Masters Prospective Students FAQ

No. All applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office, which is collecting and processing them centrally.

A good rule of thumb is the modified Bavarian formula, see here.

No, either English or German is sufficient.

Please see here.

This is possible in some cases -- please consult your admission letter to confirm. When you missed the enrollment period for a particular semester, and if allowed by the admission letter, you should send an e-mail after that enrollment period to hiwi-adoff@ovgu.de. This e-mail must include your intended study course and application number.

Important to note, that Master in Visual Computing in only available for the Winter semester.

Visa requirements differ from country to country and, we are therefore not able to provide assistance. General information can be found here.

No.

All students, irrespective of the CPs earned for their undergraduate degree, have to complete 120 CP (90 CP by taking courses and 30 CP for the M.Sc. thesis).

The applications are polled. Part of the processing is done after all applications are there. Submitting early does not mean that you get a notification earlier than other applicants.

The admission requirements are the same but, a different deadline applies and applications must be submitted through a different website. Follow the above general FAQ link for more details on students already studying in Germany. The earlier deadline for foreign students is intended to allow ample amount of time to get their Visum.

Please see here. Additionally, you can consult the Admissions Office admission.office@verwaltung.uni-magdeburg.de for the full list of acceptable alternatives and the minimum degree you need for each one. When you call the Admissions Office, please mention that you want to apply to either the Master DE/Data Science MDKE/VC, since different rules apply for the different Master programs of our university.

For most countries, the answer is "No"!

For exceptions, please see here. .

Please check here.

Yes of course. All the items mentioned on the form "Deliverables for Eligibility Assessment" are optional. Everything you have and submit, counts towards your points, which determine the eligibility.

You can still start your studies. You should use the online enrollment procedure, where you send in all necessary information to the registration office via email. Some courses also offer online participation, hybrid formats, or video recordings from previous semesters that enable you to attend a course without being physically present. Please contact the teachers of the courses that you are planning to attend, whether that option is available for the particular course.
You can find the courses and contact information via LSF: https://lsf.ovgu.de/

For exams, you need to be present here in Germany, but these are not conducted before the end of the lecture period (e.g. July 23) and can also be postponed by a semester in most cases. This way you can plan your arrival somewhere in the lecture period of the summer term and not lose too much time in your studies.

No, we only consider applications that are already submitted and preprocessed by the responsible authority. The admission criteria for the degree are at the degree's page, and you can check for yourself whether you satisfy them. For example, you know your CEFR level and the number of CS courses you have cleared in your previous studies.

For the winter term intake, the uni-assist website is scheduled to open April 15 and close May 15. For the summer term intake, the uni-assist website is schedule to open October 15 and close November 15 of the previous year than the intake.

We are, unfortunately, not able to provide feedback on applications before these are submitted. In case you are not admitted, some information about the reason might be provided.

Yes, you can still apply. Your acceptance will be determined based on the documents in accordance with the official study regulations. It is certainly more difficult with a missing document, but not excluded.

The first semester has some required courses (unless you already took them previously). Afterward, there are very few requirements.

The admission is based on a combination of GRE, letter of motivation, and letter of recommendation and there is formally no minimum GRE score. Please see the section on admission requirements for details.

The program provides a good basis for a Ph.D. However, we only have a limited number of spots in Magdeburg and you might have to move to a different research group to pursue a Ph.D. (and we cannot guarantee that you will find a position).

Well, the program is brand new and there are no graduates yet. However, you can get in touch with students in other programs at the department through the student association FaRaFIN.

Ideally, somebody with whom you took more than one course in an area related to visual computing.

The program is aimed at students with prior experience, and most likely you will not be accepted.

No, we only accept letters of recommendation from faculty members or other academic supervisors (academic supervisors include, for example, group leaders at research institutes such as Max-Planck Institutes, Fraunhofer Institutes or equivalent).

15 May.

Your acceptance is valid for a year, so you can come the next year if necessary.

See the following page.

This is decided in a per-case basis.

Please contact the Admissions Office at admission.office@verwaltung.uni-magdeburg.de immediately.

For further questions on filling the application forms, please contact the Admissions Office at admission.office@verwaltung.uni-magdeburg.de

Please contact msc-vis-comp@isg.cs.uni-magdeburg.