The degree courses at the Faculty of Economics provide academic and methodological principles in all functional sub-areas of Business Administration. A permanent component is Business English. During the Bachelor's and Master's courses, students focus on various Business Administration specialisations and sectors. You can choose from Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Financing, Taxation / Auditing, Logistics, Business Informatics and Corporate Management, as well as Healthcare, Transport and Social Management.

The objective is to encourage student exchange. To facilitate this, a module abroad and course-specific recognition modules have been integrated, which allows for more individual recognition. To raise awareness for opportunities abroad, there are regular information sessions, and additional attractive cooperation agreements are concluded with international universities. Students can turn to a staff member of International Consulting as well as a international representative (professor).

University of the West of Scotland, Schottland; Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finnland; Riga Technical University, Lettland; Auto Skoda University Mlada Boleslav, Tschechien; University of Tartu, Estland; Burgas Free University, Bulgarien; Université Lyon I, Frankreich; Universitat de Valencia, Spanien; University of Boras, Schweden; Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norwegen.

The students have an extremely well-equipped library and an excellent infrastructure (computer clusters, language laboratory, project laboratories) available at the WHZ.

The faculty is very strong in research with over EUR 3 million. Important fields of research from the specialist groups include mobility, data-based value creation, green finance, sustainability, AI studies, low-energy living and much more.

Students and graduates of the faculty who are interested in starting a business are advised by the start-up network SAXEED. Coupled with an extensive range of seminars on start-ups and individual advice and support, there is a start-up advisor/academic staff member who can contacted.

In addition to almost 400 international students and university partnerships around the world, the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau not only unites cultural and linguistic diversity, but also offers numerous measures to create a multifaceted and individually adapted university culture: Flexible study options & access arrangements; Individual guidance & OSKA - online study compass; Loan pool for technical aids & barrier-free studies; Good networking of all representatives and responsible persons; Best practice examples; Inclusion concept and much more.