Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

What Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg does

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (OVGU) is a public research university in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, founded in 1993 and operating as a state-funded non-profit with 501–1,000 employees. It delivers higher education across engineering, medicine, and applied sciences, and runs dual teacher-training programs, international exchange, and continuing education. Its primary technology service is the SAP University Competence Center (SAP UCC), celebrating 25 years in 2026 and providing SAP access to over 120,000 annual users across roughly 900 educational institutions in Germany.

OVGU's research portfolio has produced several proprietary applied-engineering platforms: the Argon Power Cycle hydrogen closed-cycle combustion engine achieving over 60% efficiency with zero conventional exhaust emissions (developed with WTZ Roßlau); a particle-damping solution for electric vehicles using recycled tire-rubber granulate that reduces noise by 6.5 dB and vibration by up to 9.7 dB; and, with Leibniz University Hannover, the world's first flexible metal-powder 3D printing process validated under microgravity in the Einstein Elevator, with planned lunar regolith processing.

The business model is anchored in state appropriations from Saxony-Anhalt, with secondary revenue from competitive grants (e.g., €1M from Gerda Henkel Stiftung, $9M from Leducq Foundation, federal funding for the transPORT real laboratory through 2029), international research consortia (TRAFFIC with Boston University and Radboud UMC), industry technology-transfer partnerships, and enterprise software distribution via SAP UCC. Customers span domestic and international students, industry/corporate R&D partners, and government/public institutions; pricing for core educational services is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Legal name

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Website

https://uni-magdeburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Public German research university in Magdeburg (founded 1993) focused on engineering, medicine, and applied sciences; operates the SAP University Competence Center serving 900 institutions and develops proprietary hydrogen engine, EV noise-damping, and microgravity 3D-printing technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Research University / Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF), Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities (EDAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Applied engineering research
• Hydrogen combustion technology
• Medical research programs
• Technology transfer partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg is a public research university that delivers higher education degree programs across engineering, medicine, natural sciences, and humanities, and conducts applied research with industry and public-sector partners. Its most prominent technology service is the SAP University Competence Center, which provides SAP software access and develops teaching/learning environments for more than 120,000 users annually across 900 educational institutions in Germany.

Product overview

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg is a research university that conducts scientific research and provides higher education services rather than commercial products. Its primary technology service offering is the SAP University Competence Center (SAP UCC), which provides SAP software access and develops learning environments for over 120,000 users annually across educational institutions in Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAP University Competence Center (SAP UCC) Reference center hosted at OVGU that provides SAP software access and develops teaching/learning environments for educational institutions in Germany, used by approximately 120,000 users across 900 institutions annually.
• Higher Education Degree Programs Undergraduate and graduate degree programs (including dual teacher-training bachelor's in subjects such as German with Computer Science and Mathematics with Chemistry/Physics/Computer Science/Ethics) delivered on the OVGU campus in Magdeburg.
• Applied Research and Industry Collaboration Services Collaborative applied research and technology-development services for industry and public-sector partners covering engineering, medicine, and natural sciences at OVGU.
• International Exchange Programs International student and researcher exchange programs enabling OVGU students and incoming international students to study at partner institutions through bilateral cooperation agreements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Noise reduction of 6.5 decibels and vibration reduction of up to 9.7 decibels in electric vehicles using recycled tire rubber granulate technology
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Boston UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Coordinates the international TRAFFIC research project on cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) along with Radboud University Medical Center. Research network combines brain imaging, laboratory research, and patient data.
• Radboud University Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Co-coordinator of international TRAFFIC research project on cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Joint research network includes researchers from multiple US and European institutions.
• EUGREEN European AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026European university alliance partnership for collaborative research, education, and knowledge sharing across European institutions. Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg is a member of this alliance.
• SAP University Competence CenterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Reference center celebrating 25 years in 2026. Provides SAP solutions access to 120,000+ annual users across 900 educational institutions. Develops teaching and learning environments for research and education.
• Laser Zentrum HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Future collaboration planned for processing lunar regolith as part of 3D printing microgravity research project. Will advance in-situ manufacturing capabilities on Moon or Mars.
• WTZ Roßlau gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2026Collaborative partner in developing the hydrogen closed-cycle combustion engine. WTZ Roßlau gGmbH worked with Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg research team on the Argon Power Cycle engine project achieving over 60% efficiency.
• Leibniz University HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2025Collaboration on world's first flexible 3D printing process using metal powder for microgravity conditions. Joint research team developed process tested in Einstein Elevator facility. Future collaboration planned with Laser Zentrum Hannover for lunar regolith processing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RWTH Aachen University: RWTH Aachen is a leading German technical university with comparable engineering and applied sciences focus, large-scale industry partnerships, and a similar research-intensive profile. It is the most direct peer in the TU9 group for benchmarking OVGU's technology transfer and engineering research ambitions.
• Technical University of Munich (TUM): TUM is Germany's top-ranked technical university combining engineering, natural sciences, medicine, and life sciences with a strong industry-funded research model. Closely comparable to OVGU in multidisciplinary research scope and engineering polytechnic emphasis, and a benchmark for hydrogen and mobility research.
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): KIT is a public research university with a strong engineering, energy, and mobility research profile, combining a university and a Helmholtz research center. Highly comparable to OVGU's applied sciences positioning, hydrogen technology focus, and large-scale infrastructure programs (similar role to OVGU's Einstein Elevator).
• Leibniz University Hannover: Leibniz University Hannover is a direct research collaborator with OVGU on the microgravity 3D printing project and shares a comparable engineering and applied sciences focus. As a peer in the same Lower-Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt corridor, it competes for similar German federal research funding and industry partnerships.
• TU Dresden: TU Dresden is one of Germany's largest public technical universities with strong engineering, natural sciences, and medicine profiles. As an eastern-German university with similar structural-funding exposure and engineering breadth, it is a closely comparable peer for OVGU.
• Technische Universität Berlin: TU Berlin is a German public technical university with a comparable engineering and applied sciences focus, particularly in mobility, energy systems, and manufacturing research. It competes with OVGU for DFG and federal mobility/energy research funding.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): FAU is a large German public research university with strong engineering, medicine, and natural sciences programs. Comparable to OVGU in research breadth, federal funding profile, and industry partnerships with regional automotive and manufacturing firms.
• Technische Universität Darmstadt: TU Darmstadt is a leading German technical university focused on engineering, computer science, and applied research with strong industry ties. Comparable to OVGU in applied engineering emphasis and as a TU9 peer competing for similar research mandates.
• Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr University Bochum is a public German research university with comparable scale (research university in a structurally transitioning region), broad engineering and medical research, and similar exposure to state funding dynamics. A relevant peer for benchmarking OVGU's regional innovation strategy.

Broad incumbents

• University of Göttingen: University of Göttingen is a prestigious traditional German public research university with broader historic-research positioning. It overlaps with OVGU's natural sciences and humanities research, and is a benchmark for international research collaborations and graduate school models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ovgupresse
• Facebookfacebook.com/ovgu.magdeburg

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg