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Semester, application and enrollment dates
| Academic calendar | Winter semester 2017/18 | Summer semester 2018 |
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Semester duration |
October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 | April 1 – September 30, 2018 |
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Teaching activity |
October 16, 2017 - February 17, 2018 | April 16 – July 21, 2018 |
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Holidays |
December 27, 2017 - January 6, 2018 | - |
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Public Holidays |
October 3, 2017 (Day of German Unity) October 31, 2017 (Reformation Day) |
March 30, 2018 (Good Friday) |
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Re-registration |
For summer semester 2018: by Febraury 16, 2018 | For winter semester 2018/19: by July 20, 2018 |
| Application for semester on leave | Latest November 26, 2018 | Latest May 30, 2018 |
| No teaching activity | From February 18, 2018 | From July 23, 2018 |
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Application | Winter Semester 2017/18 |
Summer semester 2017 |
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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 2017. |
Undergraduate programmes with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): by January 15, 2018 Application via “hochschulstart.de (only in German) for undergraduate programs with summer semester admission: Letters of Admission sent by the beginning of February 2018. |
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Studienkolleg Externe Feststellungsprüfung (external assessment test - without attending the preparation course). |
All courses by July 15, 2017
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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 09 – September 14, 2017 | March 08 – March 12, 2018 |
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Studienplatztausch |
August 15 – October 15, 2017 | February 15 – April 10, 2018 |
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Entrance exam for those with professional qualifications (application deadline) |
May 31, 2017 | |
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Enrollment & registration |
Winter semester 2017/2018 |
Summer semester 2017 |
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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, 2017 |
February 1 - March 8, 2018 |
| 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 16 – November 12, 2017 | April 18 – May 16, 2018 |
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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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Summer semester 2018 |
Teaching activity: April 16 - July 21, 2018 |
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Winter semster 2018/2019 |
Teaching activity: October 15, 2018 - February 16, 2019 Holidays: December 22, 2017 - January 5, 2019 |
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Summer semester 2019 |
Teaching activity: April 8 - July 13, 2019 |
Events for current students:
Informational event for Freie Universität students starting their programs during the summer semester 2018, with an introduction to Campus Management. Also suitable for master's students who have changed to Freie Universität:
- Tuesday, April 3, 2018: 14:15 a.m.–16:45 p.m., at Hörsaal 2 (lecture hall 2), Habelschwerdter Allee 45 (in German)
Orientation days for international students at Freie Universität Berlin starting their programs during the summer semester 2017, with an introduction to Campus Management:
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018: start at 10:00 a.m., at Hörsaal 1a (lecture hall 1a), Habelschwerdter Allee 45 (in German and English), schedule.
Informational event for prospective students
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Studieren an der Freien Universität (in German): Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., November - July 2018
- 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)