Winter semester 2009/2010
| 1. - 20. September 2009: | orientation period - for international guest students only |
| 21. September 2009: | start of classes* |
| 3. Oktober 2009: | Public holiday |
| 24. Dec. 2009 - 3. Jan. 2010: | Christmas holidays |
| 23. January 2010: | classes end |
| 26. Jan. - 5. Feb. 2010: | exam period |
| 8. - 28. February 2010: | semester holidays |
Summer semester 2010
| 1. - 14. March 2010: | orientation period - for international guest students only |
| 15. March 2010: | start of classes* |
| 2. - 5. April 2010: | Easter holiday weekend |
| 1. May 2010: | Public holiday |
| 13. May 2010: | Public holiday |
| 24. May 2010: | Public holiday |
| 30. June 2010: | classes end |
| 3. - 16. July 2010: | exam period |
| 17. July - 31. August 2010: | summer holidays |
Winter semester 2010/11
| 1. - 19. September 2010: | orientation period - for international guest students only |
| 20. September 2010: | start of classes* |
| 3. Oktober 2010: | Public holiday |
| 24. Dec. 2010 - 2. Jan. 2011: | Christmas holidays |
| 21. January 2010: | classes end |
| 24. Jan. - 4. Feb. 2010: | exam period |
| 7. - 28. February 2010: | semester holidays |
Summer semester 2011
| 1. - 13. March 2011: | orientation period - for international guest students only |
| 14. March 2011: | start of classes* |
| 22. - 25. April 2011: | Easter holiday weekend |
| 1. May 2011: | Public holiday |
| 2. June 2011: | Public holiday |
| 13. June 2011: | Public holiday |
| 1. July 2011: | classes end |
| 4. - 15. July 2011: | exam period |
| 16. July - 31. August 2011: | summer holidays |
Note: On public holidays shops, banks and post offices are shut in Germany. There is increased traffic on roads, rail and at airports as Germans use these days for long weekends or short breaks.
* In most departments the higher level classes will start in the first week of the semester; in some departments the first week of the semester may be an orientation week for all students. Please check with your department.
Note for degree-seeking students:
The orientation period mentioned in this calendar is for guest students (non degree-seeking) only. Some engineering programmes offer a pre-semester maths programme to introduce degree-seeking first semester students to the level of maths required for the programmes. Please check with your department if this is offered for your programme.
The first week of the semester (start of classes) is an orientation week for first-semester degree-seeking students.