Semester Dates
Overview of all confirmed semester dates at a glance.
Berlin | Hamburg | Iserlohn | UE Innovation Hub
Art & Design Programmes
| 01 March 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 11 April 2025 | End of intake |
| 17 – 19 March 2025 | Ersti Week |
| 24 March 25 | Teaching start date |
| 24 March – 12 July 2025 | Lectures |
| Attention! Appointments for oral examinations in A&D must be coordinated between the EO and the Vice Deanship. | Exams |
| 17 – 22 March 2025 | retake exams |
| 31 Aug 2025 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Heath & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 01 March 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 11 April 2025 | End of intake |
| 17 – 19 March 2025 | Ersti Week |
| 24 March – 12 July 2025 | Lectures |
| 14 July – 26 July 2025 | Exams |
| 17 – 22 March 2025 | retake exams |
| 31 Aug 2025 | End of the semester |
*with regular first examination phase (SoSe 2024)
**with regular EPP (WS 2024-25)
Art & Design Programmes
| 01 Sep 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 10 Oct 2025 | End of intake |
| 22 – 26 Sep 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 29 Sep 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 | Lectures |
| Attention! Appointments for oral examinations in A&D must be coordinated between the EO and the Vice Deanship. | Exams |
| 22 – 27 Sep 2025 | retake exams |
| 28 Feb 2026 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Health & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 01 Sep 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 10 Oct 2025 | End of intake |
| 22 – 26 Sep 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 29 Sep 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 | Lectures |
| 26 Jan – 7 Feb 2026 | Exams |
| 22 – 27 Sep 2025 | retake exams* |
| 28 Feb 2026 | End of the semester |
*with regular first examination phase (SoSe 2024)
MBA Programmes (June Intake)
| 1 June 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 2nd July 2025 | End of intake |
| 3-4 July 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 14 July 2025 | Lecture start |
| 17-22 Nov. 2025 | exams – 1st semester |
| 26 Jan. – 7 Feb. 2026** | retake exams 1st semester |
| 19 – 24 May 2025 | exams 2nd semester |
| 14 – 26 July 2025* | retake exams – 2nd semester |
| 30 May 2025 | end of semester |
Art & Design Programmes
| 01.03.2026 | Start of the semester |
| 02.04.2026 | End of intake |
| 16.03.2026 – 20.03.2026 | Ersti Days |
| 23.03.2026 – 11.07.2026 | Lectures |
| Attention! Appointments for oral examinations in A&D must be coordinated between the EO and the Vice Deanship. | Exams |
| 23.03.2026 – 11.07.2026 | retake exams |
| 31.08.2026 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Health & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 01.03.2026 | Start of the semester |
| 02.04.2026 | End of intake |
| 16.03.2026 – 20.03.2026 | Ersti Days |
| 23.03.2026 – 11.07.2026 | Lectures |
| 13.07.2026 – 25.07.2026 | Exams |
| 16.03.2026 – 21.03.2026 | retake exams |
| 31.08.2026 | End of the semester |
Summer 2025
8 March 2025 International Women’s Day (only in Berlin)
18 April 2025 – 21 April 2025 Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday)
1 May 2025 Labour Day
29 May 2025 Ascension Day
9 June 2025 Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday)
19 June 2025 Corpus Christi (only in Iserlohn)
Winter 2025/26
3 October 2025 German Unity Day
31 October 2025 Reformation Day (only in Hamburg & Potsdam)
1 November 2025 All Saints’ Day (only in Iserlohn)
25 December 2025 Christmas Day (1st Christmas Day)
26 December 2025 Boxing Day (2nd Christmas Day)
Dubai
Art & Design Programmes
| 1 Mar 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 21 April 2025 | End of intake |
| 3 – 4 Apr 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 7 Apr – 12 July 2025 | Lectures |
| *** | Exams |
| 17 March – 22 March 2025 | retake exams |
| 31 Aug 2025 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Health & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 1 Mar 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 21 April 2025 | End of intake |
| 3-4 April 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 7 April- 12 July 2025 | Lectures |
| 14 July – 26 July 2025 | exams |
| 17 March – 22 March 2025 | retake exams |
| 31 Aug 2024 | End of the semester |
Art & Design Programmes
| 01 Sep 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 17 Oct 2025 | End of intake |
| 22 – 26 Sept 2025 | Ersti Week |
| 29 Sept 2025 – 24 Jan 2025 | Lectures |
| *** | Exams |
| 22 – 27 Sept 2025 | retake exams |
| 28 Feb 2026 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Health & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 01 Sep 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 17 Oct 2025 | End of intake |
| 22 – 26 Sept 2025 | Ersti Week |
| 29 Sept 2025 – 24 Jan 2026 | Lectures |
| 26 Jan 2026 – 07 Feb 2026 | Exams |
| 22 – 27 Sept 2025 | Retake Exams |
| 28 Feb 2026 | End of the semester |
MBA Programmes (June Intake)
| 1 June 2025 | Start of the semester |
| 2nd July 2025 | End of intake |
| 3-4 July 2025 | Ersti Days |
| 14 July 2025 | Lecture start |
| 17-22 Nov. 2025 | exams – 1st semester |
| 26 Jan. – 7 Feb. 2026 | retake exams 1st semester |
| 19 – 24 May 2025 | exams 2nd semester |
| 14 – 26 July 2025 | retake exams – 2nd semester |
| 30 May 2025 | end of semester |
Art & Design Programmes
| 01.03.2026 | Start of the semester |
| 06.04.2026 | End of intake |
| 23.03.2026 – 24.03.2026 | Ersti Week |
| 25.03.2026 – 11.07.2026 | Lectures |
| *** | Exams |
| 24.03.2026 – 27.03.2026 | retake exams |
| 31.08.2026 | End of the semester |
Business & Sport, Health & Psychology, Tech & Sport Programmes
| 01.03.2026 | Start of the semester |
| 06.04.2026 | End of intake |
| 23.03.2026 – 24.03.2026 | Ersti Week |
| 25.03.2026 – 11.07.2026 | Lectures |
| 13.07.2026 – 25.07.2026 | Exams |
| 24.03.2026 – 27.03.2026 | Retake Exams |
| 31.08.2026 | End of the semester |
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day |
| 31 March – 1 April | National Holiday: Eid al Fitr |
| 4th June – 8th June | National Holiday: Arafat Day & Eid al Adha |
| Dec 2 -3 | National Day |
*All National holidays are tentative until confirmed by relevant authorities and may be subject to change.