International Affairs
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Dates and deadlines

When do I have to apply?
When do the semester and the lecture period start?
Which deadlines should I keep in mind?

Here you will find an overview of the most important dates and deadlines to plan your exchange at TU Berlin!

Summer Semester 2024

LengthApril 1 - September 30, 2024
Nomination periodSeptember 1 - October 31, 2023
Application deadlineDecember 1, 2023
Info session for German intensive course attendeesFebruary 26, 2024
Pre-semester German intensive courseFebruary 27 - March 28, 2024
Orientation sessionApril 8, 2024
Lecture periodApril 15 – July 20, 2024
HolidaysEaster, May 1st, Ascencion day, Pentecost

Winter Semester 2023/24

LengthOctober 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
Nomination deadlineMarch 1 - April 30, 2023
Application deadlineJune 1, 2023
Info session for German intensive course attendeesAugust 30, 2023
Pre-semester German intensive courseSeptember 1 - 29, 2022
Orientation sessionOctober 9, 2023
Lecture periodOctober 16, 2023 - February 17, 2024
Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors)February 17 - March 31, 2024
Bank holidaysDay of German Unity: October 3, 2023 / Christmas break: December 23, 2023 - January 6, 2024

Winter Semester 2024/25

LengthOctober 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Nomination deadlineApril 30, 2024
Application deadlineJune 1, 2024
Registration for the pre-semester German intensive courseEarly July 2024
Info session for German intensive course attendeesAugust 26, 2024 (online)
Placement tests for German intensive course attendeesAugust 26 - 28, 2024 (online)
Pre-semester German intensive courseSeptember 2 - 27, 2024
Orientation sessionEarly October 2024 (tba)
Lecture periodOctober 14, 2024 - February 15, 2025
Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors)Mid-February - March 31, 2025
Lecture-free periodDecember 23, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Summer Semester 2025

LengthApril 1 - September 30, 2025
Nomination deadlineOctober 31, 2024
Application deadlineDecember 1, 2024
Registration for the pre-semester German intensive courseearly January 2025 (tba)
Info session for German intensive course attendees / placement testsFebruary 24, 2025 (online)
Placement tests for German intensive course attendeesFebruary 24 - 26, 2025 (online)
Pre-semester German intensive courseMarch 3 - 28, 2025
Orientation sessionearly April 2025 (tba)
Lecture periodApril 14 – July 19, 2025
Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors)Mid-July - mid-August, 2025 (in special cases as late as September 30, 2025)
Lecture-free period (holidays)Easter, May 1st, Ascencion day, Pentecost