Applying via uni-assist e.V.
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. This also applies to Master's applications if a 1st Master's degree has already been obtained in Germany (exception: OVGU graduates).
For all applicants who apply with an international educational qualification (A-Levels, High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Feststellungsprüfung or similar), the application is also made via the uni-assist e.V., irrespective of the applicant’s nationality.[GM1]
Please note that applications for the Master's degree programmes Integrative Neuroscience and Performance Analysis of Sport are always made via uni-assist.
Exceptions
- prospective students of human medicine can find more information on the application process directly on the website of the Faculty of Medicine: http://www.med.ovgu.de/sdkBewerbung.html
- prospective students for the first semester of the Bachelor of Psychology programme who are citizens of an EU member state, the EEA states Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland or have a German university entrance qualification (Bildungsinländer:innen) must first register via Hochschulstart and then apply to OVGU. On this page, you will find detailed information on how to apply for the first semester of Psychology.
- Foreign nationals must apply directly to the university, if they
- have already been enrolled at OVGU at any time in the past;
- have obtained their Bachelor's degree in Germany and are seeking a Master's degree;
- are interested in teacher training programmes; further education programmes; doctoral programmes/doctoral studies
- are scholarship holders for the Master's programme "Peace and Conflict Studies", CONACyT applicants from Mexico
- Find out everything you need to know about your course on the OVGU website;
- in addition, also find out about uni-assist from the relevant website;
- apply online via my.uni-assist.de;
- Please forward your documents in the required format (certified copies and sworn translations) to uni-assist:
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
c/o uni-assist e. V.
11507 Berlin
Germany
- Your full set of documents (including all language certificates) and your application fee must have been received by uni-assist by the closing date for applications to your chosen course.
- After completing the application form you can also upload documents to the uni-assist portal.
- Please do not send any documents to the University.
- Uni-assist will let you know if your application has been forwarded to the University. The University will then make contact with you within four weeks.
- simple copy of the pages of your passport containing your personal details and photograph, and your residence permit where applicable;
- officially certified copy and sworn translation of your secondary school leaving certificate (in German or English) with grades and overview of subjects;
- officially certified copy and sworn translation of the certificate for the higher education entrance examination completed in your home country, if taken;
- officially certified 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; if you are studying in a Bachelor's programme outside of the European Higher Education Area, please note that you need to have finished your Bachelor's degree when applying for a Master's programme
- officially certified copy of German or English language certificates, depending on the course:
- German: Proof of completion of German language examinations, proof of at least level C1 according to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
Overview of deviating language requirements for specific courses of study. - English: Please check in the brief description of your course which language certificates are accepted. Certificates of IELTS and TOEFL can be uploaded additionally to my.uni-assist. uni-assist is an IELTS Recognising Institution and your certificate can be verified online. Please have your official TOEFL score report sent directly to uni-assist (uni-assist TOEFL Code: 2727) for verification.
- German: Proof of completion of German language examinations, proof of at least level C1 according to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
- officially certified copy of the entrance examination certificate (if required);
- specific evidence, if required for your desired course (letter of motivation, proof of internship or placement, letter of recommendation, proof of having completed aptitude tests, GRE/GMAT - in this regard, please check the brief description of your course);
- applicants with degrees from India, the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, please append an original of the certificate issued by the Academic Evaluation Centre (Akademische Prüfstelle, APS) at the German Embassy in New Delhi, Beijing (German only) or Hanoi (German only).
Exception for Summer Semester 2024 for applicants from India: For capacity reasons, the APS certificate does not have to be presented with the application. However, enrolment is only possible with the APS certificate.
- For the winter semester (WS): by 15 July
- For the summer semester (SS): by 15 January
The application period for the summer semester 2024 started on 15 October 2023.
Some courses have their own application deadlines
Study Programme |
Degree |
Deadline |
Semester |
Integrative Neuroscience | (M. Sc.) |
1 January to 15 March |
for winter semester |
International Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship | (M. Sc.) |
15 April until 15 June 15 October until 15 December |
for winter semester for summer semester |
Operations Research and Business Analytics | (M. Sc.) |
15 April until 15 June |
for winter semester |
Performance Analysis of Sport | (M. Sc.) | 15 April until 15 June | for winter semester |
Data and Knowledge Engineering | (M.Sc.) |
15 April until 15 May |
for winter semester for summer semester |
Digital Engineering | (M.Sc.) |
15 April until 15 May 15 October until 15 November |
for winter semester for summer semester |
Visual Computing | (M. Sc.) | 15 April until 15 May | for winter semester |
Medical Systems Engineering | (M. Sc.) | 15 October until 15 December | for summer semester |
Systems Engineering for Manufacturing | (M. Sc.) | 15 April until 15 June | for winter semester |
Advanced Semiconductor Nanotechnologies | (M. Sc.) | 15 April until 15 July | for winter semester |
Biomechanical Engineering | (M.Sc.) | 15 April until 15 June | for winter semester |
Uni-assist will check your documents for completeness, determine your eligibility for higher education (HZB) and/or eligibility to study on a Master's degree course (MZB), calculate your HZB and MZB grades, check that you meet the linguistic conditions and where applicable document additional aspects of your application. You will be kept up to date regularly about the status of your application and notified of the outcome of the checks.
If the outcome is positive, your application will be forwarded electronically to the University. Subsequently the University will make contact with you and advise you of its decision with regard to your application.
If your documents do not meet the formal admission requirements, you will also be informed and your documents will be retained by uni-assist. If you wish to study at our University, you would then - if applicable with new proofs - need to reapply for the next semester or year.
Your details will be retained by uni-assist for four years. Your application documents will be kept by uni-assist for one year. As a rule they will not be returned to you.
After uni-assist has forwarded your application to the university, we require approximately four more weeks for further processing. During this period, please refrain from any inquiries about the status of your application. In any case, you will be informed about the final decision as soon as possible.