
The Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, in German the Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur (HTWK), is a
Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
in
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
, in the
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
region of Germany. It offers a combination of practice-oriented teaching and application-driven research, with a particularly broad spectrum of engineering and technical disciplines, as well as in the fields of economics, social science and culture. It offers more than 40 degree courses. There are currently about 6,600 students enrolled at HTWK Leipzig.
History
The Leipzig University of Applied Sciences Leipzig was founded on 15 July 1992. It was founded by the Leipzig University of Technology, the Leipzig School of Librarians and Booksellers, the School of Librarianship and the Institute of Museology. The university is not yet represented on RocApply for applications
Location and buildings
The main campus with 13 buildings is located along the streets
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, or Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (see ß), is a major street in the central Mitte (locality), Mitte district of the Germany, German capital Berlin. It is named after Karl Liebknecht (1871–1919), one of the founders of the C ...
, Gustav-Freytag-Straße, Eichendorffstraße and Kochstraße in Leipzig-
Connewitz. Outside the main campus are three other university buildings: the Wiener-Bau of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in Wächterstraße / Zentrum-Süd, the Life Science & Engineering research center in Eilenburger Straße / Reudnitz, and the sports hall on Arno-Nitzsche-Straße. In recent years, the campus has been supplemented by new buildings, most recently the Hopper and Shannon Buildings (occupied by the Faculty of Digital Transformation) in the Plagwitz area of the city in 2019.
Faculties
* Faculty of Architecture and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering
* Faculty of Civil Engineering
* Faculty of Computer Science and Media
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Digital Transformation
Rectors
* Klaus Steinbock, Founder (1992-2003), professor of automation engineering
* Manfred Nietner (2003-2006), professor of production techniques
* Hubertus Milke (2006-2011), professor of water management, hydrology and settlement water management
* Michael Kubessa (2011), professor of supply and disposal technology
* Renate Lieckfeldt (2011-2013), professor of technical management and project management
* Markus Krabbes (2013-2014), professor of information systems
* Gesine Grande (2014-2019), professor of psychology
* Mark Mietzner (2019-2024), professor of banking and finance
* Jean-Alexander Müller (2024-present), professor of computer networks
Lecturers
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Lecturers at the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
University library
The library supports students, staff and academic programmes with a variety of services. It offers study places and study rooms for individuals or groups as well as workshops on topics such as information literacy and reference management programmes.
The library's holdings include:
* 280.000 print volumes
* 360 print journals
* 52.000 e-books
* 26.000 e-journals
* 190 licensed databases
References
External links
Official WebsiteLink label
Buildings and structures in Leipzig
Universities and colleges in Saxony
Education in Leipzig
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