West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau

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West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (FH)
Established 1897
Type Public
Chancellor Dr. Joachim Körner
President Karl-Friedrich Fischer
Students 4700
Location Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Website www.fh-zwickau.de

The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau (german: Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (FH)) 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 eight departments .

[edit] Faculties

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

  • Applied Physics
  • Economics and Business Administration
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering
  • Health and Health Care Management
  • Applied Arts
  • Architecture
  • Languages

[edit] 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

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