West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau

Type	Public university
Established	1897
President	Karl Schwister
Students	4700
Location	Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

The Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences (German: Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau) is a vocational university in the west of the German federal state Saxony. It is situated in Zwickau, Reichenbach, Schneeberg and Markneukirchen. Students can study several courses from engineering to applied arts in nine faculties.

Faculties

Following the motto Engineering - Economics - Life Quality the university is organised into nine faculties:

Applied Arts Schneeberg
Applied Languages and Intercultural Communication
Architecture
Automotive Engineering
Business Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Health and Healthcare Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Physical Engineering and Computer Science

Research

The university mainly researches in the following fields:

Automotive Engineering
Efficient Manufacturing Processes
Materials
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Traffic and Environment
Applied Arts and Design
Microbiology

Other facilities

Forschungs- und Transferzentrum e.V. (FTZ e.V.) (Research and Transfer Center)
Institut für Produktionstechnik (Institute for Production Technology)
Institut für Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (Institute of Automotive Engineers)
Institut für Management und Information (Institute for Management and Information)
Institut für Betriebswirtschaft (Institute of Management)
Hochschulverein Mentor e.V. (University club mentor)
Verein zur Förderung der Fakultät Automobil- und Maschinenbau an der Westsächsischen Hochschule Zwickau (Association for the Promotion of the faculty Mechanical Engineering)
WHZ Racing Team
University Choir
SAXEED Center for Entrepreneurship

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