Semester and lecture periods
Source: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/semester-dates-teaching-periods/ Parent: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/
The academic year is divided into the winter semester (1 October to 31 March) and the summer semester (1 April to 30 September).
Lecture periods
| Semester | Lecture start date | Lecture end date |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Monday, 13 October 2025 | Saturday, 7 February 2026 |
| Summer semester 2026 | Monday, 20 April 2026 | Saturday, 25 July 2026 |
| Winter semester 2026/27 | Monday, 19 October 2026 | Saturday, 13 February 2027 |
| Summer semester 2027 | Monday, 19 April 2027 | Saturday, 24 July 2027 |
| Winter semester 2027/28 | Monday, 18 October 2027 | Saturday, 12 February 2028 |
| Summer semester 2028 | Monday, 24 April 2028 | Saturday, 29 July 2028 |
Days without lectures and exercises
| Winter semester 2025/26 | German Unity Day | Friday, 3 October 2025 |
| All Saints’ Day | Saturday, 1 November 2025 | |
| Christmas break | Tuesday, 23 December 2025 to Tuesday, 6 January 2026 | |
| Summer semester 2026 | Easter holidays | Friday, 3 April 2026 to Monday, 6 April 2026 |
| Labour Day | Friday, 1 May 2026 | |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, 14 May 2026 | |
| Whitsun break | Monday, 25 May 2026 to Saturday, 30 May 2026 | |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, 4 June 2026 | |
| Winter semester 2026/27 | Christmas break | Thursday, 24 December 2026 to Wednesday, 6 January 2027 |
| Summer semester 2027 | Labour Day | Saturday, 1 May 2027 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, 6 May 2027 | |
| Whitsun break | Monday, 17 May 2027 to Saturday, 22 May 2027 | |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, 27 May 2027 | |
| Winter semester 2027/8 | All Saints’ Day | Monday, 1 November 2027 |
| Christmas break | Friday, 24 December 2027 to Thursday, 6 January 2028 | |
| Summer semester 2028 | Labour Day | Monday, 1 May 2028 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, 25 May 2028 | |
| Whitsun break | Monday, 5 June 2028 to Saturday, 10 June 2028 | |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, 15 June 2028 |