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Semester, application and enrolment dates
| Academic calendar | Winter semester 2018/19 | Summer semester 2019 |
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Semester duration |
October 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019 | April 1 – September 30, 2019 |
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Teaching activity |
October 15, 2018 - February 16, 2019 | April 8 – July 13, 2019 |
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Holidays |
December 22, 2018 - January 5, 2019 | - |
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Lecture-free Days |
December 4, 2018 (dies academicus on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Freie Universität Berlin) | - |
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Feast Days |
October 3, 2018 (Day of German Unity) |
April 19, 2019 (Good Friday) |
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Re-registration |
For summer semester 2019: by February 15, 2019 | For winter semester 2019/20: by July 12, 2019 |
| Application for semester on leave | Latest November 26, 2018 | Latest May 20, 2019 |
| No teaching activity | From February 17, 2019 | From July 15, 2019 |
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Application | Winter Semester 2018/19 |
Summer semester 2019 |
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Undergraduate prograes Information on whether you are |
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 2018. |
Undergraduate programmes with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): by January 15, 2019 Application via “hochschulstart.de (only in German) for undergraduate programs with summer semester admission: Letters of Admission sent by the beginning/middle of February 2019. |
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Studienkolleg Externe Feststellungsprüfung (external assessment test - without attending the preparation course). |
All courses by July 15, 2019
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No admission for summer semester |
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Application see here. |
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Doctoral programs |
See here. |
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Lottery procedure |
September 8 - September 14, 2018 | March 8 - March 12, 2019 |
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Studienplatztausch |
August 15 - October 15, 2018 | February 15 - April 8, 2019 |
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Entrance exam for those with professional qualifications (application deadline) |
May 31, 2019 | |
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Enrollment & registration |
Winter semester 2018/2019 |
Summer semester 2019 |
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| For all combination bachelor's programs and single-subject bachelor's with restricted admission | 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 (Bildungsinländer) who fulfil all other requirements (such as language skills) All others are required to apply via uni-assist for programs with no limited admissions within the deadline |
July 2 - September 7, 2018 |
February 1 - March 8, 2019 |
| Course registration (bachelor’s & master’s Students) | For information on registering, courses and examinations (deadlines and details), see Campus Management. | |
| Studierfähigkeitstest Veterinärmedizin (Aptitude Test Veterinay Medicine) |
For students beginning their studies in winter semester: by written invitation only, see here. | |
| Studierfähigkeitstest Pharmazie (Aptitude Test Pharmacy) |
For students beginning their studies in winter and summer semester: by written invitation only, see here. | |
| Nebenhörer (visiting student, who is a full-time student elsewhere) | October 15 – November 12, 2018 | April 8 – May 6, 2019 |
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Language tests (by invitation only) | |
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Foreign language tests Deutsche Sprachprüfung DSH |
Language Center (Sprachenzentrum, see "Sprachtests/Sprachtests Studienbewerber/innen" for dates, application and information). For further information on the German language test for higher education (DSH) at Freie Universität Berlin, see DSH website (only in German). |
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Winter semester 2019/20 |
Teaching activity: October 10, 2019 - February 15, 20120 Holidays: December 21, 2019 - January 1, 2010 |
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Summer semester 2020 |
Teaching activity: April 14, 2020 - July 18, 2020 |
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Winter semester 2020/21 |
Teaching activity: Ocotber 12, 2020 - February 7, 2021 Holidays: December 19, 2020 - January 2, 2021 |
Events for current students
Informational event for Freie Universität students starting their programs during the summer semester 2019, with an introduction to Campus Management. Also suitable for master's students who have changed to Freie Universität:
- Monday, 1 April 2019, 10.15 a.m. - 12.45 a.m., lecture hall 2, Rost- und Silberlaube, Habelschwerdter Allee 45 (in German)
Orientation days for international students at Freie Universität Berlin starting their programs during the winter semester 2018/19, with an introduction to Campus Management:
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Beginning Tuesday, 02 April 2019, 10.00 a.m., lecture hall 1a, Rost- und Silberlaube, Habelschwerdter Allee 45
Informational event for prospective students
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Studieren an der Freien Universität (in German): Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., November - July 2019
- Presentation "Organization of Studies and Campus Management"
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Uni Im Gespräch for all prospective students:
Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. (program: www.uni-im-gespraech.de)
at lecture hall 2, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin. -
Online program: Mit Erfolg studieren (studying successfully) (in German)