[6] The university is also home to a guesthouse, conference facilities, and an outdoor adventure campground, all of which attract visitors each year.

[7] In the autumn of 1899, the Seventh-day Adventist Church purchased a centuries-old mill at Freidensau, along with the surrounding village and farmland, to found its first school in Europe.

[8] Within the next ten years, a collection of large school buildings and living quarters emerged on the campus that still stand today and are local landmarks synonymous with Friedensau.

Based on a holistic pedagogic concept, a sanatorium, workshops and a health-food factory were added, providing opportunities for both practical work experience and income for the pupils at the same time.

In the following years, new courses were offered (home economics, preparation for nurses' training, 10th grade secondary education, business and child care).

In 1930, the seminary was awarded state approval for courses in home economics and business by the chief administrator of the government for the region of Magdeburg.