Dates - Specially for first-year students
Semester dates
Fall-winter term 2025/2026
Official beginning and end of fall-winter term 2025/2026
Beginning and end of lectures fall-winter term 2025/ 2026
Christmas break 2025/ 2026 - School holidays in Lower Saxony and Bremen
Lecture-free period fall-winter term 2025/2026
Spring-summer term 2026
Easter break 2026 - School holidays in Lower Saxony and Bremen
Welcome week spring-summer term 2026
Official beginning and end of spring-summer term 2026
Beginning and end of lectures spring-summer term 2026
Dates - Specially for first-year students
There is a lot to organise before the degree programmes get underway. The Orientation Week and preliminary courses for some degree programmes begin before the official start of lectures.
Orientation Week
For first-year students, the first semester kicks off with an Orientation Week. Take a peak at the current programme.
Welcome Week
The Welcome Week offers new international students the opportunity to take care of important paperwork and formalities and to get to know the University and the city of Oldenburg.
Preliminary courses / Propaedeutic
It is recommended that first-year students attend preliminary courses, also called the propaedeutic phase, of the corresponding degree programmes. In addition to the preliminary courses, semester-accompanying programs are also offered in some subjects.
The following courses are offered:
Computing Sciences
- Propaedeutic Mathematics for Computing Science Students (Business Informatics, Computing Sciences)
- Propaedeutic Unix operating system
Mathematics sorted by subject:
- Bachelor's of Mathematics (Bachelor's Programme and Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme) – only available in German
- Mentoring program Elementary Mathematics: Semester-accompanying offer for students of Elementary Mathematics
Biology:
- Semester-accompanying mentoring programme for M.Sc. Biology students ('Buddy programme'):
Students are assigned to their mentors at the beginning of their studies by the M.Sc. Biology programme coordinator, Prof. Dr. Arne Nolte ([email protected]).
Physics:
- Mathematics for Physicists (for Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme Physics, Bachelor’s Programme Physics, Engineering and Medicine and Bachelor’s Programme Engineering Physics)
- Bachelor's of Mathematics (also for Bachelor's Programme Physics)
Slavic Studies
- Propaedeutic Russian / Polish: For those interested without prior knowledge
Please note that for the preliminary courses a registration is usually necessary!
Registering for modules
Registration for most courses takes place during Orientation Week. The exact dates will be announced during the various departmental welcome and introduction sessions. Generally speaking, you should register for modules via Stud.IP.
Language skills for student teachers
If you are studying a dual-subject Bachelor's degree with the intention of becoming a teacher, for some subjects your language skills will need to be at a sufficient level:
Don't forget to check out the specialisation modules, under "Languages".