Hochschule Mittweida

The Hochschule Mittweida (German: Hochschule Mittweida) is a public university of applied science located in Mittweida, Germany, founded in 1867.

Research and Teaching cohere at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida. The diverse research activities can be allocated to the following fields of competences: • Laser technology, • Information and communication technology, • High performance mechanical engineering and mechatronics, • Energy and facility management, • Economic sciences and social sciences, • Media and new media within education, • Environment engineering, medical engineering and biotechnology, • Discrete mathematics (network reliability and graph theory).

The University of Applied Sciences Mittweida occupies leading places in the Germany-wide research ranking of universities of applied sciences. The college contributes to about 80 research projects and maintains diverse national and international relations to science and economy. A variety of college-associated and external research facilities are affiliated to the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida. Examples, therefore, are the Laser Institute Mittelsachsen e.V. and the Sensor Center Mittelsachsen e.V. The Laser Institute works in the fields of consulting, testing as well as research and development of laser technology, laser components and materials as well as process technology. The Sensors Center researches in the field of environment-technical and fibre-optic sensor technology and coordinates common projects between the college, enterprises and research facilities.

The department for university sport has a steady place at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida. A variety of sports scopes, either to learn a sport or as prevention for fitness or to participate in competitions, are offered. In a three-field gym is trained among others. An own boathouse is available for the canoe training. In the one-semester course Communication Training/Sport, personality building contents with a combination of teaching and sports activities are conveyed. Besides university internal competitions, Mittweida’s students achieve excellent leading positions in Saxony and nationwide competitions.