Academic calendar: summer semester 2025

The dates on this page already refer to the upcoming summer semester 2025, which begins on 1 April 2025. Here you will find the semester dates for the winter semester 2024/25, which runs until 31 March 2025.

Table of contents

Events for first-year students

Welcome event for first-year students01.04.2025
Orientations days for first-year students01.04. - 03.04.2025

Semester dates

Start of teaching period from the 2nd semester onwards02.04.2025
Start of teaching period for first-year students04.04.2025
Non-teaching period
  • 18.-21.04.2025: Easter
  • 01.05.2025: Labour Day
  • 08.05.2025: One-off public holiday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism and the end of the Second World War
  • 29.-31.05.2025: Ascension Day + bridge day
  • 09.06.2025: Whit Monday
End of the teaching period26.07.2025

Enrolment & re-registration

Enrolment of study applicants (for NC study programmes see notice of admission)by 15.04.2025
Registration of guest listeners and guest studentsby 15.04.2025
Accreditation of modules and examinations completed abroad at enrolmentby 15.04.2025
Re-registration for the next semester01.06. - 15.07.2025
Re-registration with late fee16.07. - 15.08.2025

Modules, examinations & final thesis

Module registrationDeadlines
Online registration for the 1. and 2. examination period10.06. – 25.06.2025 (official deadline)
Online registration for the 2. examination period (and repeat examinations)01.09. – 09.09.2025 (official deadline)
1. examination period14.07. – 02.08.2025
2. examination period24.09. – 08.10.2025
Application for admission to write a Bachelor's or Master's thesisDeadlines for application for admission to write final thesis [PDF]

Part-time studies & leave of absence

Registration/Cancellation for part-time studiesby 10.03.2025
Application for leave of absenceby 15.04.2025