Welcome to the employee portal of the OVGU

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

“Emerging stronger from this challenging process”

The German Research Foundation has announced which Clusters of Excellence will be funded from 2026. Unfortunately, the SmartProSys application from our university is not one of them. The Rector would like to thank everyone involved and is certain: “As Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, we will emerge stronger from this challenging process”.tto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg gestärkt hervor".

Road closures

10.04.2025 |

The civil engineering and pipeline work to implement the energy concept makes it necessary to close Falkenbergstraße south of the buildings G05 / G06 / G12 intersection to regular vehicle traffic until July 31, 2025 and the northern section from August 1 to October 31, 2025. Denhardtstraße is expected to remain closed until June 30, 2025. Site plan

Heating supply is interrupted

08.04.2025 |

Due to construction measures to implement the energy concept, it is necessary to temporarily interrupt the heat supply from May 5, 2025 up to and including October 5, 2025.

Visit from Minister
Dr. Lydia Hüskens, the Minister responsible for Infrastructure and Digital Affairs in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, visited the Faculty of Business and Economics. She discussed key issues of future state development with interested faculty members.

Climate-friendly district heating for the campus
OVGU is taking an important step towards climate neutrality and sustainability. From January 1, 2026, the campus at Universitätsplatz will be supplied with climate-friendly district heating by SWM Magdeburg. A contract has now been signed for this. The university will thus save 91 percent of its previous emissions.

The new “It starts here” campaign for student recruitment

Promoting the start of studies at the university
The new “It starts here” campaign aims to inspire young people to study in Magdeburg. A new chapter full of ideas, dreams and careers begins here - in a city with optimal study conditions and a wide range of offers. The message is to be spread across all channels - from posters to social media.

New rules for bicycle parking

OVGU is promoting emission-free transportation on campus by expanding the bicycle infrastructure. New regulations ensure more order and free parking spaces - also for e-bikes, scooters & co. Find out more now and help make cycling even more attractive!