Semester, Lecture and Examination Periods

In principle, the semesters consist of the semester periods during which the students are officially enrolled and, for example, the semester ticket is valid, and the lecture periods during which teaching takes place. In some cases, examinations and other assessments (such as term papers) must be performed outside of the lecture periods.

Semester periods

Summer semester
1 March–31 August

Winter semester
1 September–28/29 February

 

Lecture periods for on-campus studies

Winter semester 2024/25
23/09/2024–07/02/2025

Summer semester 2025
24/03/2025–18/07/2025

Winter semester 2025/26
22/09/2025–06/02/2026

Summer semester 2026
06/04/2026–31/07/2026

Winter semester 2026/27
28/09/2026–12/02/2027

Summer semester 2027
29/03/2027–23/07/2027

Winter semester 2027/28
27/09/2027–11/02/2028

Summer semester 2028
03/04/2028–28/07/2028

Winter semester 2028/29
25/09/2028–09/02/2029

Summer semester 2029
26/03/2029–20/07/2029

Winter semester 2029/30
24/09/2029–08/02/2030

Summer semester 2030
18/03/2030–12/07/2030

 

The lecture periods of the part-time collaborative and the work-integrated study programmes deviate from this.

 

Lecture periods of past semesters:

Winter semester 2019/20
23/09/2019–07/02/2020

Summer semester 2020
20/04/2020–17/07/2020

Winter semester 2020/21
02/11/2020–12/07/2021

Summer semester 2021
29/03/2021–23/07/2021

Winter semester 2021/22
20/09/2021–04/02/2021

Summer semester 2022
21/03/2022–15/07/2022

Winter semester 2022/23
19/09/2022–03/02/2023

Summer semester 2023
20/03/2023–17/07/2023

Winter semester 2023/24
25/09/2023–09/02/2024

Summer semester 2024
01/04/2024–26/07/2024

 

Lecture periods for work-integrated studies

Please find details on deviating semester periods of the work-integrated study programmes at the respective locations in Bielefeld, Gütersloh and Minden in the overviews of academic and work terms in the download centre for the work-integrated study programmes.

 

Examination periods

There are no centrally determined examination periods at HSBI.

The faculties are independent in determining when examinations take place. Please find information on this in the LSF or from the responsible Examination Office.