Forget theory. With us, you’ll have real responsibility.

ā€œPracticalā€ is a phrase you’ll find in every university’s leaflet. In Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, we define the word differently: it’s only practical if it’s real. At HSMW, you’ll swap fictional case studies for real-life large-scale projects. You’ll be part of teams that manage real budgets, organise real events and develop technologies for real companies. With us, you won’t be learning for the sake of it, but for the real world.

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Mittweida Technical College Motorsport (TMM)

Design. Manage. Win.

Technikum Mittweida Motorsport embodies the HSMW spirit like no other project. Here, the whole university works together across faculty boundaries. Do you want to understand automotive engineering, IT or business more than just in theory? At TMM, you’ll work as part of a team to build your own electric-powered racing car every year, competing against the world’s top universities on international Formula Student circuits.

  • True interdisciplinarity: engineers design the chassis, computer scientists write the software, business students manage the budget and media students handle the marketing.
  • A boost to your career: for anyone who’s helped bring a highly complex racing car onto the track as part of a team, landing a job with top employers is almost a formality.
Mittweida Media Forum & 99drei Radio Mittweida

Real reach rather than a simulated media world.

We don’t just simulate the media industry – we’re part of it. In Mittweida, you’ll be creating media for a real audience. You won’t learn the trade in a sterile lecture theatre, but through day-to-day hands-on experience and the rigours of project work.

99drei Radio Mittweida

You’ll be presenting, researching and broadcasting on a real radio programme for an entire region. When you turn the knob, thousands of people are listening.

Mittweida Media Forum

Work with your fellow students to organise one of Germany’s largest student-run media conferences. From securing sponsors and managing speakers to delivering a highly professional live broadcast, everything is entirely in your hands.

Real-world projects involving business and society

No fake cases. Real customers.

Two students are testing a prototype full-body scanner inside a wooden cage.
Now it’s going digital: project work in the CrimeCave. Ā© Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

In our ā€˜Business and Science’ projects, academic research and industrial application come together. Here, you’ll be directly involved in the development of products that will be used by businesses tomorrow. A few examples:

  • Media Informatics: Here, you’re not just writing code that ends up in the bin. You’ll develop interactive systems, complex software architectures or cutting-edge AR/VR applications directly on commission and in close collaboration with renowned partners from the business world.
  • Digital Forensics: Tracking down crime – without any filters. In forensics, you won’t be analysing fictional laboratory scenarios; instead, you’ll be working on real cases from the world of criminal investigation. You’ll analyse real evidence, develop hypotheses and learn directly from the phenomena that are currently keeping investigative authorities and companies on their toes.
  • Maker Science: The new Maker Science degree programme bridges the gap between scientific excellence and the do-it-yourself culture. Instead of dry reports, you’ll develop, hack and build concrete, functional prototypes in the Innolab to solve tangible technical and environmental challenges from industry.

The Mittweida difference in a nutshell

With us, you’re not just a number in an anonymous lecture theatre, but a project manager, Software Development specialist, IT forensic specialist or team leader. You’ll learn from your successes – and yes, also from the mistakes you’re allowed to make in a safe, yet entirely real-world environment.

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There are more than just five good reasons to study in Mittweida. The most important one: over 90 specialised degree programmes that consistently focus on practical professional skills. Because, particularly in the age of AI, it’s not just about having learnt the theory, but about successfully applying it in practice.

But your time at university is about more than just acquiring knowledge. The HSMW campus is reminiscent of a US university – a small university somewhere in the Midwest. In Mittweida, everything is within easy walking distance, so you can study more comfortably, in a more relaxed and focused way – thanks in part to affordable rents. Instead of having to finance your living costs with part-time jobs, you can make the most of the vibrant campus life.

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