04. March 2021

Is the HSZG digitally ready?

Yes, say our students! StudyCheck gives the HSZG an award for student satisfaction with their digital studies in Corona times.

Digitally on the move: Young woman has opened the StudyCheck digital readiness ranking page on her laptop.
Image credit: Image from StartupStockPhotos on Pixabay edited by Susanne Fentzel We are digital! Thanks to the positive experiences of our students, the HSZG receives an award for digital teaching.

StudyCheck, Germany's largest and most comprehensive evaluation portal for colleges and universities, asked over 50,000 students about their experiences of "digital studying" during the coronavirus crisis:

  • Can you complete your studies digitally?
  • How accessible are your professors and lecturers online?
  • Is the course material also available online?

By asking these questions, StudyCheck was able to gain an insight into students' satisfaction with the digitalization of their university and created the "Digital Readiness Ranking".

Click here for the Digital Readiness Ranking on StudyCheck.de

What experiences have our students had?

A look at the publicly accessible testimonials from our students on StudyCheck.de shows that they are satisfied with the HSZG's response to the corona crisis and are happy to communicate this to the outside world.

"In times like Covid-19, it's a change for everyone. The HSZG and the lecturers (with a few exceptions) have mastered the changeover excellently and enabled students to have great online teaching. Whether in the form of a live event or the provision of a video. Due to its size, the HSZG and its teaching staff are much closer to the students than large universities."  Student Mechanical Engineering (Diploma)
"The university is reacting very carefully to the coronavirus crisis. It is carefully weighing up what is necessary and what is not. I feel very safe." Student Housing and Real Estate Management (Diploma)
"The university has responded to the coronavirus crisis with online lectures and that works really well." Molecular Biotechnology student (Bachelor)
"All seminars and lectures are offered online. All lecturers are in close contact with the students. So far, solutions have always been found to continue teaching in the best possible way. So far, the lack of face-to-face teaching has not led to any disadvantages for me." Management in Healthcare student (Master's degree)

Thanks to this and many other positive student evaluations, the HSZG received a score of 4.94 and thus the new Digital Readiness award from StudyCheck. Across Germany, 48 other colleges and universities made it into the ranking, with the HSZG being the only Saxon university to achieve a ranking.

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