West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau (WHZ) Summary
The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau is a public university of applied sciences located in Zwickau, Saxony. Zwickau’s West Saxon University of Applied Sciences is a public, multi-location institution whose automotive and engineering core is complemented by computing, physical technology, health and nursing, business, languages, design and musical-instrument making. 1897 – engineering education laid the foundation of an important tradition for a predecessor from Zwickau. Technical study in cooperation with the machine and vehicle industries in Saxony. Today its academic profile is characterized by automotive engineering, transport systems, mechanical engineering, production, electrical engineering, computer science, physical technology, data, health and nursing, business, industrial engineering, languages, intercultural communication, design and musical-instrument making. The location is important, as Zwickau and West Saxony provide direct access to the automotive industry, suppliers, engineering offices, healthcare providers, software companies, public institutions and creative craft traditions and Schneeberg has art and design facilities.
This master file includes the course portfolio with 16 undergraduate entries and 12 postgraduate entries, combined as appropriate under their parent degrees. Undergraduate examples are Automotive Engineering, Transport Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science while later entries are Intercultural Communication, Design, Musical Instrument Making. Postgraduate study: Automotive Engineering, Production Optimization, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Digital Technologies, Intercultural Communication, Design, Acoustics and Technology of Musical Instruments. Specializations are recorded within the course entry, rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. Each course is still a parent qualification. Dual, cooperative, online, part-time, and practice-integrated variants are retained within the relevant parent qualification and not counted as separate degrees.
Program level admission control. Applicants must use the online process for the WHZ; international credentials follow the review route described, while Design, Musical Instrument Making, some restricted courses, dual routes, and continuing or distance programs have their own aptitude, contract, or fee regulations. Applicants are asked to check the language of instruction, entry semester, subject requirements, selection process and document route before applying. International school or university qualifications may require external evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation for applicable countries or additional evidence of academic equivalence. Master’s committees may ask you to provide module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or attend an interview. Admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program is different from doctoral entry. Doctoral entry normally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.
Regular degree studies are normally tuition free. Current contribution for the winter semester 2026/27: €331.30, €93 for student services, €226.80 for the Germany semester ticket and €11.50 for student representation. Continuing and distance programs may charge additional tuition fees. These institutional fees do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, formalities regarding residence, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may apply to continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats. Funding may be available through BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility funding, Foundations, Research employment or university specific awards. However, each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
The mix of subjects at a university is a factor in career preparation and not a scheme for guarantyd placement. Professional contexts Automotive manufacturers and suppliers, engineering companies, software companies, hospitals and care providers, consultancies, public organizations, design studios and instrument workshops. Students may acquire professional readiness through internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis.
This master file includes the course portfolio with 16 undergraduate entries and 12 postgraduate entries, combined as appropriate under their parent degrees. Undergraduate examples are Automotive Engineering, Transport Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science while later entries are Intercultural Communication, Design, Musical Instrument Making. Postgraduate study: Automotive Engineering, Production Optimization, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Digital Technologies, Intercultural Communication, Design, Acoustics and Technology of Musical Instruments. Specializations are recorded within the course entry, rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. Each course is still a parent qualification. Dual, cooperative, online, part-time, and practice-integrated variants are retained within the relevant parent qualification and not counted as separate degrees.
Program level admission control. Applicants must use the online process for the WHZ; international credentials follow the review route described, while Design, Musical Instrument Making, some restricted courses, dual routes, and continuing or distance programs have their own aptitude, contract, or fee regulations. Applicants are asked to check the language of instruction, entry semester, subject requirements, selection process and document route before applying. International school or university qualifications may require external evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation for applicable countries or additional evidence of academic equivalence. Master’s committees may ask you to provide module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or attend an interview. Admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program is different from doctoral entry. Doctoral entry normally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.
Regular degree studies are normally tuition free. Current contribution for the winter semester 2026/27: €331.30, €93 for student services, €226.80 for the Germany semester ticket and €11.50 for student representation. Continuing and distance programs may charge additional tuition fees. These institutional fees do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, formalities regarding residence, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may apply to continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats. Funding may be available through BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility funding, Foundations, Research employment or university specific awards. However, each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
The mix of subjects at a university is a factor in career preparation and not a scheme for guarantyd placement. Professional contexts Automotive manufacturers and suppliers, engineering companies, software companies, hospitals and care providers, consultancies, public organizations, design studios and instrument workshops. Students may acquire professional readiness through internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis.