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Lecture Periods from Summer Semester 2023 to Summer Semester 2030 at North-Rhine Westphalian Universities
| Semester | Lecture Periods |
|---|---|
| Summer Semester 2023 | April 3 to July 4, 2023 |
| Winter Semester 2023/24 | October 9, 2023 to February 2, 2024 |
| Summer Semester 2024 | April 8 to July 19, 2024 |
| Winter Semester 2024/25 | October 7, 2024 to January 31, 2025 |
| Summer Semester 2025 | April 7 to July 18, 2025 |
| Winter Semester 2025/26 | October 6, 2025 to January 30, 2026 |
| Summer Semester 2026 | April 13 to July 24, 2026 |
| Winter Semester 2026/27 | October 12, 2026 to February 5, 2027 |
| Summer Semester 2027 | April 5 to July 16, 2027 |
| Winter Semester 2027/28 | October 11, 2027 to February 4, 2028 |
| Summer Semester 2028 | April 17 to July 28, 2028 |
| Winter Semester 2028/29 | October 9, 2028 to February 2, 2029 |
| Summer Semester 2029 | April 9 to July 20, 2029 |
| Winter Semester 2029/30 | October 8, 2029 to February 1, 2030 |
| Summer Semester 2030 | April 1 to July 12, 2030 |
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| Summer Semester 2023 | Winter Semester 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Start of Semester | April 1, 2023 | October 1, 2023 |
| First Day of Lectures | April 3, 2023* | October 9, 2023* |
| Last Day of Lectures | July 14, 2023* | February 2, 2024* |
| End of Semester | September 30, 2023 | March 31, 2024 |
| Summer Semester 2023 | Winter Semester 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Application and Enrollment Deadline | see Application and Enrollment Deadlines | |
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Re-enrollment Deadline
(including the deadline for semesters of leave) |
January 9 to March 1, 2023 |
June 12 to September 1, 2023 |
| Application Deadlines | ||
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for Small Cross-Registration Exception practical year medicine |
March 6 to April 21, 2023 March 1 to July 31, 2023 |
September 4 to October 20, 2023 September 1 to January 31, 2024 |
| for Auditors and Senior Citizen Students | March 13 to May 12, 2023 | September 11 to November 10, 2023 |
| Summer Semester 2023 | Winter Semester 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Student Representative Council Meetings | May 2, 2023 10.15am to 2.15pm |
November 7, 2023 10.15am to 2.15pm |
| RWTH FH Sports Day | June 14, 2023 from 2:15pm |
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| Talk Lehre / "Teaching Talk" | June 14, 2023 from 2:15pm |
| Summer Semester 2023 | Winter Semester 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Day | November 1, 2023 | |
| Christmas Holidays | December 27, 2023 to January 5, 2024 | |
| Good Friday | April 7, 2023 | |
| Easter Monday | April 10, 2023 | |
| May Day | May 1, 2023 | |
| Ascension of Christ | May 18, 2023 | |
| Pentecost Week (Excursion week) | May 29 to June 2, 2023 | |
| Corpus Christi | June 8, 2023 |
* as determined by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research NRW (decrees of
27.04.2015, 27.01.2017 and 04.02.2019 - 412 and 232), compared to the original decree there is a
Shift of the lecture period of the winter semester 2022/23 by one week