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Semester dates

Academic calendar
Student writes appointments in a calendar
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Important dates

  • Semester period

    Summer semester 2024
    1 April 2024 - 30 September 2024

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

    Summer semester 2025
    1 April 2025 - 30 September 2025

  • Lecture period

    Summer semester 2024
    02 April 2024 - 05 July 2024

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

    Summer semester 2025
    07 April 2025 - 11 July 2025

  • Lecture-free period

    Summer semester 2024
    Friday, 28 June 2024: Schiller Day (Dies Academicus from 13:00)

    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 13:00)

  • Orientation period

    Summer semester 2024
    25 March - 28 March 2024 

    Winter semester 2024/25
    01 October - 11 October 2024

    Summer semester 2025
    (probably) 01 April - 04 April 2025 

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  • Festive matriculation ceremony

    Winter semester 2024/25
    Thursday, 24 October 2024 (from 14:00 to 16:00)

    Winter semester 2025/26
    Wednesday, 29 October 2025 (from 14:00 to 16:00)

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

    Summer semester 2024
    until 15 August 2024 (for the winter semester 2024/25)

    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)

  • Future lecture periods

    WiSe 2025/26
    13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026

Student Service Centre

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