Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg | |
| Motto | Rethinking the world together (German: Zusammen die Welt neu denken) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993 |
| Budget | €156.6 mil. |
| Chancellor | Jörg Wadzack |
| Rector | Jens Strackeljan |
Academic staff | 1,226 |
Administrative staff | 830 |
| Students | 13,143 |
| Location | , , Germany 52°08′24″N 11°38′35″E / 52.140°N 11.643°E |
| Colours | Purple |
| Affiliations | GU8, EUA, GRF, DFN, GRC |
| Website | www.ovgu.de |
The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (ⓘ; German: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg ⓘ; OVGU) is a public research university founded in 1993 and located in Magdeburg, the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The university has about 13,000 students across nine faculties.
The university is named after the physicist and former mayor of Magdeburg Otto von Guericke. The main research areas of the university are in the process engineering, neurosciences, biosystems technology, disease prevention, automotive research, digital engineering and renewable energies.
One of the best-known alumni and professors is the Leibniz Prize winner Axel Ockenfels.