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Winter Semester 2018/19
| Semester duration | 1st October 2018 - 31st March 2019 |
| Welcome week for freshmen | 1st - 5th October 2018 |
| Lecture period | 8th October 2018 - 2nd February 2019 |
| Announcement of the examination dates | 17th December 2018 |
| Registration period for the exams(Deadline) | 7th - 18th January 2019 |
| Language exams | 4th - 5th Februar 2019 |
| Examination Period (Department of Economics and Social Sciences) | 6th February - 2nd March 2019 |
| Examination Period (Department of Engineering) | 6th Februar - 8th March 2019 |
| Registration period for summer semester 2019 | 14th - 25th Januar 2019 |
| Extension of the registration period | 28th Januar - 8th February 2019 |
| Graduation ceremony for graduates between 1st April - 30th September 2018 | 26th October 2018 |
| Holidays | |
| Day of German unity | 3rd October 2018 (Wednesday) |
| Reformation Day (Holiday in Thuringia) | 31st October 2018 (Wednesday) |
| Christmas and New Year's Holidays | 23rd December 2018 - 6th January 2019 |
Summer semester 2019
| Semester duration | 1st April - 30th September 2019 |
| Lecture period | 1st April - 13th July 2019 |
| Announcement of the examination dates | 3rd June 2019 |
| Registration period for the exams (Deadline) | 17th - 28th Juni 2019 |
| Language exams | 15th - 16th Juli 2019 |
| Examination Period (Department of Engineering) | 17th Juli - 16th August 2019 |
| Examination Period (Department of Economics and Social Sciences) | 17th Juli - 9th August 2019 |
| International Project Week | 20th - 24th May 2019 |
| Registration period for winter semester 2019/20 | 11th - 21st June 2019 |
| Extension of the registration period | 24th June - 5th July 2019 |
| Graduation ceremony for graduates between 1st October 2018 - 31st March 2019 | 3rd May 2019 |
| Holidays | |
| Easter | 19th - 22nd April 2019 (Friday until Monday) |
| Labor day | 1st May 2019 (Wednesday) |
| Ascension of Christ | 30th - 31st May 2019 (Thursday and Friday) |
| Pentecost Monday | 10th June 2019 |
Winter semester 2019/20
| Semester duration | 1st October 2019 - 31st March 2020 |
| Welcome week for freshmen | 7th - 11th October 2019 |
| Lecture period | 14th October 2019 - 8th Februar 2020 |
| Announcement of the examination dates | 20th December 2019 |
| Registration period for the exams(Deadline) | 13th - 24th January 2020 |
| Language Exams | 10th - 11th February 2020 |
| Examination Period (Department of Economics and Social Sciences) | 12nd February - 6th March 2020 |
| Examination Period (Department of Engineering) | 12th Februar - 13th März 2020 |
| Registration period for summer semester 2020 | 14th - 25th January 2019 |
| Extension of the registration period | 13th - 24th January 2020 |
| Graduation ceremony for graduates between 1st April - 30th September 2019 | 25th October 2019 |
| Holidays | |
| Reformation Day (Holiday in Thuringia) | 31st Oktober - 1st November 2019 (Thursday and Friday) |
| Christmas and New Year's Holiday | 22nd December 2019 - 5th January 2020 |