Academic year

Semester and lecture times

Semester times

A semester or term is a session of six months of study at the university; the lecture periods mark the start of your lectures, tutorials and seminars. The lecture times differ from the semester times. There are no lectures on the public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Semester Start End
Summer semester 2025 April 1, 2025 Sept. 30, 2025
Winter semester 2025/2026 Oct. 1, 2025 March 31, 2026
Summer semester 2026 April 1, 2026 Sept. 30, 2026
Winter semester 2026/2027 Oct. 1, 2026 March 31, 2027

Lecture times

Period Start End
Lecture period April 12, 2021 July 24, 2021
Lecture period Oct. 18, 2021 Feb. 19, 2022
Free period Dec. 22, 2021 Jan. 8, 2022
Lecture period April 20, 2022 Aug. 2, 2022
Lecture period Oct. 17, 2022 Feb. 18, 2023
Free period Dec. 22, 2022 Jan. 7, 2023
Lecture period April 17, 2023 July 29, 2023
Lecture period Oct. 16, 2023 Feb. 10, 2024
Free period Dec. 21, 2023 Jan. 6, 2024
Lecture period April 15, 2024 July 27, 2024
Lecture period Oct. 14, 2024 Feb. 8, 2025
Free period Dec. 23, 2024 Jan. 6, 2025
Lecture period April 14, 2025 July 26, 2025
Lecture period Oct. 13, 2025 Feb. 7, 2026
Free period Dec. 22, 2025 Jan. 6, 2026
Lecture period April 13, 2026 July 25, 2026
Lecture period Oct. 12, 2026 Feb. 6, 2027
Free period Dec. 21, 2026 Jan. 6, 2027
Lecture period April 12, 2027 July 24, 2027
Lecture period Oct. 11, 2027 Feb. 5, 2028
Free period Dec. 22, 2027 Jan. 7, 2028
Lecture period April 10, 2028 July 22, 2028
Lecture period Oct. 16, 2028 Feb. 10, 2029
Free period Dec. 22, 2028 Jan. 6, 2029
Lecture period April 16, 2029 July 28, 2029
Lecture period Oct. 15, 2029 Feb. 9, 2030
Free period Dec. 22, 2029 Jan. 6, 2030
Lecture period April 15, 2030 July 27, 2030