Milestones in Quality management
The following is a chronological list (beginning in 2005) of significant events in Quality management.
November 2025
2nd on-site inspection for system reaccreditation at the Görlitz site
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 3rd Amendment to the HSZG Evaluation Regulations ( ) enters into force (Senate resolution)
- Agreement signed with ASIIN to conduct the system reaccreditation
June 2024
: Ceremonial presentation of the “Family-Friendly University” seal
May 2024
- Second amendment to the regulations governing program reviews at the 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
Second Amendment to the Teaching Award Regulations
October–November 2023
Participation in the Saxon Faculty Survey
September–October 2023
Workshops as part of the “Family-Friendly University” certification program with berufundfamilie GmbH
August 2023 – January 2024
Survey as part of the 4th Saxon Graduate Study
May 2023
Teaching Day on the topic “Campus 4 You – Shaping 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
Survey on COVID-19 Vaccination Among HSZG Employees and Students
May 2021
Teaching Day on the topic “Digitalization in Student Life and Teaching—Opportunity or Blessing?”
March 2021
- The second amendment to the HSZG Evaluation Regulations takes effect
- Merger of the Quality management, Public Relations, and Rector’s Advisor offices into the Office of University development and communication
Winter Semester 2020/21
Student survey as part of the DAAD’s 2020/2021 BintHo Study (International University Benchmark)
October 2020
Awarding of the university’s own 2019 Teaching Award 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 faculty members
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 programmes 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 Saxony Graduate Study, the nationwide graduate panel, and the EUROGRADUATE pilot study (samples in each case)
September 2018
First revision of the quality management concept at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
July 2018
Admission to 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 programmes in the computer science pilot cluster
- Teaching Day on the topic of “Blended Learning”
April 2018
Awarding of the university’s Teaching Prize to Ms. Daniela Ahrens, M.A. (Faculty of Social Sciences)
December 2017
Agreement signed with ASIIN e.V. to conduct the system accreditation
November 2017
Adoption of the regulations governing the program review (internal evaluation and accreditation/certification process for degree programmes)
May 2017
- Teaching Day on the topic “Toward System Accreditation”
- Assessment and review of the quality management system for accreditation readiness in collaboration with evalag (Baden-Württemberg Evaluation Agency)
- Survey conducted as part of the 3rd Saxon Student Survey
April 2017
1st Amendment to the Regulations for the Teaching Award
January 2017 – December 2020
Project “Diversity as a Strength 2” (follow-up project)
May 2016
- First Amendment to the Evaluation Regulations
- Adoption of the Quality Management Concept for Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Adoption of the quality guidelines for the core areas of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Adoption of the process map for Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Launch of the University Information Portal (HIP) for the internal distribution of documents
April 2016
Awarding of the university’s first teaching prize to Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hans-Joachim Kretzschmar and Dr.-Ing. Ines Stöcker (faculty group of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
October 2015
Establishment of the Quality Management Office
April 2015
Announcement of the Quality Management Statement by the university administration
March 2015
Adoption of the regulations governing the awarding of the Zittau/Görlitz University Teaching Award
October 2014 – December 2016
Collaborative Project QM5 “Quality management at Saxony’s Universities of Applied Sciences” (SMWK)
Summer Semester 2014
Faculty Survey and Second University-Wide Student Satisfaction Survey
May 2014
Teaching Day “Quality in Teaching? You bet!”
December 2013
Second university-wide first-semester student survey
November 2013
- HDS.Forum Teaching 2013: “The Heterogeneous University,” Organizer: Saxony Center for University Didactics and Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- First-ever 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 Quality Management Systems in Universities”
May 2013
First university-wide student satisfaction survey
April 2013
Inaugural meeting of the Quality management Working Group
March 2013
- Constitutive meeting of the Senate Commission on Quality management and appointment of a Quality management Working Group
- First internal evaluation of the quality assurance and management system
January 2013
Senate resolution to establish a Senate Commission on Quality management
November–December 2012
First university-wide first-semester student survey
June 2012 – December 2016
“Diversity as a Strength” project (Quality Pact for Teaching)
March 2012
- Defining the university’s quality policy in the University Development Plan
- Survey as part of the 2nd Saxon Student Survey
January 2012 – December 2016
Collaborative Project QM-F “Quality Assurance in Research at Saxony’s Universities of Applied Sciences” (SMWK)
December 2011
: Adoption of a procedural outline for the enactment of Study and Examination Regulations and amendments thereto
October 2011
- Adoption of the evaluation regulations for the regular assessment of teaching components
- Launch of the “Students Advise Students” program at the Görlitz campus
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 “ ” (Vision for the University of Zittau/Görlitz) with a focus on quality policy
April 2011
- Launch of “INSO”—a program for high school students in 10th grade and above offering career and college orientation at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
- Start of membership in the Saxony Center for University Pedagogy
October 2010
1st QUEST Survey on Student Diversity (pilot university as part of the CHE project “Diversity as an Opportunity”)
July 2010
Launch of the STEM program “Living Energy Mix” internship park (expanded into the STEM Center in April 2012)
February 2010
Launch of a mentoring program
November 2009
First amendment to the Appointment Regulations of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
February 2009
Launch of the Career Services
January 2009
Launch of the institutionalized university teaching methods with centralized continuing education programs at the Center for Knowledge and Technology Transfer (now: Centre for Knowledge Transfer and Education)
December 2008
Adoption of the Compensation Regulations, including provisions on research and performance bonuses
October 2008 – May 2009
Surveys conducted as part of the 1st Saxon Graduate Study
July 2008
Appointment of an officer for higher education pedagogy
Summer semester 2008
Survey conducted as part of the Study Quality Monitor (HIS GmbH, University of Konstanz)
June 2007
Establishment of an online-based module catalog/database containing Study and Examination Regulations, module descriptions, and accreditation certificates for all degree programmes
May 2007
Appointment Regulations of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
March 2005
First accreditation of the university's degree programs (Bachelor's in computer science, Master's in computer science)