Academic Year 2024/25

Winter Term 2024/25

formal duration: 1 October 2024 - 31 March 2025
national holiday: 3 October 2024
orientation days: 30 September - 11 October 2024
lecture period: 14 October 2024 - 15 February 2025
holiday: 8 March 2025 (Saturday)
academic holidays: 23 December 2024 - 4 January 2025
probable end of oral exams in German-taught courses: 14 February 2025
end of exams for English-taught courses: 17 February 2025
written exams in German-taught courses: 17 February - mid-March 2025
lecture-free period: from 17 February 2025

Summer term 2025

formal duration: 1 April - 30 September 2025
orientation days: 1 - 9 April 2025
lecture period: 14 April - 19 July 2025
holidays: 18 April, 21 April, 1 May, 8 May, 29 May, 9 June 2025
probable end of oral exams in German-taught courses: 18 July 2025
end of exams for English-taught courses: 21 July 2025
written exams in German-taught courses: 21 July - mid-August 2025
lecture-free period: from 21 July 2025

Academic Year 2023/24

Winter Term 2023/24

formal duration: 1 October 2023 - 31 March 2024
national holiday: 3 October 2023
orientation days: 2 - 13 October 2023
lecture period: 16 October 2023 - 17 February 2024
academic holidays: 23 December 2023 - 6 January 2024
probable end of oral exams in German-taught courses: 16 February 2024
end of exams for English-taught courses: 19 February 2024
written exams in German-taught courses: 20 February - 10 March 2024
lecture-free period: 19 February - 31 March 2024
holiday: 8 March 2024

Summer term 2024

formal duration: 1 April - 30 September 2024
orientation days: early - mid-April 2024
lecture period: 15 April - 20 July 2024
holidays: 29 March, 1 April, 1 May, 9 May, 20 May 2024
probable end of oral exams in German-taught courses: 19 July 2024
end of exams for English-taught courses: 22 July 2024
written exams in German-taught courses: 22 July - 12 August 2024
lecture-free period: 22 July - 30 September 2024

Incoming exchange students are expected to arrive in Berlin two weeks before the start of the lecture period. This corresponds to the beginning of the Orientation Days. After arrival considerable time must be devoted to administrative procedures.

At the end of the lecture period, students should make sure that they have enough time for exams. Please have a look at the web page "Exam Schedule" (on the bottom of this page under "Related Links") which provides more information on prospective exam dates.