Fakultät für Mathematik

Uni Magdeburg

Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Phone: +49 391 67-58663

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Basic information

Total number of students	300
Number of master degree students	102

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

9/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	60.7 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	29.4 %

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	1/9 points
International orientation, master's	2/9 points

Research

Third party funds per academic	21.8 T€
Doctorates per professor	0.8

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.5
Support in studies	1.7 *
Courses offered	1.8
Study organisation	1.3 *
Exams	1.4 *
Research orientation	1.9
Support for stays abroad	1.6
Rooms	1.8
Library	1.3 *
IT-infrastructure	1.5
Overall study situation	1.5

Students' assessments on Teacher Qualification degree courses

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Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	1.5
Support in studies	1.4
Courses offered	2.2
Study organisation	1.2
Exams	1.1
Transition to Master's studies	1.4
Research orientation	1.8
Job market preparation	2.1
Support for stays abroad
Rooms	1.9
Library	1.4
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation	1.5

Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	100
Teacher qualification programmes	teacher qualification degree courses are offered
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
BA/MA mathematics with specialisation options; Very good tutor-student ratio, individual support; Specialisation does not have to be chosen for three semesters (high level of flexibility); Regular student surveys on quality of teaching; High percentage of applied mathematics; One of only a few sites in Germany offering a master's degree in statistics; The BA in applied statistics is a joint degree course with the Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal; Career-Orientated Practical; Lecture series; BA in mathematical engineering with equal shares in mathematics and technology.
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.ovgu.de/Math-p-56616.html
Special features regarding the international orientation
Erasmus agreements with KU Leuven (Belgium), École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile Toulouse (France), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Universidad de Alicante (Spain), Orta Dogu Teknik Üniversitesi Ankara (Turkey), Uppsala universitet (Sweden). There are also research partnerships attached to most of these locations.
Special features regarding the equipment
WiFi on campus; Online access to scientific literature (e-books, electronic journals) and to the mathematics database MathSciNet of the university library from campus and from home; In addition to central computer labs there are 2 departmental computer labs with 20 or 5 workstations with specialist software such as Magma, Maple, Matlab, R and SPSS; Access to mathematics software from home; Laboratory with electronic whiteboard; Sockets for mobile devices
Website with further information on research activities
www.math.ovgu.de/
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Provisions for reasonable adjustments and for individual programme schedules are made in all study and examination regulations. Accessible teaching and office buildings.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
Family-friendly university: Support for staff members and students with children, including through campus daycare facility, campus children’s room, parent and child room. Support for foreign staff and students through the International Office. "Internationales Begegnungszentrum”, an international meeting centre with apartments for international visiting scholars. In the "Mathematical Complexity Reduction” Research Training Group, specific gender quotas were agreed upon with the DFG and met through targeted advertising and active recruitment. Currently 50% women and 35% foreign nationals have been appointed.
Other special features
For freshers, there are also additional guidance and support services from MatheSupport (students in later semesters are available every day as contacts to deal with subject-specific questions relating to the courses) and a mentoring programme for freshers (student initiative of the departmental student organisation). The departmental student organisation runs various social events (e.g. sports events).