Academic calendar
THE ACADEMIC YEAR
| Fall term (Wintersemester): 1 October - 31 March |
| Spring term (Sommersemester): 1 April - 30 September |
Winter Semester 2019/20 | |
| Application deadline: | 15 July 2019 |
| Arrival day: | beginning of September 2019 |
| Language and Orientation Programme: | 4 September - 11 October 2019 |
| Lecture period: | 14 October 2019 - 31 Januar 2020 |
| Public holidays: | 3 October 2019 ( Tag der Deutschen Einheit) 31 October 2019 (Reformationstag) |
| Christmas break: | 23 December 2019 - 5 Jan 2020 |
| Examination period: | 10 - 26 Februar 2020 |
Summer Semester 2020 | |
| Application deadline: | 15 January 2020 |
| Arrival day: | beginning of March 2020 |
| Language- & Orientationprogramme: | 4 March - 3 April 2020 |
| Instruction Day: | 1 April 2020 |
| Lecture period: | 6 April - 10 July 2020 |
| Public holidays: | 10 April 2020 (Good friday) 13 April 2020 (Easter monday) 1 May 2020 (May day) 21 May 2020 (Ascension day) 1 June 2020 (Pentecost) |
| Examination period: | 20 July - 05 August 2020 |
International Summer University 2020 | |
| Language and Culture programme: | August 2020 |
Winter Semester 2020/21 | |
| Application deadline: | 15 July 2020 |
| Arrival day: | beginning of September 2020 |
| Language and Orientation Programme: | 3 September - 9 October 2020 |
| Lecture period: | 12 October 2020 - 29 Januar 2021 |
| Public holidays: | 3 October 2020 ( Tag der Deutschen Einheit) 31 October 2020 (Reformationstag) |
| Christmas break: | 21 December 2020 - 3 Jan 2021 |
| Examination period: | 8 - 26 Februar 2021 |