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The Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg was founded 1993, and is one of the youngest universities in Germany. The university has about 13,000 students in 9 faculties. Jump to: navigation, search 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jump to: navigation, search A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...


It is named after the physicist (and mayor of Magdeburg) Otto von Guericke, famous for his experiments with the Magdeburg hemispheres. A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe river. ... Gaspar Schotts sketch of Otto von Guerickes Magdeburg hemispheres experiment. ...


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degree in computer science from the Technical University of Braunschweig, F. G., in 1985 and 1988, respectively.
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