Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Overview

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (German: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, short: OvGU) is a public university located in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was established in 1993 and became a member of the German Research Foundation in 1999. OvGU is one of the youngest universities in Germany. The university was named after Otto von Guericke, the physicist famous for his experiments with the Magdeburg hemispheres.

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Key Statistics

The university has nine faculties, including the Faculty of Computer Science, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the Faculty of Human Science, the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. It offers around 49 bachelor’s and 47 master’s degree programs.

OvGU has 13,797 students, out of which 3,455 are international students. It employs 1,770 academic staff and 1,009 administrative staff.

The major library at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg provides access to a collection of 1.1 million printed books, 483,710 electronic books, 964 printed journals, and 25,512 electronic journals.

Other Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg key statistics include its distinguished alumni members, including Raila Odinga (former Prime Minister of Kenya), Nguyễn Thiện Nhân (Vietnam's former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training), and Rumiana Jeleva (former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria).

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Research

The university receives its research funding from external sources such as the German Research Foundation DFG, the European Union, the State of Saxony-Anhalt, and the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD.

The university's top three research fields are medicine, computer science, and biology. Its researchers have published in publications like NeuroImage, Chemical Engineering Science, and Social Science Research Network. Its researchers had been invited to attend and/or present papers at international conferences such as the International Conference on Software Engineering, the International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security, and Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation.

The most cited publication from Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg research is Henseler et al.’s (2015) “A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation modeling,” published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. It has received a total of 8,708 citations to date. The second most cited paper is Moss et al.’s (1996) “Improved survival with an implanted defibrillator in patients with coronary disease at high risk for ventricular arrhythmia,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It has received a total of 6,196 citations. The university’s third most cited paper is Hair et al.’s (2014) “Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): An emerging tool in business research,” published in the European Business Review. It has been cited by papers, articles, and other publications around 3,933 times so far.

The university also has several collaborative research centers and facilities. These include the Neurobiology of Motivated Behaviour Collaborative Research Centre, the Molecular Organisation of Cellular Communication in the Immune System Collaborative Research Centre, and the Semiconductor Nanophotonics: Materials, Models, Structural Elements Collaborative Research Centre.