Program dates & academic calendar
Dear incoming exchange students, We are very much looking forward to having you on campus! For planning your stay at our school,
Your ISP Team |
| Summer Semester 2025 | Winter Semester 2025/2026 | Summer Semester 2026 | |
| ISP Program Dates* | March 13 through July 11, 2025 | Regular Track: Fast Track - for selected courses including exams: | March 12 through July 10, 2026 |
| MANDATORY Welcome and Orientation Period | Thursday March 13 + Friday March 14, 2025 | Thursday September 25, 2025 + Friday September 26, 2025 | Thursday March 12 + Friday March 13, 2026 |
| Application Deadline for Exchange Students - Application procedure and documents | October 15, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | October 15, 2024 |
Latest Arrival Exchange Students... ...for MANDATORY welcome & orientation | March 12, 2025 | September 24, 2025 | March 11, 2026 |
| ...for taking our universitiy's pre-semester courses German as foreign language, please see the subsequent information of our University’s International Programs Office | |||
| Online Examinations Registration Period | April 2 through April 10, 2025 | October 13 through October 24, 2025 - tbc | tba |
| Europe and Friends Day /Explore Expo - Education Abroad Fair – our incomings present their home Universities and home countries | May 14, 2025 | tba | tba |
| On campus company fair "x-day" – well over 60 companies are available on campus to recruit for internships/jobs... :-) | June 3, 2025 | tba | tba |
| Field Trips | Munich: May 8, 2025 Frankfurt: June 18, 2025 | tba | tba |
| End of Lecturing Period | June 27, 2025 | regular track: January 23, 2025 fast track: December 19, 2025 (including exams) | June 26, 2026 |
| Final Examinations Period | June 30 through July 11, 2025 | January 26 through February 06, 2026 | June 29 through July 10, 2026 |
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Source for lecture times, lecture-free dates and final examinations period: Official HS PF Semester Dates Last update: May 22, 2025/RM, JE |
(2) Online information sessions for prospective exchange students | Format: “Meet the International Office”
These online sessions are a joint information offer of our University's International Programs Office and our Business School's International Study Program (ISP). Target group: students who have been nominated for a study abroad semester at Pforzheim University by our partner universities.
Topics:
- application process, visa, housing – Ms. Meike Schwarz, Manager incoming exchange students
- course choice & learning agreements (Business School) – Mr. Jochen Ebert, Head International Department Business School, ISP Program Coordinator
Next dates:
- Saturday May 10, 2025, 14.30 - 16.00 CEST (Pforzheim time)
Target group: students coming to Pforzheim University on exchange during our winter semester 2025/2026
- Saturday October 4, 2025, 14.30 - 16.00 CEST (Pforzheim time)
Target group: students coming to Pforzheim University on exchange during our summer semester 2026
Links for the online meetings: will be distributed a few days before the meetings, the distribution lists are based on the nominations of the home universities of our prospective exchange students.
Latest presentation fyi:
Meet the International Office from May 10, 2025
