Medical Systems Engineering graduates are offered a wide range of career opportunities after graduation.  Whether in an industrial company or a research institution - the international demand for medical engineers is enormous.

The OVGU degree program prepares you for the challenges of business and research. Due to the OVGU's large cooperation network in the field of medical technology, students can be provided with excellent career opportunities already during their studies.

Possible career fields could be the following:

• Development engineer in the medical engineering industry
• Computer scientist in a hospital, in the healthcare system, in the medical industry
• Developer of intelligent human-machine interfaces, amongst others multimodal device handling, useradaptive control
• Scientist in the industrial, academic and clinical research in the field of medicine and brain science
• Consultant for embedded medical systems and machines
• Product management and sales of medical systems and machines
• Freelance work in the field of medical engineering and medical informatics

Testimonials from our alumni and students:

"The Masters in Medical Systems Engineering (MSE) program at the OVGU provided an interdisciplinary and collaborative learning environment made possible by the faculty members representing diverse research areas addressing clinical needs and patient care. Coming from a more rigid undergraduate curriculum in the United States, I appreciated the hands-on and flexible coursework options made available in the MSE program, which allowed me to explore and take ownership of my education experience. For example, the industry internship under the research track option was a great opportunity to dig into a research problem while gaining experience at a leading healthcare company. The MSE program at the OVGU set me up for success in a PhD program in the United States, which later led to a faculty appointment at the PhD-granting institution. I am very pleased and proud to be a part of the OVGU alumni."
Soyoung Kang
Alumni from the USA 

"After graduating from high school, I was determined to start the bachelor's degree program in medical technology at the OVGU. In the meantime, I quickly realized in addition to all the theory in my studies, practical experience is essential to become a good engineer. At the STIMULATE Institute I worked on various projects in the field of computer and magnetic resonance imaging. This gave me the chance to do research on a Tabletop MR at the master's degree Medical Sysrtems Engineering in cooperation with Dr. Thomas Witzel at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center (Harward Medical School & MIT) in Boston. This significantly improved my expertise. The MSE program in close cooperation with STIMULATE offers many opportunities for theoretical but also practical teaching, especially in the field of imaging techniques.”
Ivan Fomin
Student from Germany

"After my bachelor degree in Medical Engineering I was looking for an international master program as I wanted to retain the possibility to work abroad. During my masters at the OVGU I highly appreciated the internationality of the program, the flexibility to adapt the study content according to my interests as well as the direct and uncomplicated contact to professors and scientific associates.
Because of the excellent and close cooperation with the research campus STIMULATE, I got the opportunity to do my PhD in the field of human-robot interaction. Besides that, I am coordinating the master I once studied. I really like the variety of tasks of my working day and the fact that I stayed in Magdeburg because of the excellent conditions, although I had not planned it before coming here."
Josefine Schreiter
Alumni from Germany

“After my bachelor in Biomedical Engineering I have worked as a Biomedical Engineer in hospital sector. That was the time I was so fascinated about studying a Master program in Germany as all the medical device equipment we had in the hospital were all with the “Made in Germany“ tag. I am always research oriented and here at the OVGU in Magdeburg I found a perfect place for myself in Medical Systems Engineering. The course structure is just perfect for the one who is interested in fields like Radiation, Imaging and Human Computer Interactions in Surgery. Overall, the layout of the course is very good which also gives an opportunity to undergo a Research Track Program for students interested in doing Research. On the top of it, the Professors and the Staff are really helpful and polite which is very important for an International student like me. And yes, the environment here in Magdeburg is the best place to live as a student.”
Shreyas Oka
Student from India