Semester dates
Framework requirements
summer semester 1 March to 31 August
winter semester 1 September to 28 (or 29) February
per semester 16 weeks of lectures incl. 1 interdepartmental block study week + 4 weeks examination period
Dates​​​​​​
WiSe 2023/2024 (September 2023 to February 2024) | ||
weeks | time period | |
lecture and examination period | 20 | 25.09.2023 – 16.02.2024 |
non-lecture period (time between semesters) | 5 | 23.12.2023 – 05.01.2024 26.02.2024 – 15.03.2024 |
lectures (courses and seminars) | 16 | 25.09.2023 – 26.01.2024 |
| Selection phase of the elective (compulsory) modules in EMMA for the following semester | 1 | 22.01.2024 – 26.01.2024 |
examination period | 4 | 29.01.2024 – 23.02.2024 |
block study week (Blockwoche) | 1 | 04.12.2023 – 08.12.2023 |
SoSe 2024 (March 2024 to August 2024) | ||
weeks | time period | |
lecture and examination period | 20 | 18.03.2024 – 02.08.2024 |
non-lecture period (time between semesters) | 7 | 05.08.2024 – 20.09.2024 |
lectures (courses and seminars) | 16 | 18.03.2024 – 05.07.2024 |
| Selection phase of the elective (compulsory) modules in EMMA for the following semester | 1 | 01.07.2024 – 05.07.2024 |
| Exam registration deadline (2 months after the start of lectures) | 21.05.2024 (11.59 p.m.) | |
examination period | 4 | 08.07.2024 – 02.08.2024 |
block study week (Blockwoche) | 1 | 13.05.2024 – 17.05.2024 |
WiSe 2024/2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) | ||
weeks | time period | |
lecture and examination period | 20 | 23.09.2024 – 21.02.2025 |
non-lecture period (time between semesters) | 5 | 23.12.2024 – 03.01.2025 24.02.2025 – 14.03.2025 |
lectures (courses and seminars) | 16 | 23.09.2024 – 24.01.2025 |
| Selection phase of the elective (compulsory) modules in EMMA for the following semester | 1 | 20.01.2025 – 24.01.2025 |
| Exam registration deadline (2 months after the start of lectures) | 25.11.2024 (11:59 p.m.) | |
examination period | 4 | 27.01.2025 – 21.02.2025 |
block study week (Blockwoche) | 1 | 02.12.2024 – 06.12.2024 |
SoSe 2025 (March 2025 to August 2025) | ||
weeks | time period | |
lecture and examination period | 20 | 17.03.2025 – 01.08.2025 |
non-lecture period (time between semesters) | 7 | 04.08.2025 – 19.09.2025 |
lectures (courses and seminars) | 16 | 17.03.2025 – 04.07.2025 |
| Selection phase of the elective (compulsory) modules in EMMA for the following semester | 1 | 30.06.2025 – 04.07.2025 |
| Exam registration deadline (2 months after the start of lectures) | 19.05.2025 (11:59 Uhr p.m.) | |
examination period | 4 | 07.07.2025 – 01.08.2025 |
block study week (Blockwoche) | 1 | 19.05.2025 – 23.05.2025 |
WiSe 2025/2026 (September 2025 to February 2026) | ||
weeks | time period | |
lecture and examination period | 20 | 22.09.2025 – 06.02.2026 |
non-lecture period (time between semesters) | 5 | not yet determined |
lectures (courses and seminars) | 16 | not yet determined |
| Selection phase of the elective (compulsory) modules in EMMA for the following semester | 1 | not yet determined |
| Exam registration deadline (2 months after the start of lectures) | 24.11.2025 (11:59 p.m.) | |
examination period | 4 | not yet determined |
block study week (Blockwoche) | 1 | not yet determined |
Regulations on block study weeks:
No other lectures take place; only compulsory elective courses; for all faculties/degree programmes; workload 4 to 6 credits, preceding week of lectures must be taken as 1st block week if further block weeks are required.
Further regulations:
The first week of the lecture period can be designed as an introductory week/ block study week at the beginning of the programme.
