Uni-Tübingen

Academic Calendar for Exchange Students

In our Academic Calendar you find the important information and deadlines for an exchange semester at the University of Tübingen.

Academic Calendar Winter Semester 2024/2025

What? 

Which are important dates and deadlines? 

Where do I get further information? 

Application for Admission 

via online platform

 

Application period:

April 1st to May 31st, 2024

Application for Admission  

Responsible Office: 
International Office - Incoming Team 

Housing 

Semester rental contracts for

September 2024 - February 2025

 

Application period: 

Until May 31st, 2024

Dormitories Information & Application

Responsible Institution: 

Student Services Organisation "Studierendenwerk"

Deutsch-Kompakt Course

September 2nd - October 2nd, 2024

Application period: 

From the 6th of May until full 

(max. 45 participants) 

Course details 

Responsible Office: 

German as a Foreign Language

START-KURS Autumn 

September 16th - October 2nd, 2024

Application period:  

from May 15th, 2024 until full 

 

Course Details 

Responsible Office: 

German as a Foreign Language

Matriculation / Enrollment  

via the ALMA-system 

July – September 15th, 2024

The Registration Code for ALMA and a 
Step-by-step guide for enrollment via the 
ALMA-system is sent by 
the Incoming Team-

Enrollment at the University of Tübingen

Contact for questions: 

International Office - Incoming Team 

Arrival Weeks at the International Office 
Extended office hours for check-in and information

Mid-September until end of October 2024

Extenden office hours for check in and arrival information.

Responsible Office: 

International Office - Incoming Team 

Semester dates

Begin of Winter Semester:  October 1st, 2024
End of Winter Semester:  March 31st, 2025 

We recommend arriving in Tübingen at least one week before the start of the lectures, as this is when the orientation programmes begin. Semester dates
General Orientation Weeks for new students by the University & Welcome Event for Exchange Students

O-Weeks:

October 7th-18th, 2024

Welcome Event for Exchange Students:

Octpber 9th, 2-4 pm Lecture Hall 9, Neue Aula

How to get started
Different Offices and Departments of the University

International Office - Incoming Team 

Advisory Course for New International Students
October 9-12th, 2024

 

Registration period: tba

More information on the course website will be availbale soon.

Advisory Course 

StudIT Intro Week

October 12-10th, 2024

Special events and field trips for exchange students organized by StudIT  (Studierenden-Initiative Internationales Tübingen)

Registration period: tba

StudIT

Lecture period / Classes at the University 

Begin of classes: October14th, 2024
End of classes:  February 8th, 2024

Public Holidays & Holidays: 
November 1st, 2024 (All Saints' Day)
December 21st, 2024 – January 6th, 2025 (Christmas break)

Semester dates 

Course information

Course catalogue in ALMA

Examination period

 

 

 

 

Most exams take place in the last week of the lecture period until the first 2-3 weeks of the lecture-free period.

 

If you need exact details, your academic advisor and/or the lecturer of your courses will be able to help you.

Exam period

Lecture-free period /

semester break

 

End of lectures of the winter semester:

February 8th, 2025 until the beginning of  the Summer Semester (April 1st, 2025).

Semester break: Time for writing term papers

Semester dates

Lecture-free period

In the case of a stay for two semesters:    
Re-Enrollment Period

January 15th - February 15th, 2024

Re-enroll in time for the second semester

Re-enrollment