Dates & Deadlines Summer Term 2026

 

• International Office
• Timetable Winter Term 2025/26
   

Pages in German:

• University Of Cologne Admissions Office
• University of Cologne Central Student Counselling Service
• Lecture Periods until 2030

Dates

Start of semester	01/04/2026
Start of lectures	13/04/2026
Welcome freshmen	13/04/2026, 9 a.m. in the Aula
Recesses	03/04 - 06/04/2026 (Easter break) 01/05/2026 (May Day) 14/05/2026 (Ascension Day) 25/05 - 29/05/2026 (Whitsun break) 04/06/2026 (Corpus Christi)
University Info Days	The precise date is specified on the website of the Student Advisory and Counselling Centre
End of lectures	24/07/2026
End of semester	30/09/2026
Lectures: winter semester 2026/27	12/10/2026 - 05/02/2027
Lectures: summer semester 2027	05/04/2027 - 16/07/2027