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 
2025


 
Winter Semester 
2025/2026

 
Summer Semester 
2026


 
ISP Program Dates*March 13 through July 11, 2025

Regular Track: 
September 25, 2025 through Februar 06, 2026

Fast Trackfor selected courses including exams:
September 25, 2025 through December 19, 2025

March 12 through July 10, 2026
MANDATORY Welcome and Orientation PeriodThursday March  13 + Friday March 14, 2025Thursday September 25, 2025 + Friday September 26, 2025Thursday March  12 + Friday March 13, 2026
Application Deadline for Exchange Students - Application procedure and documents

 
October 15, 2024May 15, 2025October 15, 2024

Latest Arrival Exchange Students...

...for MANDATORY welcome & orientation

March 12, 2025September 24, 2025March 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, 2025tbatba
On campus company fair "x-day" – well over 60 companies are available on campus to recruit for internships/jobs... :-)

 
June 3, 2025tbatba
Field Trips

Munich: May 8, 2025

Frankfurt: June 18, 2025

tbatba
End of Lecturing PeriodJune 27, 2025regular track: January 23, 2025

fast track: December 19, 2025 (including exams)

 
June 26, 2026
Final Examinations PeriodJune 30 through July 11, 2025January 26 through February 06, 2026June 29 through July 10, 2026
No lectures during
  • April 17 through April 22, 2025 – Easter break
  • May 1, 2025 – Labor Day in Germany
  • May 29, 2025 – Ascension Day
  • June 9 through June 13, 2025 –Pentecost break*
  • Thursday, June 19, 2025– Corpus Christi
  • October 3, 2025 – German reunification day
  • November 1 – All Saint's day
  • Dec. 22, 2025 through Jan. 02, 2026 
  • 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, 2026 – Corpus Christi

Annotations:

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

Source for lecture times, lecture-free dates and final examinations period: Official HS PF Semester Dates 
Please note: individual dates may still be subject to change.

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.

 

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