The Master of Materials Science and Innovation (MSI) is a joint collaborative program drawing on the expertise of multiple institutes at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU), the Vietnamese-German University (VGU), and other premier research institutions. We offer a wide range of academic and research topics, directly aligned with the cutting-edge expertise of our faculty. Students have the opportunity to contribute to research across 6 different Chairs at OVGU, alongside excellent researchers from VGU, the Fraunhofer Institute, and TU Bergakademie Freiberg.
MSI Program Leadership & VGU Core Faculty
Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh
Academic Coordinator of MSI; Lecturer of Smart Materials
Dr.-Ing. Tong Duy Hien
Former Academic Coordinator of MSI; Lecturer of Micro-Nano Fabrication
Dr. rer. nat. Duong Hieu Linh
Lecturer of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
OVGU Partner Chairs & Faculty
Students have the opportunity to contribute to research across 6 different Chairs at OVGU.
Chair of Computational Mechanics
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Juhre
Director of Master Materials Science; Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (OVGU); Head of the Chair of Computational Mechanics; Lecturer of Continuum Mechanics.
Chair of Solid State Physics
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Christen
Head of Chair of Solid State Physics; Lecturer of Solid State Physics.
apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Frank Bertram
Lecturer of Solid State Physics.
Chair of High Temperature Materials
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mania Krüger
Head of Chair of High Temperature Materials; Lecturer of Powder Metallurgy and Sintered Materials.
Chair of Metallic Materials
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Halle
Head of Chair of Metallic Materials; Lecturer of Heat Treatment.
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Hütter
Lecturer of Metals.
Chair of Non-Metallic Materials
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Scheffler
Head of Chair of Non-Metallic Materials; Lecturer of Engineering Ceramics.
Dr. rer. nat. Ulf Betke
Lecturer of Engineering Ceramics & Materials Characterization.
Chair of Engineering Mechanics
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h. c. mult. Holm Altenbach
Former Head of Chair of Engineering Mechanics; Lecturer of Mechanics of Materials and Fracture Mechanics.
Institute of Chemistry
Visit Institute →Prof. Dr. Franziska Scheffler
Lecturer of Materials Characterization.
Invited Lecturers & Partner Institutes
Technical & Laboratory Support
Mr. Le Dinh Phi
VGULab Engineer of MSI