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Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (HSMW) is delighted to report an increase of around ten per cent in the number of ‘first-year students’ for the winter semester compared with the same period in 2024. At the beginning of September last year, there were 1,272 new enrolments; this year, the figure has already risen to 1,410. This figure is set to rise further before the start of the academic year, as it is not yet too late to apply. From Biotechnology to Electrical Engineering – Automation, Energy and Environmental Management, Mechanical Engineering and IT security: enrolment remains open until 15 September for these and other selected degree programmes.
For first-year students, the academic year begins on 22 September. During the first week of lectures, there are numerous activities on offer to help students settle in: campus tours are just one of the ways to find your feet. The HSMW’s support services provide a wide range of information on research facilities in the university library, options for a semester abroad, setting up a business, and health and wellbeing initiatives. In addition, the five faculties provide programme-specific information about studying and introduce the key points of contact. This ensures that new students know right from the start who to turn to if they have any concerns or problems.
The special atmosphere in Mittweida – both for studying and for life after lectures – becomes apparent right from the very first week of term: the Students’ Council organises get-togethers such as the freshers’ breakfast and the freshers’ barbecue. The Mittweida Students’ Club invites new arrivals to the first party of their student life. And projects such as the university theatre group, Technikum Mittweida Motorsport and 99drei Radio Mittweida – in which all students can get involved – introduce themselves.
Since the beginning of September, new faces have been taking the Mittweiad campus by storm: around 160 first-year students are taking advantage of the HSMW’s programme of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry and English to make it easier for them to get started – or back into – these key subjects.
New: Sustainable Business Studies and a Master’s degree for media professionals
Even though the final figures will not be available until October, it is already possible to predict with confidence that, despite a further decline in the number of A-level graduates in Saxony and the absence of a full cohort of A-level graduates in Bavaria – where the system switched from G8 to G9 – the HSMW will continue to see an increase in new enrolments.
This is partly due to the ‘new Business Administration’ programme – the HSMW has extensively revised the Bachelor’s programme and introduced sustainability as a key focus – and the English-taught Bachelor’s programme in Applied Mathematics.
The new extra occupational Master’s programme in Media Production has also got off to a successful start. It is aimed at media professionals who, as managers, wish to help shape the transformation currently affecting the industry as a result of new technologies and changing business models. The programme is mainly held at the HSMW’s MediaTechSpace in Leipzig.
Enrolment for the start of the winter semester in Business Administration and Media Production is also still open until 15 September.