WHZ (formerly FH Zwickau) is a university of applied sciences with a strong tradition in automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and applied informatics, located in a historic automotive region.
Address: Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring 2A, 08056 Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany
Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Production, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Long tradition in automotive engineering (Audi and Horch originated in Zwickau). Strong regional industry links.
Research:
Vehicle technology and e-mobility, Manufacturing engineering and robotics, Automation and control systems, Applied computer science and AI.
Famous Alumnis:
August Horch (association with region)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong in automotive and mechanical engineering, good practical education, links with local automotive industry.
Cons
Located in Zwickau (Eastern Germany).
Best For
University of applied sciences strong in automotive, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Where this institution leans on aerospace, transportations and optics, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt does the same, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- Among national alternatives, Hochschule Esslingen stands out for its focus on aerospace, transportations and optics, and it also offers mba programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- In terms of fields, Technische Hochschule Ulm is the nearest neighbour, with transportations, optics and signal processing again at the core; it does not run the doctoral programmes found here and covers metrology and quality as well.
- Among national alternatives, Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft stands out for its focus on aerospace, transportations and optics, and it covers metrology and logistics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Among national alternatives, Hochschule Hannover stands out for its focus on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Japan) covers transportations, optics and signal processing in a comparable way, and it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Gunma University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, transportations, optics and signal processing, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Seen from abroad, University of Bielsko-Biała (Poland) is a close relative on subject matter, since transportations, optics and signal processing are central to both, and it covers quality and nanotechnologies as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- The closest overseas parallel on aerospace, transportations and optics is Shenyang Aerospace University, located in China; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is far larger, with about 20,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Shenyang University of Technology (China) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly transportations, optics and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Automotive, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Manufacturing, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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