Semester dates
Lecture periods up to 2030
You can find the official lecture periods up to 2030 at https://www.fh-aachen.de/en/studies/studying/semester-dates.
Dates in the summer semester 2026
Official start of semester: 1 March 2026
Official end of semester: 31 August 2026
Start of registration for the bridging courses: 1.3.2026
Bridging courses for freshers (subject to change): 16.3-19.3.2026 and 23.3-26.3.2026
Registration for courses and lectures: 1 March 2026, 10 a.m. to 31 August 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Registration for all modules with participant restrictions (incl. business management but without language/social skills): 1 March 2026, 10 a.m. to 15 March 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Registration for all language/social skills modules: 1 March 2026, 10 a.m. to 22 March 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Inspection of final semester examinations WiSe24/25: from 9 March 2026
Block courses in business management: 1.-2.4.2026
Orientation days for freshers: 30.3.-2.4.2026
Start of the semester-accompanying courses: 7.4.2026
Registration for the final semester examinations: 10.6.-24.6.2026
Readingweek: 26.-29.5.2026
End of the semester-accompanying courses: 17.7.2026
Final semester examinations: 20.-31.7.2026
Inspection of written examinations for the July 2026 examination period: from 31.8.2026
Registration for the September 2026 examinations: 26.8.-2.9.2026
Start of semester examinations: 14.-25.9.2026
Graduation ceremony: t.b.a. (Graduates who completed their final colloquium at the Faculty of Business Studies between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026 inclusive are invited)
Dates for the 2026/27 Winter Semester
Official start of the semester: 1 September 2026
Official end of the semester: 28 February 2027
Registration for the September 2026 examinations: 26 August – 2 September 2026
Course enrolment: from 1 September 2026
Registration opens for all modules with limited places (excluding language and social skills modules): 1 September, 10.00, to 13 September 2026, 23:59
Business Management with the LUDUS/TOPSIM business simulation: 1 September, 10.00 am to 13 September 2026, 11.59 pm
Business Management with the Start-up Business simulation game: 1 September, 10.00 am to 13 September 2026, 11.59 pm
Registration opens for all language and social skills modules: 1 September, 10.00 am to 20 September 2026, 11.59 pm
Registration opens for all modules with no participant limit: 1 September 2026 – 28 February 2027
Bridging courses for freshers: 14 September – 24 September 2026
Start-of-semester exams: 14 September – 25 September 2026
Orientation days for freshers: 28 September – 1 October 2026
Intensive module on business management: 30 September–2 October 2026
Start of semester-long modules: 5 October 2026
Exam results available for the start of the winter semester 26/27: from 5 October 2026
Business Insights – Insights into graduates’ success stories: 14 October 2026
Graduation ceremony: 6 November 2026 (Graduates who held their final colloquium at the Faculty of Business Studies between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026 inclusive will be invited)
Reading Week: 16–20 November 2026
Exam registration for the end of the winter semester 2026/27: to be confirmed
Closed: 24 December 2026–1 January 2027
No lectures: 23 December 2026–5 January 2027
End of term-time courses: 29 January 2027
End-of-semester examinations: 1–19 February 2027
Review of end-of-semester examinations: from 15 March 2027
Examination schedules
Are you looking for the examination schedules for the next examination period? Then you will find what you are looking for in the examinations section.
