Lord Mayor Dr. On November 8, 2018, Lutz Trümper and Prof. Dr. Jens Strackeljan, Rector of the Otto von Guericke University, and Prof. Dr. Yongjian Ding, Vice Rector of Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, awarded the Otto von Guericke scholarship to two foreign students. During this traditional reception, Lauro Fialho Müller from the university and Qing Zhan from the university received their certificates. The scholarship is endowed with 6,000 euros each, financed from the city budget.