Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) welcomes its new students on Monday, 13 October 2025 with a matriculation ceremony at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin-Mitte. All first-semester students, teaching staff and students are cordially invited. More than 7,600 students (as of 25 September) have enrolled in the various departments at HU for the winter semester 2025/26.
As part of the enrolment ceremony, students will be able to find out about the numerous support services available for the start of their studies at the information market in the Schlüterhof of the Humboldt Forum from 2.00 pm. From 4.00 pm, the HU President, Prof Dr Julia von Blumenthal, will welcome the students. This will be followed by speeches from the Student Representation, music from the HU Chamber Choir and the beatboxer Mando Beatbox as well as an interview with the General Director of the Humboldt Forum, Prof Dr Hartmut Dorgerloh. In addition, a scientific team from the HU's Aldershof Campus will present its research and the football-playing robots from Berlin United, which it programmes.
Between 14:00 and 16:00, free short tours of the Humboldt Forum will also be offered exclusively for students. Since 2021, the HU has been running the Humboldt Lab in the Humboldt Forum, where it presents the research projects of the Clusters of Excellence in the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) in an exhibition. The new BUA exhibition "On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin" will be open from 10 October.
Due to limited seating, the matriculation ceremony will also be broadcast live on screens in the Schlüterhof and on the HU's YouTube channel.
Information about studying at the HU
Since 29 September 2025, Humboldt-Universität's Counselling and Information Service has been offering various online information events about studying at HU. The various institutes and faculties have also put together programmes for their new students and provide subject-specific content. Offers from the respective student bodies for their new fellow students are also communicated via social media.
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The matriculation ceremony at a glance
When: 13. October 2025
Where:Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace, Schloßplatz 1, 10178 Berlin, Hall 1 /Schlüterhof
Programme
2pm to 7pm:Info market on the Schlüterhof in the Humboldt Forum with
HU information stands, free short guided tours for
students in the Humboldt Forum
4 to 6 p.m: Matriculation ceremony in Hall 1 in the Humboldt Forum
from 6 pm:Closing in the Schlüterhof with music, food and
drinks (one free drink) and more
The matriculation ceremony will also be broadcast on screens in the Schlüterhof and streamed live on YouTube.
Sign language and written interpreters will be present.
Due to the Dies academicus, there will be no classes on this day.