Please note
For any deviating deadlines for individual degree programmes, please refer to the course offer. The PDF of the respective academic year is always decisive.
Lecture period
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture periods | 13.10.2025 – 14.02.2026 | 13 April – 18 July 2026 |
| Lecture-free/academic holidays | 13.10.2025(dies academicus*; all day) Academic holidays: 22.12.2025 – 03.01.2026 | 01 May 2026 14 May 2026 25 May 2026 24 June 2026 (dies academicus*; from 12 p.m.) |
* A "dies academicus" is an academic day at universities on which no courses are held.
Application deadlines for a direct application to Humboldt-Universität
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| For undergraduate degree programmes with admission restrictions | 01.06. - 15.07.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For undergraduate degree programmes without admission restrictions | 01.06. - 31.08.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 28.02.20261 |
| For Master of Arts/Science programmes with admission restrictions | 02.05. - 31.05.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions | 01.06. - 31.08.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 28.02.20261 |
| For Master of Education with admission restrictions | 01.06. - 31.08.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 28.02.20261 |
| For Master of Education without admission restrictions | 01.06. - 31.08.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 28.02.20261 |
1 Please note that the end date is always the cut-off date.
Application deadlines and/or application via the preliminary examination centre uni-assist e.V.
This application procedure applies if you have a higher education entrance qualification from outside Germany or if you are applying for a preparatory college.
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| For undergraduate degree programmes with admission restrictions | 01.06. - 15.07.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For undergraduate degree programmes without admission restrictions | 01.06. - 15.07.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For Master of Arts/Science programmes with admission restrictions | 02.05. - 31.05.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions | 02.05. - 15.06.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For Master of Education with admission restrictions | 02.05. - 15.06.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For Master of Education without admission restrictions | 02.05. - 15.06.20251 | 01.12.2025 - 15.01.20261 |
| For application to the Studienkolleg | See Freie Universität Berlin | See Freie Universität Berlin |
1 Please note that the end date is always the deadline.
Application and application deadlines for vocationaly trained applicants according to § 11 BerlHG
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| For undergraduate degree programmes with and without admission restrictions | 01.06. – 15.07.20251 | 01.12.2025 – 15.01.20261 |
| Registration for the entrance examination at the Studienkolleg of Freie Universität Berlin | Pre-registration at HU Berlin until: 15.05.2025 | See Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin) ("For applicants who want to take the entrance exam for professionally qualified students.") |
1 Please note that the deadline is the cut-off date.
Application deadlines
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Exmatriculation | without deadline | without deadline |
| Enrolment for doctoral studies | without deadline | without deadline |
| Leave of absence | 01.06. – 15.11.2025 | 15.12.2025 – 15.05.2026 |
| Part-time studies | 01.06. – 15.11.2025 | 15.12.2025 – 15.05.2026 |
| Students primarily studying elsewher/multiple enrolments | 01.10. – 15.10.2025 | 15.12.2025 – 31.03.2026 |
| Participation in the lottery of study places for undergraduate degree programmes | 15.09.2025 – 30.09.2025 (cut-off deadline) | Will be announced in the course of the procedure (cut-off deadline) |
| Participation in the ottery of study places for Master's degree programmes | 15.09.2025 – 30.09.2025 (cut-off deadline) | Will be announced in the course of the procedure (cut-off deadline) |
Re-enrolment deadlines
| Winter semester 2025/26 | Summer semester 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Students primarily studying at HU Berlin (main period) | 01.06. – 15.07.2025 | 15.12.2025 – 16.02.2026 |
| Students primarily studying at HU Berlin (extended period) | 16.07. – 30.09.20251 | 17.02. – 31.02.20261 |
| Students primarily studying elsewhere/multiple enrolment students (main period) | 01.06. – 30.09.2025 | 15.12.2025 – 31.03.2026 |
| Students primarily studying elsewhere/multiple enrolment students (extended period) | 01.10. – 15.10.20251 | 01.04. – 15.04.20261 |
1 Please note that the end date is the limitation period.