It offers Bachelor's, Master's and traditional German Diplom degrees in four core areas: Technology, Economics, Arts, and Life Sciences.

Zwickau's tradition of higher education reaches back to the founding of a Latin school in the late thirteenth century.

The origins of the vocational university, however, are more connected to the boom of mining and industrial production in Saxony in the early 1800s.

Study Programmes: Electrical Engineering, Information & Communication Technology, Automotive Electronics, Electrical and Electronic Systems[6] With numerous courses of study, institutes and departments, the Faculty of Business and Economics instructs and conducts research in a broad range of economic fields, taking interdisciplinary approaches and offering instruction with a focus on practical aspects.

Study Programmes: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Sciences, Data Science, Digital Health, Medical and Health Technology, Physical Engineering, Nanotechnology[10] The WHZ's programs are divided into three core areas of focus: Technology, Economics and Quality of Life.

[11] The Technology category is the largest and incorporates a range of engineering disciplines, including many directly related to automotive production.

Finally, the Quality of Life category includes a wide range of practical, interdisciplinary programs from various types of Design to applied Heath Sciences and Healthcare Management.

In addition to professors and students, more than 150 employees work exclusively on projects supported with third-party funding and generate several million Euros annually in nearly 50 unique fields.

[13] Outside of classes, the university also offers a number of extracurricular activities, including a student choir and a range of casual sport programs.