- Admissions Instructions
- Enrollment and Re-registration
- Offices of Examination and Regulations
- Academic Calendar
- The European Credit Transfer System
Academic Calendar
Semester dates, application deadlines, enrollment details
Events for prospective and current students
Calendar of events published by the Office of News and Public Affairs
Semester, application and enrolment dates
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Academic calendar |
Summer semester 2013 |
Winter semester 2013/2014 |
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Semester duration |
April 1 – September 30, 2013 |
October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 |
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Teaching activity |
April 8 – July 13, 2013 |
October 14, 2013 – February 15, 2014 |
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Holiday |
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December 23, 2013 – January 4, 2014 |
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Feast Days |
May 1,2013 (May Day)
May 9, 2013 (Ascension Day) |
October 3, 2013 (Day of German Unity) |
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Re-registration |
For summer semester 2013: by February 15, 2013 |
For winter semester 2013/2014: by July 12, 2013 |
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Application for semester on leave |
Latest May 21, 2013 |
Latest November 25, 2013 |
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No teaching activity |
From July 14, 2013 |
From February 15, 2014 |
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Application |
Summer semester 2013 |
Winter semester 2013/2014 |
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Undergraduate programmes (first semester and advanced) Information on whether you are required to apply to Freie Universität Berlin directly, or via uni-assist, or via "hochschulstart.de" (only in German) please see International Students.
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Undergraduate programmes with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): by January 15, 2013 Undergraduate programmes with restricted admission. Application with summer semester admission:
Letters of Admission sent by the end of January 2013.
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Undergraduate programmes with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): Application via "hochschulstart.de" (only in German):
Letters of Admission sent by the end of August 2013. |
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Studienkolleg Externe Feststellungsprüfung (external assessment test - without attending the preparation course). |
Only M - Course: by October 15, 2012
Only M- Course: by October 15, 2012 |
All courses by July 15, 2013
All courses by April 15, 2013 |
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Master´s programs |
See here. |
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Doctoral programs |
See here. |
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Lottery procedure |
March 15 – April 1, 2013 |
September 15 – October 1, 2013 |
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Studienplatztausch |
February 15 – April 8, 2013 |
August 15 – October 11, 2013 |
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Higher education admissions for those with professional qualifications |
By January 15, 2013 |
By July 15, 2013 |
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Entrance exam for those with professional qualifications |
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June 13, 2013 and June 14, 2013 |
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Enrollment & registration |
Summer semester 2013 |
Winter semester 2013/2014 |
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Enrollment & registration |
Deadline stated in Admission Letter |
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Enrollment for programs with no limited admissions (except combination bachelor's programs) German students and foreign nationals with German education (Bilungsinländer) who fulfill all other requirements (such as language skills) All others are required to apply via uni-assist for programs with no limited admissions |
By March 15, 2013
By March 1, 2013
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August 1- September 15, 2013
August 1- August 31, 2013
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Course registration (bachelor’s & master’s Students) |
For information on registering, courses and examinations (deadlines and details), see Campus Management. |
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Studierfähigkeitstest Veterinärmedizin |
For students beginning their studies in winter semester: by written invitation only, see here. |
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Studierfähigkeitstest Pharmazie |
For students beginning their studies in winter and summer semester: by written invitation only, see here. |
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Nebenhörer (visiting student, who is a full-time student elsewhere) |
April 8 – May 3, 2013 |
October 14 – November 8, 2013 |
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Language tests (by invitation only) |
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Foreign language tests
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See Sprachenzentrum (language center, see “Prüfungstermine” for details). For further information on the German language test for higher education (DSH) at Freie Universität Berlin, see DSH. |
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Summer semester 2014 |
Teaching activity: April 14 – July 19, 2014 |
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Winter semester 2014/2015 |
Teaching activity: October 13, 2014 – February 14, 2015 |
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Summer semester 2015 |
Teaching activity: April 13 – July 18, 2015 |
Events for prospective and current students:
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Informational event for bachelor´s and master´s students (including introduction to Campus Management) who start in summer semester 2013:
April 2, 2013, 10.15 a.m.- 12.45 p.m., Hörsaal 2, Habelschwerdter Allee 45 -
Informational event for international bachelor's and master's students (including introduction to Campus Management) who start in summer semester 2013:
April 3, 2013, start 10 a.m., Hörsaal 1a/1b, Habelschwerdter Allee 45
Further events for international students: ISFU - International Students at Freien Universität Berlin. -
Informational event for prospective students for winter semester 2013/2014
Studieren an der Freien Universität
Wednesday at 6.00 p.m. - 8 p.m., May 8/May 15/May 22/May 29/June 5/June 12 (same content), L115, Seminarzentrum, Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26, 14195 Berlin -
Uni Im Gespräch for all prospective students: Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. (program: www.uni-im-gespraech.de), Otto-von-Simson-Straße 26, 14195 Berlin, Raum L 115.
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Online program: Mit Erfolg studieren (studying successfully).