Academic calendar
Summer semester 2026
| Duration of the semester | 15.03.2026 - 30.09.2026 |
| Start of the lecture period | 16.03.2026 |
| End of lecture period | 10.07.2026 |
| Exam period | 11.07.2026 – 31.07.2026 The individual examination dates can be found in the examination schedule! |
| Lecture-free periods | |
| Easter holidays | 02.04.2026 – 07.04.2026 |
| Labour Day | 01.05.2026 |
| Ascension Day | 14.05.2026 |
| Pentecost | 22.05.2026 – 26.05.2026 |
| Corpus Christi | 04.06.2026 |
| Campus holiday | 05.06.2026 |
| Semester vacation | 01.08.2026 – 30.09.2026 |
| Other important dates | |
| Exam registration | 08.05.2026 - 18.05.2026 |
| Re-registration for the coming semester | 01.07.2026 – 13.08.2026 |
| Start of the next lecture period | 01.10.2026 |
Winter semester 2026/2027
| Duration of the semester | 01.10.2026 - 14.03.2027 |
Welcome event for first semester students Start of the lecture period for higher semester students | 01.10.2026 - 02.10.2026 05.10.2026 |
| End of lecture period | 22.01.2027 |
| Exam period | 25.01.2027 - 13.02.2027 The individual examination dates can be found in the examination schedule! |
| Lecture-free periods | |
| German Unity Day | 03.10.2026 |
| All Saints' Day | 01.11.2026 |
| Campus holiday | 23.12.2026 |
| Christmas vacation | 24.12.2026 - 06.01.2027 |
| Semester vacation | 15.02.2027 - 14.03.2027 |
| Other important dates | |
| Exam registration | 03.11.2026 - 12.11.2026 |
| Re-registration for the coming semester | 22.12.2026 - 25.01.2027 |
| Start of the next lecture period | 16.03.2027 |