Faculty of Economics and Management

International Study Program

Enrollment process is online exclusivley. Application intake for OVGU ENROLLMENTS must be done online by the given deadline in Septemeber specified in the applicant's admission letter. The admission letter will also provide information concerning the necessary documents which you must present for registration and about the postponing of admission to a later start of studies (max. 2 semesters later).

Please check also the Campus Welcome Center - your first contact regarding your studies  and registration issues.

Adequate proof of existing health insurance is one of the prerequisites for enrollment at our university. Health insurance can be easily purchased at any time at one of the insurance companies near our campus (i.e., TK Techniker-Krankenkasse, AOK, or another). The insurance coverage is at a student's rate and for a full-time of your stay.

TK (Health Insurance) Online Seminar: https://online-terminvergabe-techniker.de/Portal/Event/SD0UPS

International Students Support (fee will apply): https://www.expatrio.com/about-germany/tk-international-students

DAAD Info: https://www.daad.de/en/

Registration must be accomplished online during the time period specified in the admission letter. The admission notice will also provide information concerning the necessary documents to be presented for registration.

Enrollment of international students: International Enrollment Office
Enrollment German degree holders: Studiendezernat

Student ID cards are handed out at the Campus Welcome Center after arriva, in person , and only if all enrollent doucments and information (health insurance, German city registration and adress) are provided.

Always make sure to review the written information sent out by OVGU Magdeburg carefully. In case you have questions, contact only one university staff, and be ready to wait for an answer for up to one week 5 working days (Monday-Friday). We kindly ask that you do notto send out emails in ccing and bcc various staff members with the same question(s) at various offices by making sure staff may concentrat on enrollment, appliction issues.

All emails will be answered anyway only by the responsible department. Check the homepage and info emails for your contact partner(s).

Please note, to contact university staff from your university email once you are enrolled.

All residents in Germany are obligated to have health insurance, as well as all students in Germany. You are free to choose a statutory health insurance plan, for example, the AOK/TK/ DAK ..., or one provided by a private Health Insurance Company. Health insurance fees are currently approximately €130 per month. This fee is required for the university enrollment, and due from the semester of your enrollment (October -March/April-September), doesn’t matter you did arrive in Germany or not. As a result, doctor visits, hospital stays, and medical treatments generally require no additional fees or payments.

Student rates are only valid for students less than 30 years of age and during the first 14 semesters of study. For all other cases, health insurance is not available at the student tariff, but at higher rates. Network for International Students DEGIS TK Health Insurance for international students

Students coming from the European Union States and from other countries where international insurance agreements exist are able to claim health insurance benefits in Germany without being insured locally. This possibility exists whenever students are insured by other family members or by an individual health insurance policy in their home country. In these cases, policyholders must certify their right to health insurance benefits by means of a special form that must be submitted (upon arrival in the Federal Republic of Germany) to a local office of the chosen health insurance. Your health insurance company will then issue a German Health Insurance Certificate.

We do recommend the purchase of third-party liability insurance as well. It is furthermore sensible to insure your belongings so that you can be reimbursed if they get damaged or stolen.

EU-Citizens:

Students from the EU, or from countries that have entered into a Social Security Agreement with Germany, may bring their "European Health Insurance Card" (EHIC) which they receive in their home country. Please be informed that it's highly recommended to change this EU card immediately after arrival in Magdeburg at the German health insurance of your choice.

For further advice please visit DAAD: Health insurance/ Krankenversicherung

 TK (Health Insurance) Online Seminar: https://online-terminvergabe-techniker.de/Portal/Event/SD0UPS

International Students Support (fee will apply): https://www.expatrio.com/about-germany/tk-international-students

You will need a visa to enter Germany unless you have the nationality of an EU/EER country, the United States, Canada, or others. Immigration regulations are always subject to change. Therefore, it is necessary to contact the German embassy in your home country to obtain specific information on entry requirements as soon as possible. Experience has shown that the visa processing times vary considerably from country to country, ranging from 2 weeks to 4 months. However, visa processing times may take much longer.

If you would like to study in Germany and require a visa, please apply for a student visa. This student visa has a validity of 3-6 months. Please do not travel to Germany on a tourist visa, since you cannot apply for a residence permit for studies on the basis of a tourist visa!

OVGU Visa Information

Right after arriving in Magdeburg, you need to go to the city hall (Bürgerbüro) to register. You need to have a housing contract for that, as well as other documents.

You will need a valid residence permit for your stay for studies in Magdeburg (a student visa is only a provisional residence permit valid for the first 90-180 days). To apply for this permit, you must go to the Foreigners Immigration Department (Ausländerbehörde) latest 6 weeks before your visa expires and present your passport, two biometric photographs, your student identification, proof of enrollment (or the letter of admission to the university), proof of financial support (non-EU citizen has to prove ca. 900,- per month for a year), proof of accommodation, and proof of medical insurance.

The residence permit will be granted for a year or two and not longer than the scheduled duration of the study program. An extension can be applied for before the previous permit expires. A processing fee of 60-100 must be paid for each renewal.

If an international student needs assistance in settling the above procedure, the SIMP-SON team will be happy to help.

ALL IN A NUTSHELL

Classes at our university will start in early October/ April. Please check our Academic Calendar for the start of lectures.

Preparation classes in English (bachelor math, intercultural introduction for all students enrolled in the English-taught study program of our school) will start around the 25th of September. We do not offer prep classes for the summer intake.

During the second week of October/ first days in April, our school offers an ON-BOARDING for first-semester students. The academic ON-BOARDING offered by the International Study Program/ ISP Office during the first week in October/April is obligatory for all new students.

Also, we highly recommend attending the university's and schools welcome events, especially the SIMP-SON events, which takes place at the end of September/ beginning of April annually and offers events throughout the semester.

Registration for sports classes and language studies starts on October/ April 1st. First-come, first-served rule.

Please be informed that you can register for classes only after receiving a university email account and for this, you need to have to be officially enrolled (student ID number).

Review our ON-BOARDING section to find guides on commencing your studies, activating your OVGU email account, signing up for courses, and registering for exams, creating calss schedules and more....

In order to receive these crucial details, you must register with the computer center online, or in person after your successful enrollment. Visit this link here to activate your credentials.

Yes, the Faculty (School)  of Economics and Managment takes pride in planning exciting and informative sessions during the so-called "O-Woche/ ON-Boarding" (orientation week). The schedule is publishes on the OVGU website and her:

www.isp.ovgu.de

Yes, first-semester students who are enrolled at the Faculty of Economics and Management are obliged to attend all academic ON-Boarding sessions.

Experience shows that students who had not attended this information sessions struggle more than those who did attend. As a result, it is imperative for all first-semester students to attend these info sessions in order to connect with faculty personnel, meet fellow students, and ultimately successfully complete their studies.

Students are urged to arrive in Magdeburg prior to the ON-Boarding week. No deferrals can be made for individual students.

We would like to inform you, that we are an in-person university by following strict regulations. For all, especially for international students, it is very important to be present in Magdeburg, on campus. Doesn't matter that we understand your problems to get a student visa in time. Here on campus, we can support you much better with a stable internet connection, library access, study counseling, and no time differences. Our popular SIMP-SON buddy program is offering several in-person networking events. From experience, we can tell that students taking online classes, studying from home, and struggling a lot with their studies because of several issues. We even had students applying for a visa who received a rejection because they could not prove that they were studying.

Arrive by October 3, latest, and take part in our mandatory introduction session and classes.
The mandatory introduction program for new students can be found online: www.isp.ovgu.de

Students arriving later we have to inform you that your arrival during the semester is causing a lot of stress. Classes will start promptly on October 13th, and you will miss important lecture content, information, language registration deadlines, etc. The exam registration is taking place in November, and before you can register you should try out the chosen compulsory elective courses (master's). Furthermore, the workload of modules (courses) is calculated from the start of the semester. Entering classes later is possible but can not be recommended. Courses are anyway very challenging.

Because of these circumstances, we can not provide a late arrival to OVGU students. In the worst case, you have to reapply/ postpone your master's.  Admission can not be postponed for our limited places study program IMME (ORBA. But you can ask to be taken on the ranking list again.

However, we hope that you can solve your visa and arrival matters in time and start your studies at OVGU as soon as possible.

All information about studies, schedules, and events will be published on our study program website. 
Please check out the “ON-BOARDING" section by the middle of September on www.isp.ovgu.de