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The M. Sc. in Economics Policy Analysis and International Taxation and Public Finance study program directors Prof. Dr. Michael Kwasnicka and Sebastian Eichfelder invite to the ... 
2026 Study Program Conference /Studiengangskonferenz 
on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 10:00 until 13:00, building 22, part A, room 225 (faculty center/ Fakultätszentrum).

During the meeting students will have the opportunity to talk about their study program with student fellows, staff, lecturers, employers and ALUMNI's. We are looking forward to hearing about your IMME program experiences.

The portal is open for an ERASMUS+  study semester application until February 1, 2026.
Apply  and study in the WiSe 2026 or SoSe 2027 in Italy, France, Finland, Spain, Bulgaria, Slovenia ...  Observe special requirements and module offers. Scholarships available by following special rules.
A complete list of partner universities, is available at the  OVGU's Exchange Database.

Further information from the faculty and the recognition of credit points from  abroad can be find here.

For all study abroad application an mandatory counseling at the OVGU's International Office is required before application. Start to prepare your furute adventure today!

Registration to the Master‘s Seminars, Scientific Projects, IBE Bachelor's Thesis

The pre-registration for the 2026 SoSe mandatory Master’s Seminar, Scientific Project, as well as for the Bachelor’s Thesis is open on E-Learning Portal OVGU - course area "Studiendekanat".
Registration is open and observe the strict deadline 30/01/26.

For further information about master’s seminars, projects and bachelor thesis you may find  here and @ www.isp.ovgu.de

The ERASMUS Office of Saxony-Anhalt is offering the following information sessions for the
WiSe 25/26 about an EU Internship for students:

Information session in German: ....
Information session in English: January 20, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Among general information on internships, preparation steps, and ERASMUS funding supports, former internship holder will also share their experiences with you.

Englisch: https://www.erasmus-praktika.ovgu.de/Home/Infoveranstaltungen/20_01_2026_+Information+event+in+English+%28online%29-p-3168.html  

Participants must register in advance (on the website) and will receive a confirmation email with the link to the Zoom event.

www.erasmus-praktika.ovgu.de/leonardo/en

New IBE students, online repetation course available! 

The Faculty of Mathematics is offering a math repetation course year around for IBE bachelor students.
Online Tutorial HERE

A guide for Internationals living in Magdeburg is published. Find useful information in serveral  languages about the city of Magdeburg, administrative offfices, assistance and much more here ..."Welcome in Magdeburg"

For all students enrolled latest by the Summer Semester of  2024 some changes of the SPO are valif by October 2024.
All students must reas the changes carefully to be prepared for new regulations and the limited module offer of old programs.

Master's ORBA, IMME, FINEC, EPA

Bachelor IBE

In order to receive accreditation (10 CP) of the foreign language courses, which is compulsory for the bachelor degree, IBE students must write an email from their OVGU email account to the FEM examination office (pruefungsamt-ww@ovgu.de).

You must mention: The foreign language in the header (regard) of the email

• Full name + Student ID number + the language which you would like to get recognized (some students finished 2 or more languages).

The foreign language grade certificate must be requested by contacting the language center examination office (sprz-pruefungsamt@ovgu.de). Please note that you do not need to forward the certificate to the FEM examination office in order to receive your 10 CP.

"As an (IMME, ORBA, FINEC, ... ) student, must I write my Master's thesis at a specific chair (department)? How do I procced?"

Rules and Procedures: There is no central registration procedure!

• Application intake generally open at all chairs of FEM, for all Master's students.

• Deadlines? Check the chairs' homepages regularly, especially at the end of the semester before you plan to write the Master's thesis.
• Observe the rule: the Master's thesis is a self-organized study matter, and must be in English as a strict rule,
  • Choose only a chair which is ready for a master's thesis in English language.
• Beforehand: Get information about the respective requirements, topics from the website of the chair, details, deadlines, ...

Note:
There are limited places by strict regulations, and some chairs are booked out very quickly. In that case, you must look for another chair, which still has open places. Students do not have the right to write the Master's thesis at a specific chair. Please be prepared to be flexible! We wish you all the best for your final step before graduation.

In LSF, you can find an overview of which chairs supervise master's theses for your degree program. Under "Master Thesis with colloquium (30000)", you will find all chairs that supervise master theses in M-BWL. Under the lecture "Master Thesis with Research Seminar (29994)", you will find all chairs that supervise master theses in M-IMME, M-FINEC, M-ORBA and M-EPA. If it is important to you to write your Master's thesis this semester, you need to take a broader view, i.e. include chairs in your selection that may not be among your preferred chairs.

Contact? isp@ovgu.de