Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is a member university of uni-assist and in future all applications for admission from candidates who have obtained their university entrance qualification (A-Levels, High School Diploma, Baccalaureat, Gaokao or similar) and/or Master's admission qualification (Bachelor's degree, University Diploma or similar) abroad will be checked by uni-assist. This is also valid for applications to master's programmes if you have already completed a previous master's degree in Germany (except graduates of OVGU).

The process enables you to apply to several uni-assist member universities at once whilst only needing to submit one set of certified and translated documents. Uni-assist will let you know in good time whether or not your documents are complete and if your evidence of qualifications fulfils the formal requirements for the course of your choice.

If you wish to apply to more than one university, please check whether the other universities of your choice are also uni-assist member universities (at present this applies to 170 out of 350 German universities). An up-to-date list of all uni-assist member universities is available directly from the uni-assist website.

Exeptions

1. For Medicine: Citizens of EU member states, applicants from the EEA states of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as well as foreign applicants who acquired their entitlement to admission to a German university in the German education system, are treated in the same way as German candidates in the application process. In this case, the application documents for the first semester must be submitted to the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (foundation for university admission). More information is available on www.hochschulstart.de (German only).
   
   
2. For the Bachelor programme Psychology: Citizens of EU member states, applicants from the EEA states of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as well as foreign applicants who acquired their entitlement to admission to a German university in the German education system, are treated in the same way as German candidates in the application process. Applicants for the winter semester 2016 participate in the Dialog Oriented Service Process (DoSV) an register first at “Stiftung Hochschulstart”. Using the registration numbers of the “Stiftung” they can then apply directly at OVGU.
   
   
3. Direct application also applies for:

1. Foreign applicants, who earned their Bachelor's degree in Germany, apply directly to University. (Exception: Applications for Master courses Integrative Neuroscience and  Performance Analysis of Sport must in any case be conducted through uni-assist).

2. Applicants for the courses listed below:

Teaching Degree Programmes
Further Qualification
Doctoral Studies

• 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.
    
• 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

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.