Milestones in quality management
The key events in quality management are listed below in chronological order (since 2005).
November 2025
2nd on-site inspection for system reaccreditation at the Görlitz location
April 2025
First on-site visit for system reaccreditation at the Zittau campus
January 2025
Adoption of the new quality guidelines for scientific education
September 2024
- The third amendment to the HSZG Evaluation Regulations ( ) takes effect (Senate resolution)
- Contract signed with ASIIN to conduct the system reaccreditation
June 2024
Ceremony to award the “Family-Friendly University” seal
May 2024
- Second amendment to the regulations for program reviews at HSZG (Senate resolution)
- Ceremonial presentation of the university’s own teaching award to Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kästner (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) as part of Teaching Day
- Teaching Day as part of“Equal Opportunity Week”
April–June 2024
Bidding process to award the contract for conducting the system reaccreditation to an accreditation agency
November 2023
2nd amendment to the teaching award regulations
October - November 2023
Participation in the Saxon Lecturer Survey
September - October 2023
Workshops as part of the family-friendly university seal with berufundfamilie GmbH
August 2023 - January 2024
Survey as part of the 4th Saxon Graduate Study
May 2023
Teaching Day on the topic of "Campus 4 You - Designing innovative teaching and learning spaces together"
May 2022
Teaching Day on the topic of "Studium fundamentale and 21st Century Skills"
March - May 2022
Survey as part of the 4th Saxon Student Survey
October 2021
Coronavirus vaccination survey of employees and students at the HSZG
May 2021
Teaching Day on the topic of "Digitalization in studies and teaching - opportunity and blessing?"
March 2021
- 2nd amendment to the HSZG's evaluation regulations comes into force
- Merger of the Quality Management, Public Relations and Rector's Officer staff units into the University Development and Communication staff unit
Winter semester 2020/21
Student survey as part of the DAAD's BintHo study (Benchmark international university) 2020/2021
October 2020
Award of the university's own Teaching Award 2019 to Dipl.-Ing. M.A. Patrick Hornung, Dipl.-Ing. Kersten Kühne and Dipl.-Ing. Volker Brade(Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science')
August - November 2020
Survey of lecturers
October 2019
- Positive Decision on System Accreditation for HSZG
- First amendment to the regulations governing program reviews (Review Regulations) at HSZG takes effect
June 2019
- Second on-site visit for system accreditation at the Görlitz campus
- Adoption of quality criteria for degree programs at HSZG
May 2019
Teaching Day on the topic of “Competency-Based Teaching”
January 2019
: First on-site visit for system accreditation at the Zittau campus
August–December 2018
Surveys conducted as part of the 3rd Saxon Graduate Study, the nationwide graduate panel, and the EUROGRADUATE pilot study (samples in each case)
September 2018
First amendment to the quality management concept of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
July 2018
Approval for system accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Quality Management Systems of ASIIN e. V.
May 2018
- Adoption of the university’s quality objectives in conjunction with the approval of the University Development Plan 2025
- First internal accreditation of the degree programs in the computer science pilot cluster
- Teaching Day on the topic of “Blended Learning”
April 2018
Awarding of the university’s own teaching prize to Ms. Daniela Ahrens, M.A. (Faculty of Social Sciences)
December 2017
Conclusion of contract with ASIIN e.V. for the implementation of system accreditation
November 2017
Resolution on the regulations for the degree program review (internal assessment and accreditation/certification procedure for degree programs)
May 2017
- Teaching Day on the topic of "On the way to system accreditation"
- Inventory and check of the quality management system for accreditability in cooperation with evalag (Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg)
- Survey as part of the 3rd Saxon student survey
April 2017
1st amendment to theTeaching Award Regulations
January 2017 - December 2020
"Diversity as a strength 2" project (follow-up project)
May 2016
- 1st amendment of the evaluation regulations
- Adoption of the quality management concept of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Adoption of the quality guidelines in the core areas of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Adoption of the process map of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Launch of the University Information Portal (HIP) for the internal provision of documents
April 2016
Award of the university's first teaching prize to Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hans-Joachim Kretzschmar and Dr.-Ing. Ines Stöcker (teaching group of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
October 2015
Establishment of the Quality Management Unit
April 2015
Announcement of the declaration on quality management by the university management
March 2015
Resolution on the award regulations for the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences Teaching Prize
October 2014 - December 2016
Joint project QM5 "Quality management at Saxon universities of applied sciences" (SMWK)
Summer semester 2014
Lecturer survey and second university-wide student satisfaction survey
May 2014
Teaching Day "Quality in teaching? But for sure!"
December 2013
Second university-wide first semester survey
November 2013
- HDS.Forum Lehre 2013: "The heterogeneous university", Organizer: Higher Education Didactic Center Saxonyand Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- First-time Didactics training for student tutors "Sustainable Learning & Teaching"
September 2013 - May 2014
Surveys as part of the 2nd Saxon Graduate Study
June 2013 - June 2014
Participation in the CHE annual program 2013/2014 "Development and implementation of QM systems in universities"
May 2013
First university-wide student satisfaction survey
April 2013
Constituent meeting of the quality management working group
March 2013
- Constituent meeting of the Senate Quality Management Commission and appointment of a Quality Management Working Group
- First internal evaluation of the quality assurance/management system
January 2013
Senate resolution to establish a Senate Commission on Quality Management
November - December 2012
First university-wide first semester survey
June 2012 - December 2016
Project "Diversity as a strength" (Quality Pact for Teaching)
March 2012
- Quality policy positioning of the university in the University development plan
- Survey as part of the 2nd Saxon student survey
January 2012 - December 2016
Joint project QM-F "Quality assurance in research at Saxon universities of applied sciences" (SMWK)
December 2011
Resolution on a flowchart for the adoption of study and examination regulations and their amendments
October 2011
- Issuance of the evaluation regulations for the regular evaluation of teaching elements
- Launch of the "Students advise students" service at the Görlitz site
Summer semester 2011
2nd QUEST survey on student diversity (pilot university as part of the CHE project "Diversity as an opportunity")
May 2011
Senate resolution on the mission statement of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences with quality policy positioning
April 2011
- Launch of "INSO" - an offer for pupils from the 10th grade onwards for career and study orientation at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Start of membership in the Saxony University Didactic Center
October 2010
1st QUEST survey on student diversity (pilot university as part of the CHE project "Diversity as an opportunity")
July 2010
Establishment of the STEM internship program "Living Energy Mix" (since 04/2012: expansion to STEM Center)
February 2010
Establishment of a menoring program
November 2009
1st amendment to the appointment regulations of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
February 2009
Launch of the career service
January 2009
Start of institutionalized institutionalized university didactics with central further education courses at the Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer (today: Center for Knowledge Transfer and Education)
December 2008
Resolution on the performance-related pay regulations with stipulations on research and performance bonuses
October 2008 - May 2009
Surveys as part of the 1st Saxon Graduate Study
July 2008
Appointment of an officer for university didactics
Summer semester 2008
Survey as part of the study quality monitor (HIS GmbH, University of Konstanz)
June 2007
Establishment of an online-supported module catalog/database with study and examination regulations, module descriptions and accreditation certificates for all degree programs
May 2007
Appointment regulations of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
March 2005
First-time accreditation of the university's degree programs (Bachelor's in computer science, Master's in computer science)