Application for Admission Oct 1 - Nov 30, 2025 | Nomination by the partner university: Oct 1 - Nov 15, 2025 | Application and Preparation Responsible Office:
Incoming Team |
Housing Semester rental contracts for March - July 2026 | Application period: Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025 | Accommodation & Application Responsible Institution: Student Service Organisation "Studierendenwerk" |
Deutsch-Kompakt Course March 2 - April 2, 2026 | Application period: From Nov, 2025, until full (max. 45 participants) | Course details Responsible Office: German as a Foreign Language |
START-KURS Spring March 16 - April 2, 2026 | Application period: From mid-Nov, 2025, until full | Course Details Responsible Office: German as a Foreign Language |
Matriculation / Enrollment via the ALMA-system Feb - March 15, 2026 | 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: Incoming Team |
Arrival Weeks at the International Office End of March - mid-April 2025 | Extended office hours for check-in and arrival information | Responsible Office: Incoming Team |
Semester dates Begin of Summer Semester: April 1, 2026 End of Summer Semester: Sept 30, 2026 | 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 University Orientation Weeks for new students & Welcome Event for Exchange Students | O-Weeks: April 7 - April 17, 2026 Welcome Event for Exchange Students: April 8, 2026, 2-4 pm, Audimax, Neue Aula | How to get started
Different Offices and Departments of the University Incoming Team |
Advisory Course IC for New International Students
April 8 - April 11 | Registration and information on the course website | Advisory Course IC |
StudIT Intro Week Dates still to be announced | Special events for exchange students organized by Student Initiative International Tübingen | StudIT StudIT Instagram account |
Lecture period / Classes at the University Begin of classes: April 13, 2026
End of classes: July 25, 2026 | Public Holidays & Break:
April 3, 2026 (Good Friday)
April 6, 2026 (Easter Monday)
May 1, 2026 (Labor Day)
May 14, 2026 (Ascension Day)
May 25 - May 30, 2026 (Whitsun break)
June 4, 2026 (Corpus Christi) | Semester dates Course information Course catalog in ALMA |
Exam registration period To be announced | Classes which shall be listed on the transcript need an exam registration. Exceptions will be communicated in time. | Exam registration |
Examination period July 21 - August 15, 2026 | Most exams take place in the last week of the lecture period until the first 2-3 weeks of the lecture-free period. For details, your academic advisor and/or the lecturers of your courses can help. | Exam period |
Lecture-free period / semester break July 25, 2026 - Begin of the Winter Semester (Oct 1, 2025) | Semester break: Time for writing term papers | Semester dates Lecture-free period |
Transcript End of July - Nov, 2026 | The transcript will be available digitally in the ALMA database | Transcript |
| In the case of a stay for two semesters: | | |
Re-enrollment Period June 1 - Aug 15, 2026 | Re-enroll for the second semester | Re-enrollment |
