CELEBRATE YOUR CULTURE!

11. Juni 2025, Festung Mark

A colourful festival for Magdeburg: We are delighted that the Festival of Cultures will take place at the Festung Mark on 11 June 2025. 

Dear students.

We would like to cordially invite you to visit the Festival of Cultures in Magdeburg.

On 11 June from 4 to 10 p.m., the Festival of Cultures will bring the world to Magdeburg. International students from Otto von Guericke University and Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences will be presenting culinary specialities, games and hands-on activities such as a wheel of fortune and face painting on the lawn in front of the Festung Mark. More than 25 country stands will provide information about cultures, and artists such as the Sitara Dance School, Pedro Querido and the Paguyu Band from Indonesia will perform on stage alongside students. The after-show party follows at 10 p.m. in the interior of the Mark Fortress.
The event shows the diversity of international students: Around 4,300 students from over 100 countries are enrolled at the university, and around 12 per cent of students at the college. There are also researchers and visiting academics. The festival, which has been held under the title ‘International University’ since 2001, is organised every two years by the IKUS, and since 2016 also in cooperation with Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. The aim is to promote encounters, break down prejudices and experience differences as enrichment.

The Festival of Cultures - your ticket to the world of international students

Admission is free. 


Festival of Cultures

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, Mark Fortress