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Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg · Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt · www.ovgu.de

Researched 7 November 2026 · 523 facts from 50 official pages

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

English-taught programmes
22 master’s, 6 bachelor’s
Campuses
Magdeburg
How you apply
Through uni-assist
Source
“Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg is a uni-assist member. That means that all applications for admission from applicants who have obtained their entrance qualification for higher education (for bachelor degree) and/or Master's degree abroad are pre-checked by uni-assist e.V.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/Applying+via+uni_assist+e_V_-p-107054.html · checked 7 November 2026

Applicants with a foreign school-leaving certificate or a foreign bachelor's degree always go through uni-assist, whatever their nationality. They apply directly through myOVGU only if they have already been enrolled or admitted at OVGU, earned their bachelor's degree in Germany, or are on a double-degree programme; Integrative Neuroscience and Performance Analysis of Sport are always via uni-assist even then. The continuing-education master's AI and Engineering for Medical Applications is outside this route (see the programme).

APS certificate (India)
Needed when you apply
Source
“Applicants from India, the People's Republic of China and Vietnam must enclose a (digital) original certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) in New Delhi, Beijing or Hanoi.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/Applying+via+uni_assist+e_V_-p-107054.html · checked 7 November 2026

Listed among the documents that have to reach uni-assist (or myOVGU, for direct applicants) with the application, i.e. by the application deadline, not later at enrolment.

Semester contribution
€329.30 per semester, includes a transport ticket
Source
“The semester fee at the University of Magdeburg is €329.30 for winter semester 2026/27.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/fees-path-46492,44792.html · checked 14 November 2026

Winter semester 2026/27. Breakdown: 90.00 Studentenwerk Magdeburg + 226.80 Deutschlandsemesterticket + 12.50 Studierendenrat. The DAAD programme pages still print a stale 311.30 EUR.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“For the winter semester (WS): by 15 July For the summer semester (SS) : by 15 January”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/Applying+via+uni_assist+e_V_-p-107054.html · checked 7 November 2026

Most programmes admit in the winter semester only; the programme records say which.

Applying

How you apply

Application route
Through uni-assist
Source
“Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg is a uni-assist member. That means that all applications for admission from applicants who have obtained their entrance qualification for higher education (for bachelor degree) and/or Master's degree abroad are pre-checked by uni-assist e.V.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/Applying+via+uni_assist+e_V_-p-107054.html · checked 7 November 2026

Applicants with a foreign school-leaving certificate or a foreign bachelor's degree always go through uni-assist, whatever their nationality. They apply directly through myOVGU only if they have already been enrolled or admitted at OVGU, earned their bachelor's degree in Germany, or are on a double-degree programme; Integrative Neuroscience and Performance Analysis of Sport are always via uni-assist even then. The continuing-education master's AI and Engineering for Medical Applications is outside this route (see the programme).

APS certificate (India)
Needed when you apply
Source
“Applicants from India, the People's Republic of China and Vietnam must enclose a (digital) original certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) in New Delhi, Beijing or Hanoi.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/Applying+via+uni_assist+e_V_-p-107054.html · checked 7 November 2026

Listed among the documents that have to reach uni-assist (or myOVGU, for direct applicants) with the application, i.e. by the application deadline, not later at enrolment.

Studienkolleg
Linked Studienkolleg
Source
“The Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt has a state preparatory college … there are also three other private Studienkollegs in Magdeburg”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/International/Incoming+_+Ways+to+the+University/International+Students/Full_Time+Studies/General+Requirements.html · checked 7 November 2026

OVGU runs no Studienkolleg of its own. Applicants whose school certificate does not give access to German higher education are referred to the Landesstudienkolleg Halle (run by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences) or to private Studienkollegs in Magdeburg; OVGU has its own Ordnung for the subject-related entrance examination after a 'kooperierendes Studienkolleg'. Admission to the Studienkolleg entrance exam needs German B2.

International office
www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/internationaloffice.html
Source
“The Team of the International Office”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/internationaloffice.html · checked 7 November 2026

Team K61 'Student Mobilities & International Students' advises incoming degree-seekers; the Campus Welcome Center is the walk-in contact.

Applying from India? Some programmes here accept Duolingo, PTE or TOEFL Home Edition. The German missions in India do not recognise these tests for the student visa, so you will still need a test such as IELTS.

Not recognised for the visa in India: Duolingo English Test, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT Home Edition.
Source
“Please note that neither Duolingo tests nor Pearson PTE or TOEFL home edition tests are recognized for applications in India.”

india.diplo.de/in-en/service/2756350-2756350 · checked 7 November 2026

Applies to the visa application even when the university accepts these tests for admission.

Money

What it costs

Tuition for non-EU students
No tuition fees for a first degree, and no fee that depends on nationality. Fees apply only for second-degree studies (500 EUR per semester), for guest students and for students over 60. Two programmes charge a programme fee: International Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the continuing-education master's AI and Engineering for Medical Applications.
Source
“There are no tuition fees and the semester fee already includes the Deutschland-Ticket.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/Study/Organization+of+the+Stay/Finance-p-48630.html · checked 14 November 2026

The 500 EUR second-degree fee is stated on the 'Applying Directly to OVGU' page: 'Please note that enrollment in a second-degree programme incurs fees of €500 per semester.' It hits applicants who already hold a master's degree obtained in Germany.

Semester contribution
€329.30 per semester, includes a transport ticket
Source
“The semester fee at the University of Magdeburg is €329.30 for winter semester 2026/27.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/fees-path-46492,44792.html · checked 14 November 2026

Winter semester 2026/27. Breakdown: 90.00 Studentenwerk Magdeburg + 226.80 Deutschlandsemesterticket + 12.50 Studierendenrat. The DAAD programme pages still print a stale 311.30 EUR.

Other compulsory fees
Not stated by the university
4 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No page states a fee that every (non-EU) student must pay besides the semester contribution. The fees that do exist are not universal: uni-assist's handling fee (recorded per programme as the application fee), 500 EUR per semester for second-degree studies, and an 80 EUR DSH examination fee that only applicants taking the German examination pay.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.

Programmes

Master’s programmes (22)

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (3)

Political Science & Public Policy (2)

  • European Studies M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • Peace and Conflict Studies M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Mechanical Engineering (2)

  • Biomechanical Engineering M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jun 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • Computational Methods in Engineering M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

Chemical & Process Engineering (2)

  • Chemical and Energy Engineering M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

  • Process Safety and Environmental Engineering M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

Computer Science & Software Engineering (2)

  • Digital Engineering M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    26 Nov 2026 (summer 2027); 15 May 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • Visual Computing M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 May 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Electrical & Electronics Engineering (2)

Finance & Accounting (2)

Materials Science & Nanotechnology (1)

Economics (1)

  • Economics / Volkswirtschaftslehre M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

Biology & Life Sciences (1)

  • Integrative Neurosciences M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Business & Management (1)

Education & Teaching (1)

Sport Science (1)

Manufacturing & Production (1)

Programmes

Bachelor’s programmes (6)

Business & Management (2)

Political Science & Public Policy (1)

  • European Studies B.A.

    Length
    6 semesters
    Language
    English and German
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    Places
    Unrestricted

Computer Science & Software Engineering (1)

Biology & Life Sciences (1)

  • Biomedical Sciences B.Sc.

    Length
    6 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    Places
    Restricted (limited places)

Mechanical Engineering (1)

  • Engineering Science B.Sc.

    Length
    6 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    Places
    Unrestricted

Method

Sources and method

Every fact on this page was read on an official page of the university, uni-assist, DAAD or a public authority on 7 November 2026 and is stored with a verbatim quote. A script fetches each page again and checks that the quote is still there. The quotes for each programme are on its own page: open a programme to see them.

“None” or “Not required” means the university says so. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says; open it to see which pages those were.

523 facts from 50 official pages.