Important dates

Official semester period
1 October 2023 to 14 March 2024

Teaching period
16 October 2023 to 17 February 2024

Opening ceremony
16 October 2023, 11:00 AM (Großer Konzertsaal, Arcisstraße 12)

Days off
As a rule, there are no classes on weekends. In the winter semester, the following days are also free of lessons during the teaching period:

• 1 November 2023 (All Saints’ Day)
• 24 December 2023 to 6 January 2024 (Christmas holidays)

Official semester period
15 March to 30 September 2024

Teaching period
8 April to 20 July 2024

Days off
As a rule, there are no classes on weekends. In the summer semester, the following days are also free of lessons during the teaching period:

• Labour Day: 1 May 2024
• Ascension Day: 9 May 2024
• Whit Monday: 20 May 2024
• Corpus Christi: 30 May 2024

Examination period
20 May to 20 July 2024
Please note: Many examinations at our university also take place outside this examination period; that is two weeks before or two weeks after the end of the teaching period. However, the majority of public examination concerts take place during these two months.

Entrance examination (presence examinations)
15 – 24 June 2024

Official semester period
1 October 2024 to 14 March 2025

Teaching period
14 October 2024 to 15 February 2025

Opening ceremony
14 October 2024, 11:00 AM (Großer Konzertsaal, Arcisstraße 12)

Days off
As a rule, there are no classes on weekends. In the winter semester, the following days are also free of lessons during the teaching period:

• 1 November 2024 (All Saints’ Day)
• 24 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 (Christmas holidays)

Official semester period
15 March to 30 September 2025

Teaching Period
17 March to 12 July2025

Days off
As a rule, there are no classes on weekends. In the summer semester, the following days are also free of lessons during the teaching period:

• Easter holidays: 14 to 26 April 2025
• Labour Day: 1 May 2025
• Ascension Day: 29 May 2025
• Whit Monday: 9 June 2025
• Corpus Christi: 19 June 2025

Examination time
To be announced.
Please note: Many examinations at our university also take place outside this examination period. However, the majority of the public examination concerts take place during these two months.

Entrance examination (presence examinations)
To be announced.

Winter semester 2025/26:
Start of teaching period: 13 October 2025
End of teaching period: 14 February 2026
Christmas break: 24 December 2025 to 6 January 2026

Summer semester 2026:
Start of teaching period: 16 March 2026
End of term: 11 July 2026
Easter break: 30 March to 11 April 2026

Please note these special dates for Teacher Training courses:
Special Dates Teacher Training courses 2024/2025 (in German)

Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)
1 July

PROMOS Scholarship
15 March, 15 October

STIBET End-of-Study Scholarship
15 March, 15 October

General University Scholarship
15 March, 15 October

ERASMUS application
15 December (for the following academic year)

Please contact the International Office or Philipp Braunschweig (responsible for scholarships) for details.