13. May 2019

Top group placings for the HSZG

This year, three faculties and six degree programs at the HSZG were scrutinized by the CHE Ranking.

Zittau, May 14, 2019: Top group rankings for the HSZG in the CHE University Ranking 2019/20

There is no such thing as "the best university", not for one subject and certainly not for all subjects. For example, a university can be top in research, but its facilities for students can be pathetic, or it can be strong in the natural sciences but weak in economics.

With over 150,000 students surveyed and more than 300 universities and universities of applied sciences examined, the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE) ranking is the most comprehensive and detailed comparison of universities in the German-speaking world. In Saxony, the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is one of eight universities that have currently been surveyed.

This year, three faculties and six degree programs at the HSZG were examined. The courses of study were classified according to a wide range of criteria: from the range of courses on offer to the condition of the laboratories.

Our subjects/subject groups Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Engineering Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics all scored above average, represented by at least one top group.

 

In the current CHE Ranking, which is published in the new ZEIT Study Guide 2019/20, the subjects of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechatronics scored highly. They scored particularly well in terms of support at the start of studies, laboratory equipment, involvement in research and close links to practice.

The universities were divided into a top, middle and bottom group for each subject and criterion. The CHE University Ranking includes both student assessments and facts on teaching and research. The following indicators in particular played a role:

Facts about teaching and research
  • Degrees within a reasonable time (undergraduate studies)
  • Support at the start of studies
  • Extent of interlinking of learning locations in the dual study program
  • Contact with professional practice in the Bachelor's degree program
  • International orientation in the Bachelor's program
  • International orientation in the Master's program
  • Research funding per professor
Student opinions


  • Support from lecturers
  • Support during studies
  • Examinations
  • Rooms
  • Equipment of practical laboratories
  • General study situation
Student opinions on dual study programs
  • Courses offered
  • Examinations
  • Rooms
  • IT infrastructure
  • General study situation

In addition to facts about studying, teaching and research, the ranking includes students' opinions on the study conditions at their university. The ZEIT Study Guide publishes excerpts from the ranking on 292 pages and answers the most important questions about starting a degree course, helps you decide on the right subject and the right place to study and provides tips on applying and financing your studies.

This is supplemented by the online offer of ZEIT CAMPUS ONLINE. Interactive search options help you to find the right university from the entire ranking according to your individual study requirements.

In the tables below you will only find those criteria in which the respective subject at the HSZG has reached the top group.

 

Top group rankings in the CHE University Ranking 2019/20:

  • Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences

    Subject: Biotechnology

    Top groups:

    • Degrees in a reasonable time (undergraduate studies)
    • Support at the beginning of studies

     

    Subject: Chemical Engineering / Applied Chemistry

    Top group:

    • Support at the beginning of studies

     

    Subject: Engineering sciences, interdisciplinary

    Top groups:

    • Degrees in a reasonable time (undergraduate studies)
    • Support at the beginning of studies
  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

    Subject: Electrical engineering and information technology

    Top groups:

    • Courses offered
    • Examinations
    • Rooms
    • IT infrastructure
    • General study situation
    • Extent of integration of learning locations in the dual study program
    • Support at the start of studies
    • Contact with professional practice in the Bachelor's degree program
    • Research funding per professor


    Subject: Mechatronics

    Top groups:

    • Supervision by lecturers
    • Support during studies
    • Examinations
    • Rooms
    • Equipment of practical laboratories
    • General study situation
    • Extent of interlinking of learning locations in the dual study program
    • Support at the start of studies
    • Contact with professional practice in the Bachelor's degree program
    • International orientation in the Bachelor's program
    • International orientation in the Master's program
    • Research funding per professor
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

    Subject: Mechanical engineering

    Top groups:

    • Extent of dovetailing of learning locations in the dual study program
    • Support at the start of studies
    • Contact with professional practice in the Bachelor's degree program
    • Research funding per professor
Further information

The CHE University Ranking has been providing prospective students with information
and transparency for more than 30 subjects for over 20 years. Each subject is re-evaluated every three years.

All results and further information can be found here.

The ZEIT Study Guide 2019/20 is available everywhere for 8.95 euros or here .

Photo: Dipl.-Ing. Hella Trillenberg
Ihre Ansprechpartnerin
Dipl.-Ing.
Hella Trillenberg
Rectorate
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.54
1st floor
+49 3583 612-3030