Academic Year 2025/2026
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Start of winter semester
- Full-time programmes: 29 September 2025
- Part-time programmes: 12 September 2025 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 26 September 2025
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 26 September 2025
- Industrial Management: 19 September 2025
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 15 September 2025 *)
End of winter semester
- Full-time programmes: 22 February 2026
- Part-time programmes: 22 February 2026 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 07 February 2026
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 19 February 2026
- Industrial Management: 15 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 08 February 2026 *)
Inter-semester break
- Full-time programmes: 02 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
- Part-time programmes: 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 08 February 2026 to 26 February 2026
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 02 February 2026 to 19 February 2026
- Industrial Management: 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 02 February 2026 to 08 February 2026 *)
Start of summer semester
- Full-time programmes: 23 February 2026
- Part-time programmes: 23 February 2026 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 27 February 2026
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 20 February 2026
- Industrial Management: 27 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 09 February 2026 *)
End of summer semester
- Full-time programmes: 27 September 2026
- Part-time programmes: 10 September 2026 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 27 September 2026
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 24 September 2026
- Industrial Management: 19 July 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 13 September 2026 *)
Summer break
- Full-time programmes: 29 June 2026 to 27 September 2026
- Part-time programmes: 13 July 2026 to 10 September 2026 (general)
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 28 June 2026 to 29 September 2026
- Software Design & Cloud Computing: 29 June to 24 September 2026
- Industrial Management: 20 July to 17 September 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Health Studies programmes: 29 June 2026 to 13 September 2026 *)
tip
*) The dates apply to the following Health Studies programmes: Occupational Therapy, Health Care and Nursing, Midwifery, Logopedics, Physiotherapy, Radiography.
Master’s degree programmes
Start of winter semester
- Full-time programmes: 29 September 2025
- Part-time programmes: 12 September 2025
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
End of winter semester
- 22 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Inter-semester break
- Between 02 February 2026 and 22 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Start of summer semester
- 23 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
End of summer semester
- Between 10 September 2026 and 27 September 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Summer break
- Between 29 June 2026 and 27 September 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Lecture-free periods
All degree programmes
- National Holiday: 26 October 2025
- All Saints‘ Day: 01 November 2025
- Immaculate Conception: 08 December 2025
- Christmas: 23 December 2025 to 06 January 2026
- Easter: 30 March 2026 to 12 April 2026
- State Holiday: 01 May 2026
- Ascension Day: 14 May 2026
- Whit Monday: 25 May 2026
- Corpus Christi: 04 June 2026
Degree programmes with 15 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 02 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Summer break: 29 June 2026 to 27 September 2026
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Start of academic year 2026/2027: 28 September 2026
Degree programmes with 18 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 02 February 2026 to 08 February 2026
- Summer break: 29 June 2026 to 15 September 2026
Start of academic year 2026/2027: 14 September 2026
Degree programmes with 20 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
- Summer break: 13 July 2026 to 10 September 2026
Start of academic year 2026/2027: 11 September 2026
Note
Course weeks = Course weeks per semester