Application April 1 - May 31, 2025 | Nomination by the partner university: April 1 - May 15, 2025 | Application and Preparation Responsible Office:
Incoming Team |
Housing Semester rental contracts for September 2025 - February 2026 | Application period: April 1 - May 31, 2025 | Accommodation & Application Responsible Institution: Student Service Organisation "Studierendenwerk" |
Deutsch-Kompakt Course Sept 1 - Oct 2, 2025 | Application period: Begins start of May and goes until full, (max. 45 participants) | Course details Responsible Office: German as a Foreign Language |
START-KURS Autumn Sept 15 – Oct 2, 2025 | Application period: Begins May 15, 2025 and goes until full | Course Details Responsible Office: German as a Foreign Language |
Matriculation / Enrollment via the ALMA-system July - Sept 15, 2025 | 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 Sept - mid-Oct, 2025 | Extended office hours for check-in and arrival information | Responsible Office: Incoming Team |
Semester dates Begin of Winter Semester: Oct 1, 2025 End of Winter Semester: March 31, 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: Oct 6 - Oct 17, 2025 Welcome Event for Exchange Students: Oct 10, 2025, 2-4 pm, Lecture Hall 9, Neue Aula | How to get started
Different Offices and Departments of the University Incoming Team |
Advisory Course ICE for New International Students
Oct 8 - Oct 11 | Registration and information on the course website | Advisory Course ICE |
StudIT Intro Week Oct 12 - Oct 18 | Special events for exchange students organized by Student Initiative International Tübingen | StudIT StudIT Instagram account |
Lecture period / Classes at the University Begin of classes: Oct 13, 2025
End of classes: Feb 7, 2026 | Public Holidays & Break:
Nov 1, 2025 (All Saints' Day) Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 6, 2026 (Christmas break) | 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 Feb 2 - ca Feb 27, 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 Feb 7, 2026 - Begin of the Summer Semester (April 1, 2026) | Semester break: Time for writing term papers | Semester dates Lecture-free period |
Transcript Mid-Feb - May 2026 | The transcript will be available digitally in the ALMA database | Transcript |
| In the case of a stay for two semesters: | | |
Re-enrollment Period Jan 15 - Feb 15, 2026 | Re-enroll for the second semester | Re-enrollment |
