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Master’s · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

AI and Engineering for Medical Applications M.Sc.

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg · Magdeburg · Official programme page

20 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 7 November 2026

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

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“The courses are held in English. German language courses are offered alongside the degree programme”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

OVGU's own page does not state the teaching language; the university's DAAD entry does.

Study mode
Blended
Source
“Pace of course Self-paced (Material is always available and students progress at their own speed) … Phase(s) of attendance in Germany (applies to the entire programme) Yes, compulsory”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

Self-paced material with compulsory attendance phases in Germany. The OVGU page says nothing about the mode.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Programme duration 4 semesters Beginning Winter semester”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

The OVGU page gives the same standard period of study.

Credits
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026

The datasheets and the English-programmes overview give only the standard period of study in semesters. Credit totals appear solely in each programme's Studien- und Prüfungsordnung in the German Verwaltungshandbuch, which is reached through a multi-level index and whose links from the English pages are partly stale, so no figure is recorded.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Programme duration 4 semesters Beginning Winter semester”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)Late applications may be accepted on individual request.
Source
“The application deadline is 15 July; however, late applications may still be accepted upon individual request.”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

Non-EU tuition
€4,165 per semester Stated for applicants from all countries
Source
“The following tuition fees apply for applicants from: all countries 4,165 EUR”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

A continuing-education master's (Weiterbildung), so it is outside Saxony-Anhalt's no-tuition rule. 4,165 EUR per semester over four semesters is 16,660 EUR. The figure comes only from the university's own DAAD entry; neither the OVGU programme page nor the Fees & Charges page prints it.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“none (no numerus clausus)”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/AI+and+Engineering+for+Medical+Applications+%28M_Sc_%29-p-143803.html · checked 7 November 2026

The page's 'Admission restrictions' field. Admission still depends on an aptitude test set by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, recorded under otherSelection.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“or an equivalent degree with at least 180 ECTS credits”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/AI+and+Engineering+for+Medical+Applications+%28M_Sc_%29-p-143803.html · checked 7 November 2026

Subject background
University degree in a field relevant to medical engineering or electrical engineering with at least 180 ECTS, including 20 ECTS mathematics, 15 ECTS physics / medical physics, 20 ECTS electrical engineering / information technology / electronics, 10 ECTS computer science / programming and 5 ECTS anatomy / physiology; at most 25 ECTS may be missing in total
Source
“To be admitted to the Master's program, applicants must have completed a university degree in a field relevant to medical engineering or electrical engineering (e.g., Bachelor's, Diploma, Magister, or an equivalent degree with at least 180 ECTS credits).”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/AI+and+Engineering+for+Medical+Applications+%28M_Sc_%29-p-143803.html · checked 7 November 2026

Applicants who are missing more than 25 ECTS get a one-time notification of what they must acquire before applying again.

English
Level B2. Proof via a placement test or interview rather than a certificate
Source
“English language skills B2 required, proof via placement test/interview”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

The only programme in this record that does not ask for a certificate from the OVGU framework of reference. OVGU's own page states no language requirement at all.

German
When applying: German A2, proved by a placement test or interview. During studies: Course-specific German language courses run alongside the programme
Source
“German language skills A2 required, proof via placement test/interview”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

The only master's in this record that asks for German at application. OVGU's own page states no language requirement.

Other required tests
Aptitude test administered by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Source
“Additionally, applicants must complete an aptitude test administered by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.”

www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/AI+and+Engineering+for+Medical+Applications+%28M_Sc_%29-p-143803.html · checked 7 November 2026

Selection
An aptitude test set by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, plus one year of work experience
Source
“One year job experience required”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/10712/ · checked 7 November 2026

The work-experience condition appears only in the DAAD entry, not on the OVGU page.

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“Applications for teaching or continuing education programs Please note that it is not possible to apply online for these degree programs. Foreign nationals should always use the Application for Admission to Studies form.”

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

Not via uni-assist: continuing-education programmes use OVGU's paper 'Application for Admission to Studies' form. The programme page's own 'Apply now!' button instead points to the Steinbeis-next portal (steinbeis-next.de/master-ai-medical-technologies/), and the DAAD entry only says 'Submit application via Please check this website.' — the two routes are not reconciled on any page.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“Some applicants are exempt from showing an additional proof of their English proficiency. This is the case for the following … All other applicants must submit official language certificates with their application.”
“English language skills B2 required, proof via placement test/interview” page

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

The exemption list covers secondary school certificates from Australia, Canada (except Quebec and New Brunswick) and the USA, British and international GCE A-Levels, the Irish Leaving Certificate, the New Zealand NCEA, the Scottish Qualifications Certificate, the IB Diploma (Language A or B HL), the European Baccalaureate (L1 or L2), university degrees from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, New Zealand and the USA, a qualification equivalent to a German degree from 14 Caribbean and Commonwealth states, and the German Abitur. India, Nigeria and Pakistan appear nowhere in it, and no OVGU page accepts a medium-of-instruction letter or an English-taught degree earned in those countries, so applicants from the three always submit a certificate. An applicant from one of them who happens to hold a listed qualification (most plausibly international GCE A-Levels) is exempt on that qualification, not on their country. For this programme the university's DAAD entry replaces the certificate with a placement test or interview for every applicant, so there is no country-based waiver here either; the two statements are not reconciled on any page.

Rules that name these countries

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.