Big festival in Leipzig: HTWK welcomes new students and new rector!

Big festival in Leipzig: HTWK welcomes new students and new rector!

This afternoon of October 7, a solemn act took place in the historic Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, in which more than 1,600 new students were enrolled. This marks the beginning of the winter semester 2024/25 at the University of Technology, Economy and Culture Leipzig (HTWK Leipzig). At the same time, the new rector of the university, Prof. Jean-Alexander Müller, was officially introduced to his office during this solemn ceremony.

During the ceremony, Dr. Ronald Werner, head of department at the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism, and Dr. Mathias Reuschel, chairman of the S&P Group and the HTWK Leipzig University Council, the official chain and completed the rectorate.

Student numbers and courses

This winter semester, around 1,200 bachelor and 400 master students have enrolled at the HTWK Leipzig. This leads to a total of around 6,500 students at the university. The bachelor's degree programs in social work and business management are particularly in demand. The media production course is new this year, which is also highly demanded. In addition, the fields of civil engineering and international management are very popular.

"With the most number of enrolled in Saxony, our university is the largest University of Applied Sciences in the Free State. In addition, we have reached the top ten rankings in Germany this year," explained Prof. Müller.

The HTWK Leipzig has set itself the goal of going beyond the limits of pure engineering and seeing technology as part of social development. Prof. Müller emphasizes that every technological progress also has social changes. The transfer of knowledge from universities in practical applications changes working worlds and influences the social structure. "We are aware of this responsibility," continued Müller.

The new rector

Prof. Jean-Alexander Müller, born in 1973, studied computer science at the University of Leipzig and did her doctorate there. In 2004 he started a call to the HTW Dresden, where he took over a professorship for computer networks and communication systems. He has been a professor of computer networks at the HTWK Leipzig since 2018 and was also a founding dean of the Faculty of Digital Transformation. He succeeded Prof. Mark Mietzner after he was elected Rector on February 7, 2024 by the extended Senate of the HTWK.

After today's opening ceremony, the HTWK Leipzig will continue to provide extensive statistical data on student development. This information can be accessed around the end of the year on the homepage of the university and via the State Statistical Office. It remains to be seen how the figures develop in the course of the outstanding enematriculation process, since the current figures are temporarily and are not yet complete when it comes to today, October 7, 2024.

Details on the events and future development at the HTWK Leipzig can continue to www.l-iz.de be read.