University of Applied Sciences Wurzburg-Schweinfurt

With more than 9,300 students and about 200 professors, the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, or FHWS, is one of Bavaria's most prominent applied sciences universities. FHWS was founded in 1971 with two successful locations to this day - in the cities of Würzburg and Schweinfurt.
FHWS's ten faculties offer more than 40 bachelor's and master's degree programs. The comprehensive and forward-looking programs cover technology, economics, social sciences, computer sciences, visual design, and language. Studying at FHWS is characterized by a particular orientation towards application. A practical semester, project work, and a high share of practical work in laboratories and seminars underline the importance of a practice-oriented approach at FHWS. Students are perfectly prepared for their future working life and the demands of the labor market.
Program "Quality Pact for Teaching" by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project BEST-FIT is implementing measures aiming to increase the rate of passed exams and thus reduce the rates of dropouts.
FHWS is also a part of "Hochschule dual," an initiative by Bavarian universities of applied sciences that offers a dual study program, either as a combined studies program (training + studies) or as studies with intensified practice (studies + integrated practical/internship phases).
At universities of applied sciences, research is crucial to teach the state of art in technology and science. New technologies and scientific developments following the research activities of our professors are implemented into teaching. Research activities are undertaken in cooperation close to practice with regional companies and institutes and national and international research projects.
In many FHWS laboratories, students can apply to practice and intensify skills and knowledge previously acquired theoretically. Moreover, in six institutions of FHWS, research is additionally fuelled. As part of the research map of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK), FHWS defines two main research areas: Energy technology and efficiency and mobility and people.
Also, FHWS is part of a worldwide network of about 140 international partner institutions where FHWS-students can do a semester abroad.
Digitalization is changing the world of work and will gain further importance in the future. FHWS is embracing this development by its digitalization strategy. It includes a view outside, towards its students and imparting the related competence, and a view inside that is promoting digitalization within the organizational structure of FHWS.
Additionally, FHWS is a member of the Centre for Digital Innovations Mainfranken (ZDI), supporting and encouraging digital business start-ups.
The University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, or FHWS, is one of Bavaria's most prominent universities of applied sciences. On the following pages, you find all necessary information about FHWS, characterized by a broad, practice-oriented range of courses and research activity, internationalization, digitalization, and a comprehensive program for continuing education. To get a first impression of FHWS, you may want to look at our photo gallery or watch videos. You can get additional information from the facts and figures section, but also our target agreements.
With the cities of Würzburg and Schweinfurt, FHWS has two locations in northern Bavaria. All our faculties and their degree programs are spread throughout several buildings. You can see what is where on the list of FHWS sites.
Commencement with 1,566 students in seven courses. These were Architecture, Civil Engineering, Business Administration and Communication Design at the university in Würzburg, and Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Schweinfurt.
As a means of support to students and teachers, FHWS provides an online learning platform, "E-Learning@fhws."
General and contact information, short descriptions of all degree programs, and an overview of the respective modules are compiled in the current Study Guide.
Regulations like, for example, the Study and Examination Regulations of the degree programs, registration/enrolment figures, but also the Constitution of FHWS (Grundordnung) can be downloaded from the Official Publications' section.
The most important dates (application period, re-enrolment period, start and end of lectures, lecture-free days/periods, examination periods, the publication of grades, etc.) can be found in the list of semester dates.