Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Motto	Rethinking the world together[1]
Type	Public
Established	1993
Budget	€156.6 mil.[2]
Chancellor	Jörg Wadzack
Rector	Jens Strackeljan
Academic staff	1,226[2]
Administrative staff	830[2]
Students	13,143[2]
Location	Magdeburg , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany 52°08′24″N11°38′35″E / 52.140°N 11.643°E /52.140; 11.643
Colours	Purple
Affiliations	GU8,[3]EUA,[4]GRF,[5]DFN,[6]GRC[7]
Website	www.ovgu.de

TheOtto von Guericke University Magdeburg(German pronunciation^ⓘ) (Short:OVGU) is a public research university founded in 1993 and is located inMagdeburg, the Capital city ofSaxony-Anhalt. The university has about 13,000 students in ninefaculties.

The university is named after thephysicistand former mayor of MagdeburgOtto von Guericke. The main research areas of the university are in theneurosciences, biosystems technology,disease prevention, automotive research, digital engineering andrenewable energies.^[8]

One of the best-known alumni and professors is theLeibniz PrizewinnerAxel Ockenfels.

The university was founded in 1993 and is therefore one of the youngest universities inGermany. The roots of the university lie in the three higher education institutions that previously existed in the city of Magdeburg: Technical University, University of Education and Medical Academy. Due to the three predecessor institutions, there are still three campuses today: "Universitätsplatz", "Universitätsklinikum" and "Zschokkestrasse". Since 2022, Otto von Guericke University has been part of theEuropeanuniversity network "EU Green" along with eight other universities. This is intended to promote international cooperation in order to adequately meet future social challenges.^[9]

• Faculty of Computer Science (FIN)
• Faculty of Economics and Management (FWW)
• Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (FHW)
• Faculty of Mathematics (FMA)
• Faculty of Medicine (FME)
• Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNW)
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FMB)
• Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering (FVST)
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT)

University rankings
Overall – Global & National
QSWorld[citation needed] THEWorld2024[10] 601-800 46-48 ARWUWorld[citation needed] QSEurope[citation needed] QSEmployability[citation needed] THEEmployability[citation needed]

In theTimes Higher Education World University Rankingsof 2024, the university is placed at 601-800 globally and 46-48 within the country.^[10]

IKUS^[11]is an inter-cultural association for international students. It contributes to cultural synergies between the countries. Students actively participate in and celebrate cultural festivals frequently. A large number of foreign students organize the days for each country.

MIPS^[12](= Magdeburg International PhD Students) is the network for international PhD students at OvGU. This association helps to create and enhance the contact between international PhD students in order to promote the social and academic integration of young scientists. MIPS offers support and advice in various areas, e.g. to learn about Magdeburg and the German language, to give information about scholarships and job opportunities.

Studentenwerk Magdeburg^[13]is a student organization which provides a mensa (canteen) and dormitories for students. There are more than 10dormitoriesnear or on the university's campus.

A sample of alumni and lecturers of the university includes:

• Antje Buschschulte– swimming world champion and PhD biologist
• Arno Ros– philosopher and former professor of theoretical philosophy at the university
• Axel Ockenfels– professor for economics
• Bernhard Sabel– psychologist who heads the Institute of Medical Psychology
• Birgitta Wolff– economist, politician and former president of theGoethe University Frankfurt
• Claudia Maria Buch– economist, university teacher and currently Vice President of theBundesbank
• Dagmar Schipanski– physicist, university teacher and politician
• Henning Scheich– professor for physiology at the medical faculty
• Johannes Mallow– winner of theWorld Memory Championships.
• Nguyễn Thiện Nhân–Vietnam's former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training, who graduated with a doctorate in cybernetics
• Rumiana Jeleva– former Minister of Foreign Affairs ofBulgaria, who earned a PhD in sociology
• Raila Odingaakenyanpolitician,former prime minister.

• Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics,^[14]an internationalacademic journalin the field oftheoretical computer sciencepublished by the university.
• Technische Mechanik,^[15]an internationalacademic journalin the field of analytical, experimental and numerical mechanics is also published by the university.

• Official website(in English)
• Medical Faculty of the University Magdeburg(in English)
• Inter-Cultural association for international students (IKUS)(in English)
• Magdeburg International PhD Students (MIPS)(in English)
• Student organization(in English)