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Dear students, 

from now on, registration for all Master Seminars, Scientific Projects, mandatory bachelor seminar (Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen und Volkswirtschaftlichen) as well as for the Bachelor Thesis Seminars in the summer semester 2026 is possible via the E-Learning Portal OVGU - course area "Studiendekanat". Registration is possible until Friday, January 30, 2026 at 23:55!

For further information on the allocation of places and scheduling in the mandatory bachelor seminar (Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen und Volkswirtschaftlichen) as well as for the Bachelor Theses in the summer semester 2026, please visit the website of the Dean’s Office of Study Affairs under the section "Information on Bachelor programs".

Information on the allocation of places in the Master's Seminars and Scientific Projects in the summer semester 2026 can be found on the following website under the section "Information on master programs".

If you have further questions or problems, feel free to contact us via studiendekan-fww@ovgu.de .

All the best

FEM’s Dean's Office of Study Affairs

On 26 November 2025, Prof. Andreas Knabe was invited as a guest speaker to the Finance Expert Discussion hosted by the Court of Auditors of Saxony-Anhalt. Following his introductory lecture on “The Debt Brake and Special Funds: How Can Sustainable Fiscal Policy Succeed?”, a lively professional discussion on the topic ensued.

Since 2017, the Court of Auditors has been organising this expert event series. Previous guest speakers have included, among others, Prof. Thomas Lenk, Prof. Martin Werding, Prof. Eckhard Janeba, as well as the President of the European Court of Auditors, Klaus-Heiner Lehne. This year’s discussion was attended not only by representatives of the Court of Auditors but also by members of the State Parliament’s Finance Committee and financial experts from the associations representing local authorities. (picture: Prof. Knabe with Court of Auditors President Kay Barthel)

On Friday, November 28, 2025, economists from the Center of Evidence-based Policy Analysis (CEPA)  at OVGU Magdeburg and from the Institute of Economics at Technische Universität Braunschweig met for a joint academic workshop. In addition to getting to know each other and exchanging ideas, the programme focused on presentations and discussions of current research projects from both institutions. The range of topics was broad, spanning from health economics laboratory experiments and analyses of the relationship between money and happiness to the importance of female role models in primary school for women’s later labor market participation.

Omar Martin Fieles-Ahmad and Mohamad Alhussein Saoud received the Best Presentation Awards. The workshop was a great success and is planned to continue next year in Braunschweig.

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: November 18, 2025, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Information session in English: January 20, 2026, 4:00 – 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.

German: Erasmus+ Praktika für Studierende, AbsolventInnen und DoktorandInnen: Infoveranstaltung mit Erfahrungsberichten

Englisch: Erasmus+ Traineeships in Europe  

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

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