Facts and Information
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
Standort Zwickau
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
Standort Zwickau
Further Locations
Subject areas featured in the ranking
- Applied Natural Sciences (Last update 2022)
- Business Administration (Last update 2023)
- Computer Science (Last update 2024)
- Electrical / Information Engineering (Last update 2022)
- Industrial Engineering (Last update 2023)
- Mechanical Engineering (Last update 2022) - Fakultät Automobil- und Maschinenbau
- Mechanical Engineering (Last update 2022) - Fakultät Kraftfahrzeugtechnik
- Nursing Science (Last update 2024)
Map material from the free geographic information system OpenStreetMap. The DAAD explicitly does not adopt the information provided there (names, boundaries, etc.) in every case. No guarantee is given for the accuracy of this information.
Legend:
- University
Basic information
- Kind of Institution and funding body
- University of applied sciences, public
- Year of foundation
- 1897
- Total number of Students
- 2,909
- Students at this campus
- 2,753
- Semester contribution
- 290.58 €
- Tuition fees
- There are no study fees.
Students by area of study
- Medicine, Health Science
- 11.1%
- Natural Sciences, Mathematics
- 0.2%
- Law, Economic and Social Sciences
- 17.2%
- Humanities, Languages
- 8%
- Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
- 60.4%
- Other studies
- 3.2%
Students by type of degree pursued
- Bachelor's degree
- 38.3%
- Master's degree
- 18.4%
- Teacher qualification degree
- 0%
- Pre-Bologna degrees
- 39.9%
- Other types of degrees
- 3.3%
Central services
Opening hours central student counselling
Special features regarding the library
Stock: Approx. 228,000 printed media, approx. 60,000 e-books, 30,200 e-journals and 94 specialist databases; Services: The university library also offers excellent research options in the "FINC" Discovery catalogue. To promote information literacy and media skills, subject-specific training courses, guided tours and lectures are offered. The HSB offers optimal learning and working conditions, as well as generous opening times. The university library provides support and advice on open access publishing on LIBDOC, among other things. A diverse programme in the library series in Studium Generale rounds off the university library portfolio.
more information
more information
Foreign language center and courses
There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, technical languages for technology, economics and design.
more information
more information
Special features regarding university sports
The university offers its own sports programme. Students can also take part in the courses of the other higher education institutions in Saxony. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. We now also offer online courses and health courses.
more information
more information
Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
