Dates & Deadlines Winter Term 2025/2026

 

• International Office
• Timetable Summer Term 2026

Pages in German:

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

Dates

Start of semester	01/10/2025
Start of lectures	13/10/2025
Welcome freshmen	13/10/2025, 9 am in the Aula
Recesses	03/10/2025 (Day of German Unity) 01/11/2025 (All Saints' Day) 23/12/2025 - 06/01/2026 (Christmas Break),
Uni Info Day	The precise date is specified on the website of the Student Advisory and Counselling Centre
End of lectures	06/02/2026
End of semester	31/03/2026
Lectures: summer semester 2026	13/04/2026 - 24/07/2026
Lectures: winter semester 2026/27	12/10/2026 - 05/02/2027