HSZG: Research in the top group

We are among the top 3 percent of all universities of applied sciences in Germany.

Impact & figures

Research strength compared to the rest of Germany

Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is among the top research-intensive universities of applied sciences (HAW) in Germany and ranks in the top 3 percent of all HAWs nationwide. In the ranking of federal funding secured, it holds an outstanding 20th place (DFG Funding Atlas).

A direct comparison with the official federal averages highlights this exceptional performance:

Third-party funds per professorship

HSZG: approx. 135,000 euros*

*Average: 51,200 euros at HAWs (as of 2022, Federal Statistical Office

Third-party funding per student

HSZG: approx. 500,000 euros* (as of 2023)

*Average value: 88,000 euros per 100 students (CHE)

With this above-average financial strength, the HSZG plays a key role in Lausitz: we act as a central driver of innovation and provide the regional economy with direct access to application-oriented research. In this way, we make effective use of funding to successfully shape structural change together with SMEs.

  • Year 2024: € 14.3 million in third-party funding
    €14.34 million third-party funds

    incl. special allocations from the Free State of Saxony

    140 projects

    were managed by 44 project managers in 2024

    Funds raised per professor or project manager: € 157.58 thousand on average
    51 ongoing doctoral procedures

    Status: 12/31/2024

  • Year 2023: 12.5 million € third-party funds
    12.5 m€ Third-party funds

    incl. special allocations from the Free State of Saxony

    147 projects

    were managed by 52 project managers in 2023

    Funds raised per professor / project manager: € 135.87 thousand on average
    52 ongoing doctoral procedures

    Status: 12/31/2023

  • Year 2022: € 11.9 million in third-party funding
    11.9 m€ Third-party funds

    incl. special allocations from the Free State of Saxony

    167 projects

    were managed by 34 project managers in 2022

    Funds raised per project manager: € 350 thousand on average

    The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering raised the most funds, with the Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology leading the way among the institutes.

    5 Promotions

    were successfully completed in 2022; 52 doctoral procedures are reported as ongoing.

    We are the owner of two granted patents.

    Status: 31.12.2022

Brochure for the opening of the Year of Science
Research reports of the institutes