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Semester Dates

Term Dates and Lecture Periods at Leibniz University Hannover

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The academic year at Leibniz University consists of two semesters:

Lecture-free period

Do you need to know when the lecture-free period starts and ends - for your employer or for other documents?
This is calculated as follows:


The first day after the end of the lecture period of a semester (old semester) until the last day before the new lecture period (new semester) is called lecture-free period.

  • for the summer semester 2023 and the winter semester 23/24: 23.07.23 - 08.10.23 
  • for the winter semester 23/24 and for the summer semester 2024: 28.01.24 - 31.03.24

When will the new course catalogue be released?

The course catalogue for the winter semester will always be released on 01.09. and on 01.03. for the summer semester.

Winter Semester

1 October - 31 March

Summer Semester

1 April - 30 September

Winter Semester 2023/24

Lecture period

9 October - 27 January 2024

Break

25 December - 6 January 2024

Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2024

27 January 2024

Further Semesters

  • Summer Semester 2024

    Lecture Period

    01st April - 13 July 2024 (01st April is a public holiday)

    Break

    21 May - 25 May 2024 

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2024/25

    13th July 2024

  • Winter Semester 2024/25

    Lecture Period

    14 October 2024 - 01st February 2025

    Break

    23 December - 04 January 2025 

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2025

    to be announced

  • Summer Semester 2025

    Lecture Period

    07 April - 19 July 2025

    Break

    10 June - 14 June 2025 

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2025/26

    to be announced

  • Winter Semester 2025/26

    Lecture Period

    13 October 2025 - 31 January 2026

    Break

    22 December 2025 - 03rd January 2026 

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2026

    to be announced

  • Summer Semester 2026

    Lecture Period

    07 April - 18 July 2026

    Break

    26 May - 30 May 2026 

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2026/27

    to be announced

  • Winter Semester 2026/27

    Lecture Period

    12 October 2026 - 30 January 2027

    Break

    21 December 2026 - 02nd January 2027 

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2027

    to be announced

  • Summer Semester 2027

    Lecture Period

    12 April - 24 July 2027

    Break

    18 May - 23 May 2027 

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2027/28

    to be announced

  • Winter Semester 2027/28

    Lecture Period

    11 October 2027 - 29 January 2028

    Break

    20 December 2027 - 01st January 2028 

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2028

    to be announced

  • Summer Semester 2028

    Lecture Period

    18 April - 29 July 2028

    Break

    06 June - 10 June 2028 

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2028/29

    to be announced

  • Winter Semester 2028/29

    Lecture Period

    09 October 2028 - 27 January 2029

    Break

    25 December 2028 - 06 January 2029 

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2029

    to be announced

past semester

  • Summer Semester 2023

    Lecture Period

    11 April -22 July 2023

    Break

    30 May - 3rd June 2023

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2023/24

    22 July 2023

  • Winter Semester 2022/23

    Lecture period

    10 October - 28 January 2023

    Break

    26 December 2022 - 07 January 2023

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2023

    28 January 2023

  • Summer Semester 2022

    Lecture period

    11 April -23 July 2022

    Break

    07 June - 11 June 2022

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2022/23

    16 June 2022

  • Winter Semester 2021/22

    Lecture period

    11 October - 29 January 2022

    Break

    23 December 2021 - 05 January 2022

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2022

    29 January 2022

  • Summer Semester 2021

    Lecture period

    12 April - 24 July 2021

    Break

    25 May – 29 May 2021

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2021/22

    10 July - 24 July 2021

  • Winter Semester 2020/21

    Lecture period

    12 October 2020 - 30 January 2021

    Break

    21 December 2020 - 2 January 2021

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2021

    30 January 2021

  • Summer Semester 2020

    Lecture period

    14 April 2020 - 25 July 2020

    Break

    2nd June 2020 - 06 June 2020

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2020/21

    25 July 2020

  • Winter Semester 2019/20

    Lecture period

    14th October 2019 - 1st February 2020

    Break

    23 December 2019 - 04th January 2020

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2019/20

    1st February 2020

  • Summer Semester 2019

    Lecture period

    8 April 2019 - 20 July 2019

    Break

    11 June - 15 June 2019

    Re-registration deadline for the winter semester 2019/20

    20th July 2019

  • Winter Semester 2018/19

    Lecture period

    15 October 2018 - 2nd February 2019

    Break

    22 December 2018 - 05 January 2019

    Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2019

    2nd February 2019

Exam Dates

Exam dates and information on exam registration can be found in the section Exam Information & Course Advice

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