This is to educate you about the school calendar and the necessary information you need to know about the school admission date, graduation dates and other things been observed in the school, example holidays and breaks
I hope this information will guide you through
| Winter Semester 2026/23 | Summer Semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Start of Semester | October 1, 2026 | April 1, 2026 |
| First Day of Lectures | October 10, 2026* | April 3, 2026* |
| Last Day of Lectures | February 3, 2026* | July 14, 2026* |
| End of Semester | March 31, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Winter Semester 2026/23 | Summer Semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Application and Enrollment Deadline | see Application and Enrollment Deadlines | |
| Re-enrollment Deadline (including the deadline for semesters of leave) |
July 1 to September 1, 2026
Please note: The start of the re-registration period has been postponed from June 13 to July 1, 2026. |
January 9 to March 1, 2026 |
| Application Deadlines | ||
| for Small Cross-Registration | September 5 to October 21, 2026 | March 6 to April 21, 2026 |
| for Auditors and Senior Citizen Students | September 12 to November 11, 2026 | March 13 to May 12, 2026 |
| Winter Semester 2026/23 | Summer Semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Student Representative Council Meetings | November 9, 2026, 10:15am to 2:15pm | May 2, 2026, 10:15am to 2:15pm |
| RWTH FH Sports Day | June 14, 2026 | |
| Talk Lehre / “Teaching Talk” | June 14, 2026 from 2:15pm |
| Winter Semester 2026/23 | Summer Semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints’ Day | November 1, 2026 | |
| Christmas Holidays | December 27, 2026, to January 6, 2026 | |
| Good Friday | April 7, 2026 | |
| Easter Monday | April 10, 2026 | |
| May Day | May 1, 2026 | |
| Ascension of Christ | May 18, 2026 | |
| Pentecost Week (Excursion week) | May 29 to June 2, 2026 | |
| Corpus Christi | June 8, 2026 |
* as determined by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research NRW (decrees of
27.04.2015, 27.01.2017 and 04.02.2026 – 412 and 232), compared to the original decree there is a
Shift of the lecture period of the winter semester 2026/23 by one wee
