All students enrolled at OVGU who have paid their semester fee to the OVGU account may use the Deutschlandsemesterticket.

The Deutschlandsemesterticket is valid throughout Germany on all means of public transport (not valid for ICE, IC/EC).

The Deutschlandsemesterticket will be available to OVGU students for the first time from winter semester 2024/25. The Deutschlandsemesterticket is valid from the first day of the respective semester (October 1^st for winter semester/ April 1^st for summer semester) for which the semester fee has been paid. It is valid until the last day of the respective semester (March 31^st for winter semester/ September 30 for summer semester).

Activation of the Deutschlandsemesterticket is possible from September 25^th for a winter semester and from March 23^rd for a summer semester. From the day on which the Deutschlandsemesterticket can be activated for a further semester, the Deutschlandsemesterticket can no longer be activated for the ending semester.

Detailed instructions for activating the Deutschlandsemesterticket will be displayed here from September 10, 2024.

The Deutschlandsemesterticket can only be accessed digitally via a smartphone. For this, the MVB app "easy.GO" app is required. The Deutschlandsemesterticket is only valid in conjunction with an official photo ID.

No. The valid Deutschlandsemesterticket always has to be presented via your smartphone in conjunction with an official photo ID.

Yes, the student ID card can be used in many ways. You can find more information here.

Yes. The Deutschlandsemesterticket is valid until the end of the semester for which it has been activated. Please make sure that you have activated your Deutschlandsemesterticket before you de-register.

No. A prorated refund of the contribution for the DST is not possible according to §5 paragraph 1 of the contribution regulations of Studentenwerk Magdeburg.

In order to receive a refund of the Deutschlandsemesterticket, the application for de-registration must be completed in full (including both discharge notes) and submitted to the WelcomeDesk of the Campus Welcome Center (Building 01 Main Campus) or by e-mail () by September 15^th (for the winter semester) / March 15^th (for the summer semester). After this deadline, a refund can only be guaranteed if you de-register by September 24^th (for the winter semester) / March 24^th (for the summer semester) directly during the office hours of the Students’ Office at the Campus Welcome Center. Please mind the respective office hours and book an appointment in time.

For applications that are submitted after September 15^th (for the winter semester) / March 15^th (for the summer semester) incomplete or outside our office hours, refund of the Deutschlandsemesterticket cannot be guaranteed.

The refund of the Deutschlandsemesterticket will be made to the account from which the semester fee was paid at the time of re-registration.

Reimbursement of the fee for the Studentenwerk and the fee for the Student Council must still be applied for by October 31^st/April 30 at Studentenwerk Magdeburg. Further information can be found here.

No. Re-registration/enrollment is only possible if the entire semester fee, including the fee for the Deutschlandsemesterticket, has been paid.

No. An installment agreement for the regular semester fee is not possible.

In its meeting on May 16, 2024, the OVGU Student Council introduced a special social loan for students in financial need. To apply for this loan, appropriate proof must be submitted. Further information can be found here.

No. The Deutschlandsemesterticket is only available to students who have paid their semester fee to OVGU.

Yes. It is possible to download the ticket again as long as you are still enrolled for the relevant semester.

The system language of the smartphone must be set to English or a language other than German in order to display the app content in English.

Students who spend a semester abroad have the opportunity to have the fee for the Deutschlandsemesterticket reimbursed by the Studentenwerk Magdeburg. In order to receive a refund, the following documents have to be submitted until September 15 for a winter semester or until March 15 for a summer semester to refund@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de:

• Application form for reimbursement
• relevant proof of your stay abroad (e.g. proof of internship, documents for the Erasmus semester, etc.)
• proof of payment of the semester fee
• valid enrollment certificate