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The information portal for employees at the OVGU is under construction.

Currently you will find news from the university, forms and important information.
What we want to achieve with the HR portal and how you can help create it, you can find out here.

Latest news

European university alliances in higher education

27.04.2026 |

In the panel discussion “Advancing Higher Education – The Role of European University Alliances in Driving Digital Transformation and Innovating Future Teaching Paradigms,” experts from various European university alliances will discuss the role these alliances play in the further development of higher education. It will take place on May 5, 2026, as part of the EU GREEN Board of Rectors Meeting in Magdeburg, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participation is possible in person in Lecture Hall 1 or via YouTube livestream (no registration required).

Interruption to the heating supply

23.04.2026 |

The heat supply must be temporarily interrupted for the final time from May 4, 2026, through October 4, 2026. This is due to remaining work on the new local heating network on the main campus. Technical facilities that require heat year-round will be temporarily supplied by mobile heating units.

The Science Harbour through the viewfinder

23.04.2026 |

PORT . TIME . JOURNEY is the title of an exhibition that will open on April 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. with a vernissage at the Wissenschaftshafen. Running through September 27, 2026, the exhibition showcases the photographic explorations of participants in the “Digital Photography Practice” course within our university’s “Studying at 50” program, focusing on the Wissenschaftshafen site —the site’s metamorphosis from a commercial port serving as a transshipment, storage, and anchorage point into a center for innovation, knowledge transfer, urban life, leisure, and culture.

In the “living room” of our kestrels

You can use a webcam to take a look inside two new nesting boxes for the kestrels on our main campus. Colleagues from the carpentry shop built them according to NABU specifications; the Department of Technology and Construction Planning installed them; and colleagues from the URZ set up the cameras.

Updates Regarding Business Travel

Going forward, all substantive and technical inquiries regarding business travel will be collected via a central email address. There have been updates to the form library, and an invoice is now required for the reimbursement of travel expenses.

Know-how homemade

Once a month, the 55 staff members of the University Library gather to share best practices and experiences. Based on the principle of “by staff, for staff,” cross-departmental collaboration and joint development are actively encouraged.

Catalogue of measures for climate neutrality

The OVGU's integrated climate protection concept has been completed and is now available for viewing. It summarizes the energy and greenhouse gas balance as well as key areas of action. It also includes a catalog of measures for achieving the goal of net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2035.

What else?!

United Kingdom Returns to Erasmus+

Starting in 2027, the UK will once again participate fully in all areas of the Erasmus program, ranging from schools and vocational training to higher education, youth, adult education, and sports. The UK’s association with the EU’s Erasmus+ program has now been signed in Brussels. This means the UK is once again closely connected to Europe through both Horizon Europe in research and Erasmus+ in exchange and teaching. Learn more.