The academic year at TH Mannheim
At Technische Hochschule Mannheim the academic year consists of two semesters with 15 weeks of teaching each:
- Winter semester (first semester): September to February. The lectures begin in the last week of September and end in January, with two additional weeks of exams. The International winter semester (Department of Mechanical Engineering) runs from September until December.
- Summer semester: March to August. Classes usually begin in the second week of March and run to the end of June. The exams take place in July.
Please note: Block courses and other activities are offered between semesters.
International students may be expected to attend short intensive German language courses. For more details, please consult the German coordinator at the Language Center.
A detailed list of important dates in the current and coming semester can be found on this website (German).
The academic year includes longer breaks in winter (Christmas) and in spring (either Easter or Pentecost) as well as different public holidays (see below).
During the semester, different academic events are scheduled. Please consult the events calendar on our German site.
Important dates
Winter semester 2025/2026
| Event | Date / Time period |
|---|---|
| Application deadline exchange students | 31st May, 2025 |
| Application deadline degree-seeking: courses with restricted admission | 15th July, 2025 |
| Application deadline degree-seeking: unrestricted admission courses | 21st September, 2025 |
| Welcome Days | In the week before classes start Welcome Breakfast on Friday, 19th September 2025 |
| Introductory events for freshmen | 21st September, 2025 |
| Lecture period | 22nd September 2025 to 16th January, 2026 |
| Registration period for exams | tbc |
| Winter holidays | 22nd December 2025 – 6th January 2026 |
| Re-registration deadline | 31st Jan, 2026 |
| Exam period | 19th January – 6th February 2026 |
Winter semester 2026/27
| Event | Date / Time period |
|---|---|
| Application deadline exchange students | 31st May 31, 2026 |
| Lecture period | 21. September, 2026 until 15th January, 2027 |
| Exam period | 18th January until 5th February, 2027 |
Summer semester 2026
| Event | Date / Time period |
|---|---|
| Application deadline exchange students | 15th November, 2025 |
| Welcome Days | In the week before classes start |
| Lecture period | 17th March 2026 until 3rd July 2026 |
| Exam time | 6th – 24th July 2026 |
| Pentecost holidays | 25. Mai - 29. Mai 2026 |
- New Year's Day (1 January)
- Epiphany (6 January)
- Easter (sometime in March or April)
- May Day/Labor Day (1 May)
- Ascension
- Whit Monday
- Corpus Christi
- National Day (3 October)
- All Saints Day (1 November)
- Christmas (25/26 December)