Semester time planning & timetables

Here you will find information on the organisation of your studies. In addition to dates for the semester, timetables and the plan for the block week, you will also find the deadlines for examinations and project events. Read our advice on how to formulate requests successfully here.

Semester timetable & dates

The framework planning of semester dates (lecture periods, examination weeks, course-free days) is specified for all teaching at the FH Potsdam under Study Organisation/Semester Time Planning. Departments can define their own dates and deadlines for individual degree programmes.

What?When?
1. Block week07.04. – 10.04.2026
Start of regular classes13.04.2026
Repeat examinations
(usually in the evening after regular classes)		04.05. – 08.05.2026
2. Block week18.05. – 22.05.2026
(no regular courses)
End of the courses17.07.2026
Examination week20.07. – 24.07.2026
Course-free days 
Easter03.04. – 06.04.2026
01. May01.05.2026
Ascension Day14.05.2026
Whit Monday25.05.2026

Stand 10.06.2026

What?When?
Project events 7th semester B. A.12/10/2026  – 20/11/2026 
Introductory week05/10/2026 – 09/10/2026
Central enrolment ceremony05/10/2026 
Start of the remaining courses
(1st and 3rd semester B.A.)		12/10/2026
Repeat examinations
(usually in the evening after regular classes)		26/10/2026 – 30/10/2026
Block week
(1st and 3rd semester B.A.)		16/11/2026 – 20/11/2026
(no regular courses)
End of the courses29/01/2027
Examination week01/02/2027 – 05/02/2027
Course-free days 
Day of German Unity03/10/2025
Reformation Day31/10/2025
Christmas holidays in FB 521/12/2025 – 01/01/2026

Stand 10.06.2026

What?When?
1. Block week05/04/2027 – 09/04/2027
Start of regular classes12/04/2027
Repeat examinations
(usually in the evening after regular classes)		10/05/2027 – 14/05/2027
2. Block week21/06/2027 – 25/06/2026
(no regular courses)
End of the courses16/07/2027
Examination week19/07/2027 – 23/07/2027
Course-free days 
Easter26/03/2027 – 29/03/2027
01. May01/05/2027
Ascension Day06/05/2027
Whit Monday17/05/2027

The framework times of the lecture weeks, examination weeks and lecture-free periods of further/later semesters can be found on the websites of the FHP's study organisation. Please note that these are orientation times, as the departments set the dates and deadlines for individual courses independently.

Timetables Summer Semester 2026

Registration and cancellation deadlines for examinations and project events

Course catalogue

Here you will find the annotated course offerings by weekday for all degree programmes in the Department of Information Sciences. Select your degree programme and then the semester whose courses you would like to see.

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