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How to secure your place at university
In total, we have around 90 degree programmes on offer. You’ll begin your academic career with a Bachelor’s degree programme. After graduating, you can continue your studies in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering with a Diplom programme, or in any subject with a Master’s programme.
Not quite sure which direction to take yet? Then have a go at our Study Compass! We’ll ask you a few questions and suggest degree programmes that might suit you, so you can find out more. After all, your degree programme should, above all, match your interests!
To enrol on a bachelor’s degree programme, you need a qualification giving you access to higher education. This is the official term for the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or the university of applied sciences entrance qualification.
However, it is possible to study even without these school-leaving qualifications. The Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG) sets out how you can commence a degree programme on the basis of master craftsman’s examinations, further training qualifications and relevant qualifications from technical colleges. In these cases, the university will assess each application on a case-by-case basis once it has been received.
The third route is what many people mean when they talk about studying without an Abitur. The requirements are a completed vocational training programme, at least three years’ professional experience in the trade you have learnt, a counselling session at the university, and passing a relevant entrance examination.
As a public university, we have to admit that simply writing “I want to study here” in an email isn’t enough. However, the entire application process is digital. You don’t need to come to the university in person. There are basically four steps; for degree programmes with restricted admission, there are six:
- For degree programmes with restricted admission only: registration at hochschulstart.de,
- Registration on the HSMW application portal,
- Filling in all the required fields and uploading your supporting documents,
- Wait for the result of the assessment by the Admissions Service,
- For degree programmes with restricted admission only: Wait for the offer of admission following the selection process,
- Enrolment on the degree programme.
The majority of degree programmes at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences start in the winter semester. This means you’ll make an almost seamless transition from school to university, as lectures in the winter semester begin at the end of September. Before that, you’ll have the opportunity to prepare for the start of your studies with preparatory courses at HSMW, which you can book once you’ve enrolled. In the summer semester, you can only start studying on Bachelor’s programmes in Social Work and on a few Master’s programmes. Lectures for these programmes begin in March.
