Academic Calendar

Summer semester 2025 - April 01, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Medical Faculty

Classes: April 07, 2025 - July 18, 2025*

All other Faculties

Introductory Days: April 01, 2025 - April 04, 2025
Classes: April 07, 2025 - July 11, 2025

No classes

Good Friday: April 18, 2025
Easter Monday: April 21, 2025 
Labour Day: May 01, 2025
Ascension: May 29, 2025
Whit Monday: June 09, 2025

No written Examinations:** August 11, 2025 - September 13, 2025 

Maintenance work on e-learning systems and Mediasite:*** August 18, 2025 - August 30, 2025

Winter semester 2025/26 - October 01, 2025 - March 31, 2026

Medical Faculty

Introductory Days: October 06, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Classes: October 13, 2025 - February 06, 2026*

All other Faculties

Introductory Days: October 06, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Classes: October 13, 2025 - January 30, 2026

No classes

Reformation Day: October 31, 2025
Christmas Break: December 22, 2025 - January 02, 2026
Epiphany Three Kings: January 06, 2026

University closed

December 29, 2025 - January 02, 2026

Notes

Welcome Day: October 06, 2025

No written Examinations:** March 02, 2026 - March 14, 2026 

Maintenance work on e-learning systems:*** March 02, 2026 - March 06, 2026

Maintenance work in the lecture halls and seminar rooms:*** March 09, 2026 - March 14, 2026

Summer semester 2026 - April 01, 2026 - September 30, 2026

Medical Faculty

Classes: April 07, 2026 - July 17, 2026*

All other Faculties

Introductory Days: April 01, 2026 - April 02, 2026
Classes: April 07, 2026 - July 10, 2026

No classes

Labour Day: May 01, 2026
Ascension: May 14, 2026
Whit Monday: May 25, 2026

No written Examinations:** August 10, 2026 - September 12, 2026 

Maintenance work on e-learning systems and Mediasite:*** August 17, 2026 - August 29, 2026

Maintenance work in the lecture halls and seminar rooms:*** August 17, 2026 - August 29, 2026

Winter semester 2026/27 - October 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Medical Faculty

Introductory Days: October 05, 2026 - October 09, 2026
Classes: October 12, 2026 - February 05, 2027*

All other Faculties

Introductory Days: October 05, 2026 - October 09, 2026
Classes: October 12, 2026 - January 29, 2027

No classes

Christmas Break: December 21, 2026 - January 01, 2027
Epiphany Three Kings: January 06, 2027

University closed

December 28, 2026 - December 30, 2026

Notes

Welcome Day: October 05, 2026

No written Examinations:** March 01, 2027 - March 13, 2027 

Maintenance work on e-learning systems and Mediasite:*** March 03, 2027 - March 15, 2027

^* The Academic Calendar for Medical Studies in accordance with the Order Regulating Licences to Practise Medicine also schedules 14 class weeks. Week 15 allows for the compensation of holidays and for hands-on training. Please find the detailed calendar for the Medical Faculty here: http://www.med.uni-magdeburg.de/-p-13718

^** The faculties publish the examinations dates at the beginning of each semester. Separate examination dates may be scheduled for state exams in teacher training programmes, for all exams in the programme Medical Studies and for exams in particular courses. Information will be provided by the examination offices of the faculties and the Federal State Examination Offices.

*** Unavoidable maintenance work outside the above-mentioned periods will be announced on the website https://www.urz.ovgu.de/en/wartungsarbeiten.

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