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Semester Dates Dates are subject to change at any time. Courses that can be made available online may already start on
April 6. Please look out for further announcements on our website.
Transition to University

Semester Dates
Re-Enrollment Winter
Semester 2020/21

Leave of Absence
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Termination of Enrollment

Exams & Final Theses LECTURE PERIODS FROM SUMMER SEMESTER 2018 TO WINTER SEMESTER 2023/2024 AT
NORTH-RHINE WESTPHALIAN UNIVERSITIES

International Summer Semester 2018: April 9 to July 20, 2018

Studying as a Parent Winter Semester 2018/2019: October 8, 2018 to February 1, 2019

Summer Semester 2019: April 1 to July 12, 2019

Academic Training, Lectures,
and Workshops
Winter Semester 2019/2020: October 7, 2019 to January 31, 2020

Classes
Summer Semester 2020: April 20 to July 17, 2020 – Please note: courses that can be made available
online may already start on April 6. Please look out for further announcements on our website.
Scholarships and Funding
Programs Winter Semester 2020/2021: October 26, 2020 (for students in the 2nd semester or higher) / November 2,
2020 (for first-semester students) to February 12, 2021
Student Research
Opportunities Summer Semester 2021: April 12 to July 23, 2021

Online Services Winter Semester 2021/2022: October 4, 2021 to January 28, 2022

Practical Hints and Tips Summer Semester 2022: April 4 to July 15, 2022

Winter Semester 2022/2023: October 4, 2022 to January 27, 2023

Academic Transcripts

Summer Semester 2023: April 3 to July 4, 2023

Extracurricular & Leisure
Activities
Winter Semester 2023/2024: October 9, 2023 to February 2, 2024

Changed Lecture Periods Winter Term 2020/21 (pdf: 103 kb)

Changed Lecture Periods Winter Terms 17/18 and 18/19 (pdf: 131 kb)
Lecture Periods (pdf: 147 kb)

General Dates
Summer Semester 2020 Winter Semester 2020/2021

Start of Semester April 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

First Day of Lectures April 20, 2020 (all attendance-based November 2, 2020 (first-semester
classes and events) students)

April 6, 2020 (online instruction) October 26, 2020 (students in their

second course semester or higher)

Last Day of Lectures July 17, 2020 February 12, 2021

End of Semester September 30, 2020 March 31, 2021

Deadlines
Summer Semester 2020 Winter Semester 2020/2021

Enrollment Deadline only via mail

Courses of Study with Open February 1 to April 30, 2020

Admission Online

Courses of Study with Open February 17 to March 6, 2020

Admission in Person

Courses of Study with Open September 1 to October 31, 2020

Admission via Mail

RWTH Aachen Courses of Study with For the enrollment period, please
Restricted Admission refer to the letter of admission

hochschulSTART Courses of Study For the enrollment period, please

with Restricted Admission – Medicine refer to the letter of admission
and Dentistry

Re-enrollment Deadline January 13 to March 3, 2020 June 15 to September 1, 2020

(including the deadline for semesters
of leave)

Application Deadlines

for Small Cross-Registration March 9 to April 24, 2020 September 7 to October 23, 2020

for Auditors and Senior Citizen March 16 to May 15, 2020 September 14 to November 13,
Students 2020

Dies
Summer Semester 2020 Winter Semester 2020/2021

Student Representative Council May 5, 2020

Meetings

RWTH FH Sports Day June 17, 2020

Talk Lehre / "Teaching Talk" June 17, 2020

Lecture-free Days
Summer Semester 2020 Winter Semester 2020/2021

All Saints' Day November 1, 2020

General Assembly of the Faculty November 3, 2020, 10.15am to

Student Councils 2.15pm

Christmas Holidays December 23, 2020 to January 5,

2021

Good Friday April 10, 2020

Easter Monday April 13, 2020

May Day May 1, 2020

Ascension of Christ May 21, 2020

Pentecost Week (Excursion June 1 to 5, 2020

week)

Corpus Christi June 11, 2020

last updated: 12/06/2020

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