International Affairs
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Dates and deadlines
When do I have to apply?
When do the semester and the lecture period start?
Which deadlines should I keep in mind?
Here you will find an overview of the most important dates and deadlines to plan your exchange at TU Berlin!
Winter Semester 2023/24
| Length | October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024 |
| Nomination deadline | March 1 - April 30, 2023 |
| Application deadline | June 1, 2023 |
| Info session for German intensive course attendees | August 30, 2023 |
| Pre-semester German intensive course | September 1 - 29, 2022 |
| Orientation session | October 9, 2023 |
| Lecture period | October 16, 2023 - February 17, 2024 |
| Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors) | February 17 - March 31, 2024 |
| Bank holidays | Day of German Unity: October 3, 2023 / Christmas break: December 23, 2023 - January 6, 2024 |
Summer Semester 2023
| Length | April 1 - September 30, 2023 |
| Nomination deadline | October 31, 2022 |
| Application deadline | December 1, 2022 |
| Registration for the pre-semester German intensive course | January 9 - 31, 2023 |
| Info session for German intensive course attendees / placement tests | March 1, 2023 |
| Pre-semester German intensive course | March 6 - 31, 2023 |
| Orientation session | April 12, 2023 |
| Lecture period | April 17 – July 22, 2023 |
| Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors) | July 23 - mid-August, 2023 (in special cases as late as September 30, 2023) |
| Holidays | Easter, May 1st, Ascencion day, Pentecost |
Winter Semester 2022/23
| Length | October 1 - March 31, 2023 |
| Nomination deadline | April 30, 2022 |
| Application deadline | June 1, 2022 |
| Info session for German intensive course attendees | August 31, 2022 |
| Pre-semester German intensive course | September 5 - 30, 2022 |
| Orientation session | October 10, 2022 |
| Lecture period | October 17, 2022 - February 18, 2023 |
| Exam period (the exact dates of your exams will be scheduled by your professors) | February 19 - March 31, 2023 |
| Holiday break | December 19, 2022 - January 1, 2023 |
Summer Semester 2022
| Length | April 1 - September 30, 2022 |
| Nomination deadline | October 31, 2021 |
| Application deadline | December 1, 2021 |
| Info session for German intensive course attendees | March 2, 2022 |
| Pre-semester German intensive course | March 7 - April 11, 2022 |
| Orientation session | April 11, 2022 |
| Lecture period | April 19 – July 23, 2022 |
| Holidays | Easter, May 1st, Ascencion day, Pentecost |