OVGU Magdeburg (GER)
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg is home to nearly 13,800 students of which 1,300 are international students. It has two main campuses, one in in the city centre (“Universitätsplatz”) and the other, of the Medical School, in the south of the town (“Leipziger Strasse”). OVGU was founded in 1993, in a merger of the formerly existing Technical University, the Teacher Training College and the Medical School. OVGU comprises 9 faculties, from the humanities over maths, engineering and natural sciences to economics and medicine, with more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree courses. The University is named after Otto von Guericke, Magdeburg's famous son. Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) was active throughout Europe as an esteemed diplomat and politician. Also, he became well-known as the father of experimental physics. His famous "Magdeburg semispheres experiment” proved for the first time ever the existence of the vacuum.
Outstanding is the academic infrastructure in Magdeburg. The attractive research and educational landscape enables successful cooperations.