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When test tubes sparkle, flames blaze in color, and magnets seem to float effortlessly, it's time for the popular experimental Christmas lectures at the university. On December 10 at 5 p.m., the doors to Lecture Hall 5 will open for a chemical Christmas lecture, and on December 18 at 11 a.m., for a Christmas experimental physics lecture.

The staff council invites all university employees to a staff meeting on December 12, 2025, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Lecture Hall 6, Zschokkestraße Campus. The agenda includes the activity report for 2025 and the upcoming collective bargaining negotiations.

The Children's University team is looking for interested individuals who would like to give a lecture at the Children's University. Children's University lectures are usually held quarterly on a Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Speakers are still needed for February/March 2026, for May 31, 2026, for the Volksstimme Pusteblume Children's Festival, and for December 2026. Please direct any questions or feedback to Anne Rudolph.

In the summer semester of 2026, another interdisciplinary lecture series on “Transformation and Sustainability” is to take place. Teachers from all disciplines are invited to contribute their topics. Please submit your proposals related to sustainability/transformation to Juliana Hilf by January 9, 2026.

From December 1 to 19, 2025, online surveys will once again be conducted among students to gather their feedback on their courses. As usual, all courses offered by the faculties of Natural Sciences, Process and Systems Engineering, and the Language Center will be evaluated this semester—however, all other instructors are also welcome to register for an evaluation.

The campus can now be accessed and exited by car via the central entrance from Hohenstaufenring. The entrance along Building 22 remains closed. The temporary entrance and exit on Pfälzer Straße, which was set up during the complete closure, is now once again reserved exclusively for construction vehicles. Due to the ongoing construction work on campus, we ask that you strictly observe the traffic regulations, in particular the required walking speed for vehicles, and continue to show mutual consideration.

Holiday planning for the coming year is in full swing. To help you plan your 2026 holiday calendar through to the end of the year, here are the dates for the Christmas and New Year 2026/2027 holidays, which include three working days: From December 24, 2026, to January 3, 2027, the buildings, including the computer center and library, will be closed.
Detailed information can be found in the corresponding university public announcement. (in German)

As part of the ongoing construction work, earthworks are now scheduled to begin, meaning that the western main campus will no longer be accessible via this access road from November 10, 2025. As the laying work for the district heating network by Städtische Werke GmbH (SWM) is also still ongoing, the western main campus will no longer be accessible from Hohenstaufenring.

Magdeburg Municipal Utilities (SWM) will be conducting extensive construction work to relocate the university's district heating pipeline from July 7, 2025, to December 31, 2025. Therefore, Hohenstaufenring between Gustav-Adolf-Straße and Gareisstraße will be completely closed. Access to the campus will be possible only via Gustav-Adolf-Straße during this time.

The German Research Foundation has announced which Clusters of Excellence will be funded from 2026. Unfortunately, the SmartProSys application from our university is not one of them. The Rector would like to thank everyone involved and is certain: “As Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, we will emerge stronger from this challenging process”.tto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg gestärkt hervor".