Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

Standort Zwickau
Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring 2 A
08056 Zwickau
Phone: +49 375 536-0

https://www.fh-zwickau.de/english/university/welcomecontact/

Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body	University of applied sciences, public
Year of foundation	1897
Total number of Students	4,172
Students at this campus	3,989
Semester contribution	146,00 € *
Tuition fees	min. 200 € *

Subject areas featured in the ranking

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science		10.1 %
Mathematics, Natural Sciences		0.0 %
Law, Economic and Social Sciences		18.6 %
Language, Civilisation Studies		12.6 %
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)		56.0 %
Other studies		2.8 %

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree		38.1 %
Master's degree		12.2 %
Teacher qualification degree		0.0 %
Pre-Bologna degrees		44.5 %
Other types of degrees		5.1 %

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

please see university website (link below) more information

Special features regarding the library

The primary purpose of the library is to provide students, professors and staff of the university with literature and information for study, teaching and research. In addition, it is available in the city and region for scientific and professional purposes as well as for general education and training. The inventory of the university library can be found in Zwickau in the main library at the “Kornmarkt” as well as in the departmental libraries Scheffelstraße, Schneeberg, Markneukirchen and Reichenbach. more information

Foreign language courses

There is no foreign language centre. more information

Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Participation is subject to fees. The university sports programme offers sports activities specially tailored to the daily rhythm of teaching and research. Practice times, sports facilities and types of sports are organised so as to ensure that a physical balance is achieved in everyday university life. As well as taking part in organised traditional and trend sports, it is also possible to use the university's own fitness studio independently and to take advantage of the outdoor sports facilities. In addition to the weekly sports, students can take part in various teams and contests such as the WHZ sports festival. more information