Semester dates
Important semester dates
Semester and lecture periods
| semester | Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 |
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| Semester duration | 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026 | 1 April 2026 – 30 September 2026 |
| Lecture period | 13 October 2025 – 6 February 2026 | 13 April 2026 – 17 July 2026 |
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19 December 2025 – 6 January 2026 |
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| Public holidays outside the lecture period (relevant for examination registration as these dates do not count as working days) |
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Registration, application, enrollment
An overview of application deadlines is available at “Applications and enrollment”, which also contains all the information and dates for enrollment.
Re-registration
In January and June, all students receive an e-mail from the Student Records Office to their FAU e-mail address with information on the re-registration process and paying the semester fee. The fee must be paid by bank transfer within the deadlines for re-registration at the University, as otherwise you risk being de-registered. Further information on re-registration, semester fee and deadlines are available on our website.
Future lecture periods
| Winter semester 2026/27 | 12 October 2026 – 5 February 2027 |
| Summer semester 2027 | 12 April 2027 – 16 July 2027 |
| Winter semester 2027/28 | 18 October 2027 – 11 February 2028 |
Calendar for semester dates
To enter an individual appointment in your own calendar, please first click on the date and then save it by clicking on the “subscribe” (Abonnement) button.