Your Application

1. General application procedure with foreign University Entry Certificates

If you apply with non-German application documents, please use the web-portal for international students provided by at uni-assist e.V. - except for the degree programmes listed below under 2. & 3.*. Uni-assist e.V. checks foreign qualifications and grades, assesses your language skills and reviews whether you are fit to study at UAS Zwickau with your educational qualifications. This process generally takes up to 6 weeks and they will charge you a fee for this. However, this allows you to apply to several other universities that are members of uni-assist e.V.

Please note you can apply for a maximum of two degree programmes at WHZ on uni-assist.

Applicants with German University Entrance Certificates (that means school leaving certificate or university degrees from Germany) do not need to apply via uni-assist. If you have high school or degree certificates issued in Germany, please refer to the non-international application path.

• Application via uni-assist e.V.

 *The following courses of study/application are excluded:

2. Application via Ms. Elke Kunze

If you intend to apply for a degree programme listed here, please send your application to Ms. Elke Kunze:

• Musical-instrument construction (Bachelor program)
• Acoustic and technology of musical-instrument construction (Masters Program)
• Design (Bachelor Program)
• Design (Masters Program)

3. Application via UAS Zwickau application portal in context of exchange collaborations

If you intend applying for one of the following degree programmes, please use the application portal https://campus.fh-zwickau.de and send an email to international.office[at]fh-zwickau.de stating that you have applied for a joint degree programme.

 

• CDHAW Shanghai, China (Diplom studies in Industrial Engineering, Automotive Technology, Supply Engineering and Environmental Technology)
• Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China (Masters Program LBA German-Chinese with Double Degree)
• Häme University, Finnland (Bachelor Studies Design/Fashion Design)
• INAI.Kg University Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Bachelor and Master Studies in Computer Science)
• HTL Austria (Diplom Studies of Electrical Engineering)
• Regional and European Project Development (Tri-national Masters studies)
• Wenzao Ursuline College in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Languages and Business Administration - Schwerpunkt Wirtschaftskommunikation Deutsch)
• Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China (Langauges and Business Administration - Schwerpunkt Wirtschaftskommunikation Deutsch)

 

 

	EU nationals	Non-EU nationals
admission free programmes	31 July	30 June
admission restricted programmes	30 April	30 April

	EU nationals	Non-EU nationals
admission free programmes	31 December	30 November
admission restricted programmes	30 November	30 November

Required documents for an application:

• CV
• school leaving certificate in the original language
• officially certified translation of the school leaving certificate (in German or English)
• university certificates and transcript of records, if any
• officially certified translations of university certificates and transcript of records (in German or English)
• proof of sufficient German language skills (please take into consideration the requirements for individual degree programmes)
• proof of sufficient language ability of other foreign languages, if required (please take into consideration the requirements for individual degree programmes)
• letter of intent (only for Masters applications)

For some countries (PR China, Vietnam etc.):

• proof of having passed the university entrance exam (in original language)
• officially certified translation of proof of having passed the university entrance exam (in German or English)

For Applicants from India, PR China, Mongolia and Vietnam:

• Original certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre/Akademische Prüfstelle
  

Please note: APS confirmation of course participation is not sufficient.

Note: All documents that are not in either German or English need to be submitted with an officially certified translation (German or English)

The following language certificates are recognized for the purposes of admission:

• Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache (TestDaf), the following results in the four sub-tests:
  2 x at least level 3 (written/oral expression) and 2 x at least level 4 (listening/reading comprehension)

• Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH – at least Level 2)

• Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD – at least Level 2)

• Goethe-Certificate (C1 or C2)

• Certificate "telc Deutsch" (C1 or C2 Hochschule)

• Feststellungsprüfung (Passed partial exam German in FSP certificate)

The University of Applied Science Zwickau is a TestDaF examination centre, so you can take the TestDaF directly in Zwickau. The Department for Subject-Related Language Training (Fachbezogene Sprachausbildung) also offers preparatory courses. Find out more here.

Note: If a different language requirement is specified in the description of the program or in a cooperation agreement, this applies. (see WHZ courses of study)

 

General requirements

To study at a German University you need to provide evidence of an appropriate university entrance certificate/qualification. If you are unsure your certificate/qualification qualifies you to study at a German University you can find further information here.

If, in accordance with the assessment guidelines of the Central Office for Foreign Education Bonn (ZAB), an indirect university entrance qualification applies for you, you must first complete a one-year FSP course including the FSP exam (Feststellungsprüfung) at Studienkolleg first. Our cooperating Studienkolleg is Studienkolleg Zittau/Görlitz.

If you do not meet the German language requirements for direct university admission and at least have a German B1 language level, you can attend a preparatory DSH course also at Studienkolleg.

The FSP and DSH courses are free of charge. You cannot apply for free courses directly. Admission is subject to a prior study application at our university.

Specific requirements

Some degree programs also require specific prerequisites. These can be, for example, certificates or internships and work experience. You will find this information in the description of the degree program (see WHZ courses of study).