Academic calendar
The academic year begins with the winter semester, which starts on 1 October and ends on 31 March. The summer semester then runs from 1 April to 30 September each year.
Winter semester 2019–20
| Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| 23 September to 13 October | Orientation Weeks for international students |
| 1 October | Official start of the winter semester. Please remember to validate your CampusCard (student ID). |
| 14 October | Teaching begins |
| 15 November | Application round for degree programmes starting in April (summer semester) 2020 begins |
| (15 December) | The application deadline for M.Sc. Computer Science, previously set for 15 December, has now been moved to 15 January to coincide with the application deadline for all degree programmes. |
| 24 December to 6 January | Christmas break (no teaching) |
| 15 January | Application deadline for all degree programmes (including M.Sc. Computer Science) |
| 20 to 31 January | Re-registration period for summer semester 2020. Please note: students continuing their studies must re-register before each semester. |
| 31 January | Teacher Education Programmes: application deadline for the aptitude test for Art Education (information in German) |
| January to April | Enrolment period: Applicants with international qualifications and those applying for admission-restricted degree programmes should present themselves for enrolment on the dates indicated in their offer letter. |
| 1 February to 16 March | Direct enrolment period for new students with German or Austrian entrance qualifications. |
| 7 February | End of teaching and start of the examination period |
| 31 March | Official end of the winter semester |
| Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 April | Summer semester begins. Please remember to validate your CampusCard (student ID). Application round for M.Sc. Computer Science (winter intake) starts. The deadline for applications is 15 June. |
| 8–22 April | Orientation Weeks for international students |
| 23–26 April | Orientation Week for students at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems |
| 15–17 April | Orientation Week for students at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| 15–18 April | Orientation Week for students at the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics |
| 15 April | Application round for degree programmes commencing in the winter semester starts. |
| 24 April | Start of teaching – the University is in session. |
| 1 June | Registration deadline for the Physical Education aptitude test (for Teacher Education Programmes). |
| 15 June | Application deadline for M.Sc. Computer Science. |
| 17–28 June | Re-registration period for winter semester 2019–20. Please note: students continuing their studies must re-register before each semester. |
| 21 June | No teaching all day. |
| 30 June | Application deadline for all master's programmes not mentioned elsewhere in this table. Registration deadline for the Art Education aptitude test (for Teacher Education Programmes). |
| 15 July | Application deadline for all undergraduate programmes and the following master's programmes: LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates, LL.M. German and Russian Law, and M.A. Russian and East-Central European Studies. |
| 15 July | Deadline for applications for all undergraduate programmes and the following postgraduate programmes: M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management, M.A. Russian and East Central European Studies. |
| 27 July | Teaching ends/examination period starts, followed by the semester break. |
| August and September | Enrolment period for new students with German or Austrian university entrance qualifications, as follows: 1 Aug – 13 Sep: B.Sc. Business Administration and Economics Applicants with international qualifications and those applying for admission-restricted degree programmes should present themselves for matriculation on the date indicated in their offer letter. |
| 30 September | Summer semester ends. |
| Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 October | Winter semester begins. Please remember to validate your CampusCard (student ID). |
| 19 September to 14 October | Orientation Weeks for international students |
| 15 October | Teaching begins |
| 15 November | Application round for degree programmes starting in April (summer semester) 2019 begins |
| 15 December | Application deadline for M.Sc. Computer Science |
| 22 December to 5 January | Christmas break (no teaching) |
| 15 January | Application round for all degree programmes other than M.Sc. Computer Science ends |
| 14 to 25 January | Re-registration period for summer semester 2019. Please note: students continuing their studies must re-register before each semester. |
| 31 January | Teacher Education Programmes: application deadline for the aptitude test for Art Education (information in German) |
| January to April | Enrolment period: Applicants with international qualifications and those applying for admission-restricted degree programmes should present themselves for enrolment on the dates indicated in their offer letter. |
| 1 February to 15 March | Direct enrolment period for new students with German or Austrian entrance qualifications. |
| 9 February | Teaching ends/examination period starts |
| 31 March | Winter semester ends |
| Date(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| 26 March to 8 April | Orientation Weeks for international students. |
| 3–8 April | Orientation Week for all students. |
| 1 April | Summer semester begins. Please remember to validate your CampusCard (student ID). Application round for M.Sc. Computer Science (winter intake) opens. The application deadline is 15 June. |
| 9 April | Start of lectures – the University is in session. |
| Mid-April | Application round for M.A. International Economics and Business opens. |
| Early May | Application round for the remaining degree programmes starting in October (winter semester) opens. |
| 22 May | No teaching all day (Tuesday after Whitsun/Pentecost) |
| 1 June | No teaching all day. Registration deadline for the Physical Education aptitude test (for Teacher Education Programmes). |
| 15 June | Application deadline for the M.Sc. Computer Science. |
| 18–29 June | Re-registration period for winter semester 2018–19. Please note: students continuing their studies must re-register before each semester. |
| 30 June | Application deadline for most master's programmes. Exceptions: M.Sc. Computer Science (deadline 15 June); M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management (15 July), M.A. Russian and East-Central European Studies (15 July). Registration deadline for the Art Education aptitude test (for Teacher Education Programmes). |
| 14 July | Teaching ends/examination period starts, followed by the semester break. |
| 15 July | Deadline for applications for all undergraduate programmes and the following postgraduate programmes: M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management, M.A. Russian and East Central European Studies. |
| August to September | Enrolment/matriculation period for new students. Persons with German or Austrian entrance qualifications may register directly for non-restricted degree programmes. Applicants with international qualifications and those applying for admission-restricted degree programmes should present themselves for matriculation on the date indicated in their offer letter. |
| 30 September | Summer semester ends. |
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