In this interview, Dr Mareike Fingerhut-Säck, the university’s Equality Officer, and Saskia Salmen, a diversity consultant, discuss how intergenerational collaboration can be successful.
Through the Magdeburg Diversity Challenge, “Thinking, Shaping, and Living Diversity,” the university and its partners invite you to develop your own ideas for fostering greater interaction in the city and on campus.
What actually happens if you’re expecting a baby whilst studying, or if you’re already a parent when you start your degree? The University of Magdeburg offers various support services for students with family responsibilities.
Julia Pretschner and Hannah Mielke met whilst studying at the University of Magdeburg. Today, they are working together on a smart fall detection system for older people.
For Elicia Vetter and Lucie Kolbe, physical education classes this summer term were different from usual. Normally, the two teacher-training students attend their sports science modules – their minor subject – on the university campus. This time, however, their studies took them to the University of Jyväskylä in Finland for five days.
Through DIKAP, Germany’s largest prevention study, Magdeburg University Hospital is developing a digital care model designed to prevent cardiovascular diseases, which could pave the way for its integration into standard care in the future.