Facts and Information
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Standort Magdeburg
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Standort Magdeburg
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Basic information
- Kind of Institution and funding body
- University of applied sciences, public
- Year of foundation
- 1991
- Total number of Students
- 5,252
- Students at this campus
- 3,717
- Semester contribution
- 153.70 €
- Tuition fees
- There are no study fees.
Students by area of study
- Medicine, Health Science
- 12.2%
- Natural Sciences, Mathematics
- 1.8%
- Law, Economic and Social Sciences
- 27.4%
- Humanities, Languages
- 5.8%
- Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
- 46.2%
- Other studies
- 6.7%
Students by type of degree pursued
- Bachelor's degree
- 80.1%
- Master's degree
- 17.6%
- Teacher qualification degree
- 0%
- Pre-Bologna degrees
- 0%
- Other types of degrees
- 2.3%
Central services
Opening hours central student counselling
Special features regarding the library
Locations: Magdeburg and Stendal; Stock: Freely accessible with 206,000 media at both locations; Total stock: 654,000 resources including e-media – books, journals, databases; 176 printed journals; Services: Literature on the teaching content of the faculties - also from home via VPN access; Open 58 hours/week; Media return boxes outside of the library; 3 RFID self-service vendors (1x card payment), 1 electrical return shelf; 3 multifunctional printers, 3 book scanners with memory app, regular training courses on research strategies and on reference management programmes; 4 group work rooms can be reserved online, 2 with SMART Boards and presentation equipment, 2 video conferencing systems, rental laptops; Many individual workspaces and group work areas; 33 PC workstations, 4 large screens for BYOD; 1 multimedia PC
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Foreign language center and courses
There is no foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, German Sign Language. The language courses are offered as part of the "Studium Generale" (general course of studies) by the Centre for Continuing Education on a semester by semester basis as needed; and DaF and English are offered every semester. Students may participate in the Early Language Centre Language Centre of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, see https://www.sprz.ovgu.de.
Special features regarding university sports
The university offers its own sports programme. For our students, participation in the sports programme at most universities in the state of Saxony-Anhalt is possible, for example also in the sports programme of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. Participation is subject to fees. As a modern and health-promoting university, we see it as our responsibility to promote the health of all our students and employees. We want to create ideal study and working conditions and make everyday life on our campus as healthy and active as possible. Not only is it a wonderful place to study in the countryside, you can also easily keep fit with one of the approximately 250 sports and health courses per semester. In addition to the extensive range of sports, we offer comprehensive health management services.
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Last update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
