Semester deadlines

• Semester (start - end): 01/Oct/2025 – 31/Mar/2026
• Lectures (start - end): 13/Oct/2025 - 06/Feb/2026
• Introductory event to the study program
• Introductory events of the faculties
• Christmas holidays (both days included) 22/Dec/2025 - 06/Jan/2026

Application deadlines

• Deadline for applications for locally admission restricted degree programs in 1st semester: 15/Jul/2025
  (Application deadlines of “Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH)” at: www.hochschulstart.de)
• Deadline for applications for lottery procedure (start - end): early September 2025- 30/Sep/2025
  (Allocation of available study places after completion of the "Hochschulstart" or RUB allocation procedures in degree programs with restricted admission. Applying is only possible online.)
• Deadline for applications for degree programs with restricted admissions in higher semesters: early August- 15/Sep/2025
• Application Deadline for International applicants (all degree programs): 15/Jul/2025

Enrolment deadlines
(Exclusively online)

• Students (enrolments in non-restricted study programs): 16/Jun/2025 - 15/Oct/2025
  Applicants for degree programs with restricted admissions receive the deadlines for enrolment in their admissions letter.
• Cross-registered students 16/Jun/2025 - 15/Oct/2025
  No admission to courses of study with admission restrictions.
• Guest auditors (first registration): 15/Jul/2025 – 15/Oct/2025
  Admission deadlines for guest auditors of RUB's further education facilities will be announced separately.
• Doctoral candidates / students in higher semester (admission-free degree programs) to be announced

Students

• Re-registration (payment of social contribution) 01/Jul/2025 - 29/Aug/2025
  Registrar's office re-registers after receipt of payment of the full social contribution
• Leave of absence (proposal to the Registrar's Office): 01/Jul/2025 - 29/Aug/2025

Cross-registered students

• Re-registration (submission of a certificate of enrolment from the primary university for summer semester 2025): 01/Jul/2025 - 29/Aug/2025

Guest auditors

• Re-registration (payment of guest auditor registration fee): 01/Jul/2025 - 29/Aug/2025
  Registrar's office re-registers after receipt of payment of the full guest auditor registration fee

In case of missed deadlines there is no legal entitlement to admission, enrolment, re-registration or leave of absence (§ 4 Abs. 5 Einschreibungsordnung)

• Semester (start - end): 01/Apr/2025 – 30/Sep/2025
• Lectures (start - end): 07/Apr/2025 - 18/Jul/2025
• Introductory event to the study program
• Introductory events of the faculties
• Whitsun holidays (both days included) 10/Jun/2025 - 14/Jun/2025