Academic calendar
| Summer semester 2012: | |
| 01. - 11. March 2012 | Orientation period for guest students |
| 12. March 2012 | start of classes* |
| 06. - 09. April 2012 | Easter holidays |
| 01. May 2012 | Public holiday |
| 17. May 2012 | Public holiday |
| 28. May 2012 | Public holiday |
| 30. June 2012 | classes end |
| 01. - 13. July 2012 | exam period |
| 14. July - 31. August 2012 | semester holidays |
| Winter semester 2012/13 | |
| 01. - 16. September 2012 | Orientation period for guest students |
| 17. September 2012 | start of classes* |
| 03. October 2012 | Public holiday |
| 21. Dec. 2012 - 4. Jan. 2013 | Christmas holidays |
| 20. Jan. 2013 | end of classes |
| 23. Jan. - 3. Feb. 2013 | examination period |
| 04. - 28. February 2013 | semester holidays |
| Summer semester 2013: | |
| 01. - 08. March 2013 | Orientation period for guest students |
| 11. March 2013 | Start of classes* |
| 29. March - 01. April 2013 | Easter holidays |
| 01. May 2013 | Public holiday |
| 09. May 2013 | Public holiday |
| 20. May 2013 | Public holiday |
| 28. June 2013 | classes end |
| 01. - 12. July 2013 | examination period |
| 13. July - 31. August 2013 | semester holidays |
* 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.
Public Holidays: 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.
Note for degree-seeking students:
The orientation period mentioned in this calendar is for guest students (non degree-seeking) only. The first week of the semester (start of classes) is the orientation week for first-semester degree-seeking students.
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.
