Applying Directly to OVGU

Foreign nationals must apply directly to the university if they ...

1. have already been enrolled or admitted to OVGU.
2. have obtained their Bachelor's degree in Germany and are applying for a Master's degree at OVGU.
3. are participating in a double degree program at OVGU Magdeburg.

These groups use the myOVGU portal.

Exception: Applications for Integrative Neuroscience and Performance Analysis of Sport (Joint Degree) must be conducted through uni-assist in any case.

ATTENTION: 

• Foreign citizens with a Studienkolleg degree are not Bildungsinländer and therefore apply for a place on a Bachelor's degree program via uni-assist.
• External applicants who have already obtained a Master's degree in Germany and wish to apply for a second Master's programme at OVGU must apply again via uni-assist. Please note that enrollment in a second-degree programme incurs fees of €500 per semester.

• Registration: First register on the myOVGU application portal or log in with your existing university account.
• Application: Then apply for your desired degree program. If you are asked to do so, please upload all the documents required for your application during the online application. Your application will then be processed directly. It is not necessary to send documents by post. The online application is complete when it has the status “received”.
• Processing: After completing the online application, your documents will be reviewed and processed by our employees. You will then receive an offer of admission or a rejection via myOVGU. Therefore, please check your e-mail inbox regularly for incoming status changes or log in to the portal regularly.
• Enrollment: If you are admitted, enrolment takes place online in myOVGU. Please note the deadlines for acceptance of your place of study in your letter of admission. You upload your enrollment documents in the online enrollment. Please do not send any documents to the university by post.

Once the semester fee has been received and your insurance status has been checked, your enrolment will be processed by our staff. You will then receive your enrollment documents for the start of your studies.

• Copy of your passport with your photo and personal details
• original language copy and sworn translation of the secondary school leaving certificate (into German or English) with grades and subject overview
• original-language copy and sworn translation of proof of the university entrance examination taken in your home country, if one was taken
• original-language copies and sworn translations of subject and grade overviews, diplomas, university degrees (Bachelor's, Master's) and certificates for years of study already completed at other universities (German or English)

Note: Degree certificates must be available for enrollment at the latest.

• Proof of language proficiency in German or English, depending on the degree program:
  • German: Certificates of completed German examinations (see subject-specific requirements)
  • English: TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent language certificates (please check this at in the short description of your degree program)
• Copy of the certificate of the assessment test (if taken)
• Special certificates if they are required for your desired degree program - please also compare the short description of your degree program (e.g. letter of motivation, proof of internship, proof of aptitude tests)
• Applicants from India, the People's Republic of China and Vietnam must enclose the original digital certificate from the Academic Evaluation Center (APS) of the German Embassy in New Delhi, Beijing or Hanoi.

Please refer to the short description of the degree programme for the exact deadlines. However, we recommend that you apply as early as possible:

• For the winter semester (WS): from mid-May to 15 July
• For the summer semester (SS): from mid-December to 15 January

The university tries to complete the processing of your application within 3 weeks. Applications for NC and master’s degrees usually take longer than that.

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.

If you belong to one of the above-mentioned application groups, please send us your application documents in 3 files in PDF format by e-mail to . The deadlines for applicants with international educational qualifications in the short description of the degree program apply. 

• File 1: Application for admission to the degree program.
• File 2: Certificates: detailed overview see above
• File 3: Other: e.g. passport copy, CV