About HTWK Leipzig
Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) was established in 1992, building on its predecessors and continuing a long tradition of scholarship in Leipzig. Today, with about 6,000 students, HTWK Leipzig ranks among Germany’s largest universities of applied sciences. Providing practice-oriented, career-relevant education in short and intense courses of study that lead to accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees is HTWK Leipzig’s trademark feature. Our curricula have been designed to meet rapidly evolving industry needs, preparing students for high-level professional practice in fields such as engineering, business, social science and cultural studies.
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Campus facts
- About 40,000 students are enrolled at the universities in Leipzig. Around two-thirds study at Leipzig University, followed by Leipzig University of Applied Sciences with approximately 6,500 enrolled students (effective 2023).
- 34,590 cups of coffee were sold at the Mensa Academica (2023) which is situated in the Lipsius building on the HTWK Leipzig campus. In the same year, Studentenwerk Leipzig states that the amount of 8.000 kilograms of pasta was sold. On peak days, 1,522 people eat in our canteen.
- Our gym, which can be reached in a couple of minutes by bike, is open 76 hours a week during normal operation and over 70 different sport courses.
- At the university language centre, you can learn 6 different languages - respectively at different levels of educational requirement. There are also English courses especially for staff.
- In total, we have about 60 musicians in our own HTWK orchestra.