University landscape

The university landscape in the Free State of Saxony is diverse and vast. Four universities, five art academies and five universities of applied sciences form the heart of Saxony’s higher education landscape. They offer a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from the Humanities to the MINT subjects (Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Technology) and the best study conditions for the approximately 107,000 students studying there.

The Berufsakademie Sachsen (University of Cooperative Education in Saxony) with its seven locations in Bautzen, Breitenbrunn, Dresden, Glauchau, Plauen, Leipzig and Riesa is an integral part of the educational landscape in Saxony.

The Saxonian cities of Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Freiberg are all university centres rich in tradition, each with a broad spectrum of subjects on offer in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business Administration and Law.

Music, Theatre, Dance, Visual Arts, Graphics and Book Art – Saxony offers an excellent education in these areas. One important feature is the regular collaboration with some of Saxony’s most famous orchestras, theatres and art collections.

For those who are seeking a practice-oriented course of study, they cannot go wrong with one of the five Universities of Applied Sciences. Here you can acquire an university degree in the following fields: Engineering, Business Administration, Media Sciences, Social Sciences or Arts.

The University of Cooperative Education Berufsakademie Sachsen has seven locations – in Bautzen, Breitenbrunn, Dresden, Glauchau, Leipzig, Plauen and Riesa.