Structure

:: University:: Departments:: Courses of study:: Students:: Research:: Teaching:: Further Education:: International:: Contact person :: Contact

University

:: Two locations: Magdeburg and Stendal

:: Seven departments

:: More than 50 Bachelor and Master courses

:: 6,500 students

Departments

:: Magdeburg locationCivil EngineeringEngineering and Industrial DesignCommunication and MediaSocial and Health SciencesWater and Waste Management

:: Stendal locationApplied Human SciencesEconomics

Magdeburg location: Bachelor courses

Civil Engineering (also dual)Electrical Engineering (also dual)Interpreting for Courts and the Civil ServicesSign Language Interpreting Health Promotion and ManagementIndustrial DesignInternational Technical CommunicationJournalism/Media Management Waste ManagementMechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering/Composite Technologies (dual)Mechatronic Systems EngineeringSafety and Hazard Defense (in cooperation with the Otto-von-Guericke University)Social WorkStatisticsWater ManagementIndustrial Engineering

Magdeburg location: Master's Degree Programmes

Energy-efficient Building ConstructionsEngineering DesignHealthy and Health Promoting OrgnizationsEcological EngineeringInteraction DesignLegal Translation and InterpretationMechanical EngineeringRenewable and Rational Energy Supply for BuildingsRadio Frequency Identification / Short Range Radio Frequency TechnologySafety and Hazard Defense (in cooperation with the Otto-von-Guericke University)Social and Health JournalismSocial Work in an Ageing SocietySpecialized Translation Arabic/German/English (dobule degree in cooperation with the GJUGeotechnical and Traffic EngineeringWater ManagementWater Engineering (joint degree in cooperation with the University of La Coruña)

Stendal location: Bachelor courses

Applied Childhood StudiesBusiness Administration (also dual)Early Education and Care – Managing Child Care Facilities (occupational integration)Psychology of Rehabilitation

Stendal location: Master's Degree Programmes

Psychology of RehabilitationRisk Management

Students in winter term 2012/2013

:: Total of 6,662 students4,367 in Magdeburg2,255 in Stendal

:: 338 international students243 in Magdeburg95 in Stendal

Research

:: Applied, business-oriented, high-tech labs

:: External fundings 2010: 2 million euros, 2011: 2,7 million euro,

2012: 2,3 million euros

:: Research areas: Manufacturing processes and systems, tribology, regenerative energy systems, non-destructive testing, renewable resources, robot technology, design studies, flood protection and management systems, recycling

:: High proportion of peer-reviewed research projects, member of the European University Association (EUA)

Research: Technology Transfer

:: Collaboration with regional companies (in the north of Saxony- Anhalt)

:: Centre for Research and Development (FEZ)

:: Centre for Technology and Knowledge Transfer (TWZ)

:: Member of the Competence Network for Applied and Transfer- Oriented Research (KAT)

:: Collaboration with research institutions, e.g. Fraunhofer IFF

Teaching

:: In the winter term 2005/2006 the university switched completely from the diploma system to Bachelor and Master

degrees.

:: University responds to needs of economy and society, for example with courses such as Mechanical Engineering/

Composite Technologies, Managing Child Care Facilities and Cross Media

:: As part of the externally funded project "Quality Pact Teaching", at the end of 2011 the Centre for University Didactics and Applied University Research (ZHH) was founded as an institution for improving quality.

Further education

:: 13 continuing education courses with academic degrees, e.g., Applied Health Sciences, Photojournalism, Care Business Management (Bachelor);

Cross Media, Methods of Music Therapy Research and Practice, Health Business Administration (Master)

:: 9 continuing education courses with certificate award, such as Adventure and Experiential Education, Interpreting and Translating for the Courts and Authorities

:: Numerous continuing education courses, e.g. International Sales Management, intensive language courses (English | French | Spanish | Russian)

Further education

Since 2008, the Centre for Continuing Education (ZfW) has acted as the interface between science, economy and society and offers:

:: General studies:: (MINT) Summer schools :: Training formats for companies to meet their training needs:: Staff training

International

:: Numerous partner universities abroad with a focus on Europe and the U.S.; many opportunities for study abroad

:: Comprehensive counselling services for outgoing students, both at central level (International Office) and in the departments (ECTS co-ordinators)

:: Intensive support for incoming students: Counselling, orientation week, late summer school, free

German courses, buddy programmes, events

International

:: Above average number of outgoing students as part of the Erasmus exchange programme (amongst the top 10 universities in Germany)

:: Good external funding to promote international mobility

:: Leading university in establishing the German Jordanian University (GJU) in Amman (Jordan)

:: Total number of foreign students: 338 (71 of which exchange students)

Contact

:: Research and development: Prof. Dr. Jan Mugele www.hs-magdeburg.de/forschung

:: Teaching: Prof. Dr. Anne Lequywww.hs-magdeburg.de/lehre

:: Further education: Andreas Schmiedeckewww.hs-magdeburg.de/weiterbildung

:: International: Marita Sandwww.hs-magdeburg.de/international

Contact

:: Magdeburg locationHochschule Magdeburg-StendalBreitscheidstraße 2

39114 MagdeburgPhone: +49 391 886 30

:: Stendal location

Hochschule Magdeburg-StendalOsterburger Straße 2539576 StendalPhone: +49 3931 2187 4811

:: Web page: www.hs-magdeburg.de