Academic Year 2026/2027

Bachelor’s degree programmes

Start of winter semester

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 28 September 2026
• Part-time programmes: 11 September 2026 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 25/26 September 2026
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 25 September 2026
  • Industrial Management: 11 September 2026
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 14 September 2026 *)

End of winter semester

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 28 February 2027
• Part-time programmes: 28 February 2027 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 06 February 2027
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 25 February 2027
  • Industrial Management: 28 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 14 February 2027 *)

Inter-semester break

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 08 February 2027 to 28 February 2027
• Part-time programmes: 22 February 2027 to 28 February 2027 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 06 February 2027 to 25 February 2027
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 08 February 2027 to 25 February 2027
  • Industrial Management: 15 February 2027 to 20 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 08 February 2027 to 14 February 2027 *)

Start of summer semester

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 01 March 2027
• Part-time programmes: 01 March 2027 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 26 February 2027
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 26 February 2027
  • Industrial Management: 26 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 15 February 2027 *)

End of summer semester

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 03 October 2027
• Part-time programmes: 16 September 2027 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 03 July 2027
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 30 September 2027
  • Industrial Management: 17 September 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 19 September 2027 *)

Summer break

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 05 July 2027 to 03 October 2027
• Part-time programmes: 19 July 2027 to 16 September 2027 (general)
  • Banking, Insurance and Finance: 03 July 2027 to 29 September 2027
  • Software Design & Cloud Computing: 05 July 2027 to 30 September 2027
  • Industrial Management: 19 July 2027 to 16 September 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Mobile Software Development (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Industrial Mechatronics (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Health Studies programmes: 05 July 2027 to 19 September 2027 *)

Master’s degree programmes

Start of winter semester

• Full-time and work-friendly programmes: 28 September 2026
• Part-time programmes: 11 September 2026
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

End of winter semester

• 28 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

Inter-semester break

• Between 08 February 2027 and 28 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

Start of summer semester

• 01 March 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

End of summer semester

• Between 16 September 2027 and 03 October 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

Summer break

• Between 05 July 2027 and 03 October 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
  • Food: Product and Process Design (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

Lecture-free periods

All degree programmes

• National Holiday: 26 October 2026
• All Saints‘ Day: 01 November 2026
• Immaculate Conception: 08 December 2026
• Christmas: 23 December 2026 to 06 January 2027
• Easter: 22 March 2027 to 04 April 2027
• State Holiday: 01 May 2027
• Ascension Day: 06 May 2027
• Whit Monday: 17 May 2027
• Corpus Christi: 27 May 2027

Degree programmes with 15 course weeks

• Inter-semester break: 08 February 2027 to 28 February 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
• Summer break: 05 July 2027 to 03 October 2027
• Co-op education programmes:
  • Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)

Start of academic year 2027/2028: 04 October 2027

Degree programmes with 18 course weeks

• Inter-semester break: 08 February 2027 to 14 February 2027
• Summer break: 05 July 2027 to 19 September 2027

Start of academic year 2027/2028: 20 September 2027

Degree programmes with 20 course weeks

• Inter-semester break: 22 February 2027 to 28 February 2027
• Summer break: 19 July 2027 to 16 September 2027

Start of academic year 2027/2028: 17 September 2027