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 2026/2027
| Event | Date / Time period |
|---|---|
| Application deadline exchange students | 31st May, 2026 |
| Application deadline degree-seeking: courses with restricted admission | 15th July, 2026 |
| Application deadline degree-seeking: unrestricted admission courses | 21st September, 2026 |
| Welcome Days | 3 weeks before classes start Welcome Breakfast on Friday, 18th September 2026 |
| Introductory events for freshmen | 21st September, 2026 |
| Lecture period | 22nd September 2026 to 15th January, 2027 |
| Registration period for exams | 28th September 2026 - 25th October 2026 |
| Winter holidays | 21st December 2026 – 6th January 2027 (tbc) |
| Re-registration deadline | 31st Jan, 2027 |
| Exam period | 18th January – 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 |
Summer semester 2027
| Event | Date / Time period |
|---|---|
| Application deadline exchange students | 15th November, 2026 |
| Welcome Days | 2 weeks before classes start |
| Lecture period | 15th March 2027 until 2nd July 2027 |
| Exam time | 5th – 23rd July 2027 |
| Pentecost holidays | tbc |
- 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)