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Dates and Deadlines

The academic year overview lists the most important dates, deadlines, and break periods for the respective academic year.

You can find the enrollment periods here!

Schedule for the summer semester 2022

Schedule for the winter semester2022/2023

Academic Calendar

Detailed academic calendars are available for download here (including information on exam prep weeks, breaks, periods with classes in session, etc.).

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Feb. 06, 2022 - April 30, 2022	Extended enrollment period	Online Services for Students Re-registration
Jan. 25, 2022 (2:00pm) -Mar. 06, 2022	Registration period for courses of the introductory and orientation phase (STEOP) Important for first-semester students!	Course catalog LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses)
Feb. 14, 2022 (2:00pm) -Feb. 24, 2022 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for first exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
Feb. 25, 2022	Announcement of exam times and locations for the first exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
Feb. 28, 2022– Mar. 05, 2022	First exam week	Exam schedule
April 09, 2022 – April 19, 2022	Easter break
April 11, 2022 (2:00pm) -April 21, 2022 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for second exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
April 22, 2022	Announcement of exam times and locations for the second exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
April 25, 2022 – April 30, 2022	Second exam week	Exam schedule
June 05, 2022 - June 07, 2022	Pentecost
June 02, 2022 (2:00pm) -June 15, 2022 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for third exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
June 17, 2022	Announcement of exam times and locations for the third exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
June 20, 2022– June 25, 2022	Third exam week	Exam schedule
June 27, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2022	Summer break

July 11, 2022 - Oct. 31, 2022	Re-registration period	Online Services for Students Re-registration
Aug. 18, 2022 (2:00pm) - Oct. 09, 2022	Registration period for courses of the introductory and orientation phase (STEOP) Important for first-semester students!	Course catalog LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses)
Sept. 19, 2022 (2:00pm) - Sept. 29, 2022 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for first exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
Sept. 30, 2022	Announcement of exam times and locations for the first exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
Oct. 03, 2022 – Oct. 08, 2022	First exam week	Exam schedule
Nov. 07, 2022 (2:00pm) - Nov. 17, 2022 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for second exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
Nov. 18, 2022	Announcement of exam times and locations for the second exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
Nov. 21, 2022 – Nov. 26, 2022	Second exam week	Exam schedule
Dec. 24, 2022 – Jan. 8, 2023	Christmas break
Jan. 09, 2023 (2:00pm) - Jan. 19, 2023 (12:00 noon)	Exam registration period for third exam week	LPIS (signing up for and dropping courses) Information on course examinations
Jan. 20, 2023	Announcement of exam times and locations for the third exam week	LPIS (information on signing up)
Jan. 23, 2023 – Jan. 28, 2023	Third exam week	Exam schedule
Jan. 30, 2023 – Feb. 26, 2023	Semester break