International Study Program | ISP

Information for incoming bachelor exchange students from our partner universities

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, 

  • it is crucial, that arrivals and departures are scheduled according to the dates of this acadamic calendar & additionally to the information of our University's International Programs Office.
  • +++ Special hint: no departures before the end of the below indicated Final Examinations Period+++

Your ISP Team

 Summer Semester 
2026
Winter Semester 
2026/2027
 
Summer Semester 
2027
 
Winter Semester 
2027/2028
tentative
ISP Program Dates*March 12, 2027 
through 
July 10, 2027

Regular Track: 
October 1, 2026 through 
Februar 05, 2027

Fast Trackfor selected courses including exams:
October 1, 2026  through 
December 22, 2026

March 11, 2027 
through 
July 9, 2027

Regular Track: 
September 30, 2027 through 
Februar 05, 2028

Fast Trackfor selected courses including exams
September 30, 2027 through 
December 22, 2027

MANDATORY
Welcome 
& Orientation
Period
March 12 & 13, 2027Thursday October 1, 2026 

Friday October 2 , 2026
Thursday March  11, 2027
 & 
Friday March 12, 2027
Thursday September 30, 2027
 & 
Friday October 1 , 2027
Application Deadline for Exchange Students - Application procedure and documents


 
October 15, 2025May 15, 2026
++extended to 
 May 29, 2026++
October 15, 2026May 15, 2027

Latest Arrival Exchange Students...

...for MANDATORY welcome & orientation

March 11, 2027September 30, 2026March 10, 2027September 29, 2027
…for taking our universitiy's pre-semester courses German as foreign language,please see the subsequent information of our University’s International Programs Officplease see the subsequent information of our University’s International Programs Officeplease see the subsequent information of our University’s International Programs Officeplease see the subsequent information of our University’s International Programs Office
Online Examinations Registration Period


 
April 1- 13, 2026tbatbatba
Europe and Friends Day /Explore Expo - Education Abroad Fair 
– our incomings present their home Universities and home countries


 
May 13, 2026tbatbatba
On campus company fair "x-day" – well over 60 companies are available on campus to recruit for internships/jobs... :-)


 
tbatbatbatba
Field Trips

Munich: tba

Frankfurt: tba

Munich: tba

Frankfurt: tba

Munich: tba

Frankfurt: tba

Munich: tba

Frankfurt: tba

End of Lecturing PeriodJune 26, 2026regular track: January 22, 2027

fast track: December 22, 2026 (including exams)
June 25, 2027regular track: tba

fast track: December 22, 2027 (including exams)
Final Examinations PeriodJune 29 through July 10, 2026January 25 through February 05, 2027June 28 through July 09, 2027tba
No lectures during

April 2 through April 7, 2026 
– Easter break

May 1, 2026 
– Labor Day in Germany

May 14, 2026 
– Ascension Day

May 25 through May 29, 2026
– Pentecost break*

Thursday, June 4, 2027 
– Corpus Christi

October 3, 2026 
–  German reunification day

November 1, 2026 
– All Saint's day

Christmas Break 
– Dec. 23, 2026 through Jan. 03, 2027

Jan. 06, 2027 
– Epiphany Holiday

March 25 through March 30, 2027
– Easter break

May 1, 2027 
– Labor Day in Germany

May 06, 2027 
– Ascension Day

May 17 through May 21, 2027
–Pentecost break*

Thursday, May 27, 2027 
– Corpus Christi

October 3, 2027 
– German reunification day

November 1 
– All Saint's day

Christmas Break 
– Dec. 23, 2027 through Jan. 02, 2028

Jan. 06, 2028 
– Epiphany Holiday

 

Annotations:

  • * Pentecost break: we might have to allocate some sessions of visiting professors in this break
  • tba = to be announced
  • tbc = to be confirmed

 

Source for lecture times, lecture-free dates and final examinations period: Official Pforzheim University Semester Dates
Please note: individual dates may still be subject to change.
Last update: March 25, 2026 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) & International Master Exchange Program (IMEP). 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. Christina Gottfried, Manager incoming exchange students Pforzheim University
  • Course choice & learning agreements (Business School)  – Mr. Jochen Ebert, Head International Department Business School, ISP & IMEP Program Coordinator

 

Next dates: 

  • Saturday May 23, 2026, 14.30 - 16.00 CEST (Pforzheim time)
    Target group: students coming to Pforzheim University on exchange during our winter semester 2026/2027
  • Saturday October 10, 2026, 14.30 - 16.00 CEST (Pforzheim time)
    Target group: students coming to Pforzheim University on exchange during our summer semester 2027
     

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:

  • presentation Saturday October 4, 2025 
    for students coming to Pforzheim University on exchange during our summer semester 2026