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Semester dates

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Student writes appointments in a calendar
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Important dates

  • Semester period

    Winter semester 2024/25
    1 October 2024 - 31 March 2025

    Summer semester 2025
    1 April 2025 - 30 September 2025

    Winter semester 2025/26
    1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

  • Lecture period

    Winter semester 2024/25
    14 October 2024 - 07 February 2025

    Summer semester 2025
    07 April 2025 - 11 July 2025

    Winter semester 2025/26
    13 October 2025 - 06 February 2026

  • Lecture-free period

    Winter semester 2024/25

    • Thursday, 24 October 2024: Festive matriculation ceremony 14:00 to 16:00
    • Tuesday, 19 November 2024: Dies Legendi (Dies Academicus 12:00 - 17:00)
    • Christmas / New year: Monday, 23 December 2024 to Friday, 03 January 2025

    Summer semester 2025
    Friday, 27 June 2025: Schiller Day (Dies Academicus from 13)

    Winter semester 2025/26

    • Wednesday, 29 October 2025: Festiva matriculation ceremony 14 to 16 (Dies Academicus 13 - 16)
    • Tuesday, 18 November 2025: Dies Legendi (Dies Academicus 12 - 17)
    • Christmas / New year: Monday, 22 December 2025 to Friday, 02 January 2026
  • Orientation period

    Winter semester 2024/25
    01 October - 11 October 2024

    Summer semester 2025
    01 April - 04 April 2025 

    Winter semester 2025/26
    01 October - 10 October 2025

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  • Festive matriculation ceremony

    Winter semester 2025/26
    Wednesday, 29 October 2025 (from 14 to 16)

  • Re-registratrion for the following semester (deadline for the semester contribution payment)]

    Winter semester 2024/25
    until 15 February 2025 (for the summer semester 2025)

    Summer semester 2025
    until 15 August 2025 (for the winter semester 2025/26)

    Winter semester 2025/26
    until 15 February 2026 (for the summer semester 2026)

  • Future lecture periods

    WiSe 2025/26
    13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026

    The following lecture times were agreed in the Thüringer Landespräsidentenkonferenz (TLPK). On 25 November 2024, the TLPK office announced that agreement had been reached with the TMWWDG in accordance with Section 47 (3) ThürHG, meaning that these times are considered confirmed.

    SoSe 2026
    07.04.2026 - 10.07.2026

    WiSe 2026/27
    19.10.2026 - 12.02.2027

    SoSe 2027
    12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

    WiSe 2027/28
    18.10.2027 - 11.02.2028

    SoSe 2028
    10.04.2028 - 14.07.2028

    WiSe 2028/29
    16.10.2028 - 09.02.2029

    SoSe 2029
    09.04.2029 - 13.07.2029

    WiSe 2029/30
    15.10.2029 - 08.02.2030

    SoSe 2030
    08.04.2030 - 12.07.2030

    WiSe 2030/31
    14.10.2030 - 07.02.2031

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Student Service Centre

University Main Building, Room E065
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Opening hours:
Mondays (10:00 – 12:00)
Tuesdays (13:00 – 15:00)
Wednesdays (10:00 – 12:00)
Thursdays (13:00 – 15:00)
Fridays (10:00 – 12:00)

You can also use our remote help desk at
www.uni-jena.de/service-ssz
or send us your enquiries by post.

Telephone hours:
Mondays to Fridays
(9:00 – 11:00)

Postal address:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Studierenden-Service-Zentrum
07737 Jena