The University of Magdeburg is one of the state’s newest universities, having been formed in 1993 through the combination of the old Technical University, the Teacher Training College, and the Medical School. In the Saxony region, the Medical School offers 1300 trained professionals who can handle a variety of serious ailments. The strong collaboration between the teaching staff and the students is particularly stressed. This facility sees approximately 45000 patients who stay overnight and many others who come and go throughout the year. Having said all of this, the university provides outstanding, practice-focused medical education for motivated students. University Magdeburg is listed at 801 in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.