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The German Research Foundation has announced which Clusters of Excellence will be funded from 2026. Unfortunately, the SmartProSys application from our university is not one of them. The Rector would like to thank everyone involved and is certain: “As Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, we will emerge stronger from this challenging process”.tto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg gestärkt hervor".

The civil engineering and pipeline work to implement the energy concept makes it necessary to close Falkenbergstraße south of the buildings G05 / G06 / G12 intersection to regular vehicle traffic until July 31, 2025 and the northern section from August 1 to October 31, 2025. Denhardtstraße is expected to remain closed until June 30, 2025. Site plan

Due to construction measures to implement the energy concept, it is necessary to temporarily interrupt the heat supply from May 5, 2025 up to and including October 5, 2025.

The Eco-Social University Days (ÖSHT) are dedicated to social interaction and community in Magdeburg from June 10 to 17, 2025. All organizations, associations, but also individuals are invited to help shape them and register in the “interested parties form”. If you have any questions, please contact the Sustainability Office.

Campus holiday at OVGU! Children aged 6 to 11 will once again have the opportunity to immerse themselves in university life for a week this year. Anyone interested can make a note of the period from June 30 to July 18, 2025. Registration for the draw will be possible from March. 

The exhibition “Immanuel Kant's essay ‘On Perpetual Peace’ in book series” can be seen in the University Library until March 31, 2025. It presents editions of Kant's 1795 peace essay from the Ute-und-Wolfram-Neumann-Stiftung book series. Neele Wiezer curated the exhibition, which was prepared by the Chair of German Cultural Studies: Modern German Literature and the Book Series Research Unit. It can be visited during the library's opening hours.

Almost three weeks after the attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market, our thoughts are still with the many injured and our sincere condolences go out to the victims and their families. Among them are numerous students and employees of the university. We assure them of our full support. We strongly condemn the political instrumentalization of the attack as well as the verbal and physical attacks and discrimination against our international students and employees.

There will be another Long Night of Science in 2025. “Knowledge from here” is the motto again on June 14. Your ideas are needed. What exciting offers would you like to present from your field of research on the Long Night? There will be an official survey in January. You then have until the end of February to register your ideas.

Calendars for 2025 with views of the Magdeburg University campus from yesterday and today can now be ordered online (in German). The transformation of the university becomes visible in 12 photomontages of current and historical views from 50 years of university history. The price is 20 euros. The proceeds will go towards a German scholarship.

Our corporate design (CD) is a guideline for uniform design, both for the visual appearance and for texts. In addition to the writing rules for German-language texts, translation standards for English-language fonts have now also been published to ensure a uniform appearance. Texts must always be translated into American English. The dictionary for American English by Merriam-Webster is recommended as a reference work. To the "General rules for written English publications".