelor, Master and traditional German degree courses are offered, covering four core areas of technology, economy, art and life sciences, with more than 50 undergraduate and master's majors.

History and establishment time

The history of the university can be traced back to a Latin school established in the late 13th century, and its origin as a vocational university is related to the prosperity of mining and industrial production in Saxony in the early 19th century.

A Sunday training school for workers was opened in 1828, the "Zwickau Mining School" was established in 1862, and in 1897, engineers Paul Kirchhoff and Leander Hummel cooperated with the local municipal government to establish an engineering school.

1965 In 1989, the School of Mining Engineering and the School of General Engineering merged and obtained the right to confer doctoral degrees.

In 1989, the school merged an economic school in Plauen and a factory engineering and construction school in Glauchau to become a comprehensive technical university.

After the reunification of Germany, the school was transformed into a university of applied sciences and renamed the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau West Saxony.

School Strength

Teaching Staff: It has a team of teachers with solid professional knowledge and rich teaching experience. They not only have certain attainments in academic research, but also can integrate practical experience into teaching, providing students with high-quality education and teaching services.

Teaching Resources: The school is equipped with complete teaching facilities and advanced laboratories, which provide strong support for students' practical operations and scientific research activities. At the same time, the school has established close cooperative relations with many enterprises, providing students with abundant internship and employment opportunities.

Nature of the school

Public university of applied sciences.

Educational philosophy

With the motto of "technology, economy and quality of life", it focuses on cultivating students' practical ability and comprehensive quality, emphasizing the cross-integration of disciplines, so that students can better adapt to the development needs of future society.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: Vehicle and product engineering, energy and infrastructure, cyber-physical systems and digitalization, health and medical technology, sustainable development and cross-culture are the key research areas of the school.

Key laboratories: The school has a number of laboratories related to key disciplines, such as automotive engineering laboratories, electrical engineering laboratories, physical technology laboratories, etc., which provide students with a good experimental environment and technical support for practical teaching and scientific research projects.

Department

The school has eight colleges, including the School of Applied Arts, the School of Applied Languages ​​and Cross-Cultural Communication, the School of Automotive Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering, the School of Business and Economics, etc., each of which has multiple professional courses.

Ranking

No authoritative comprehensive ranking of the school that is widely recognized internationally has been found, but it has a certain reputation and influence among the universities of applied sciences in Germany.

Fees

German public universities usually charge students low tuition or no tuition. This school may also follow this policy, but students may need to pay some other fees, such as registration fees, textbook fees, etc. The specific fees vary depending on the major and course.

Campus

Location: Located in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany, the city has a long history of automobile industry and is one of the important bases of the German automobile industry. It provides a wealth of internship and employment opportunities for students in related majors such as automotive engineering. At the same time, Zwickau has a profound cultural heritage and a strong artistic atmosphere, which is conducive to students' study and life.

Campus facilities: The campus has modern teaching buildings, libraries, laboratories, student dormitories, canteens and other teaching and living facilities, providing students with a good learning and living environment. Among them, the library has a rich collection of books, covering professional books and academic journals in multiple disciplines, providing rich material support for students' study and research; the student dormitory environment is comfortable and the living facilities are complete, which can meet the daily needs of students.