Academic Calendar - Spring Semester 2026
| 16.02.2026 - 17.05.2026 |
Teaching |
| 16.02. 2026 -01.03.2026 |
Changes to course registration |
| 01.01.2026 - 30.04.2026 |
Applications for Master’s studies (start of studies: Autumn 2026) |
| 01.01.2026 - 30.04.2026 |
Applications for PhD studies (start of studies: Autumn 2026) |
| 01.01.2026 - 30.04.2026 |
Applications for the rigorous examination procedure |
| Do 21.04.2026 |
Applications for PhD thesis defences and state doctoral examinations |
| 30.04.2026 |
Registration of Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis topics via the IS, with an expected defence in January 2027 |
| Do 03.05.2026 |
Scheduling of examination dates for the spring semester |
| Do 10.05.2026 |
Appointment of State Final Examination committees |
| 18.05.2026 - 26.06.2026 |
Examination period |
| 22.06.2026 |
Entrance examinations for Doctoral studies |
| 19. - 20.03.2026 |
Graduation ceremonies |
Final State Examinations
CDS
Conflict and Democracy Studies
| 01.03. - 30.04.2026 |
Registration for the masters’ state examination through the IS (the thesis defence and oral examination – June 2026) |
| 05.05.2026 (inclusive) |
Deadline for uploading the thesis into the Homework Vaults of the Diploma Seminar course |
| 14.05.2026 |
Evaluation of the Diploma Seminar available |
| 26.05.2026 until 12 PM |
Deadline for submitting the master’s thesis for CDS (an electronic version is submitted to the IS and one hard copy to the department secretariat; both versions must be identical) |
| 09.06.2026 |
Supervisor’s and reader’s reports available for CDS (uploaded into the Archive of Theses/Dissertations) |
| 17.06. - 18.06.2026 from 9 AM in U43 |
Master’s theses defences for CDS (schedule will be available only in the IS – application STUDIES) |
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PMC
Politics, Media and Communication - Final State Examinations
| 01.03. - 30.04.2026 |
Registration for the Bachelor’s State Examination via the IS (thesis defence and oral examination – May 2026) |
| 20.04.2026 (inclusive) |
Deadline for uploading the thesis into the Homework Vaults of the Diploma Seminar course |
| 27.04.2026 |
Evaluation of the Diploma Seminar available |
| 11.05.2026 until 12 PM |
Deadline for submission of the Bachelor’s thesis (the electronic version is submitted via the IS, and one hard copy is submitted to the department secretariat; both versions must be identical) |
| 20.05.2026 |
Supervisor’s and reader’s reports available (uploaded into the Archive of Theses/Dissertations) |
| 27.05.2026 from 9 AM in U41/42/43 |
Bachelor’s thesis defenses (the schedule will be available only in the IS – STUDIES application) |
| 28.05.2026 from 9 AM in P51 |
Written component of the Bachelor’s State Final Examination (the schedule will be available only in the IS – STUDIES application) |
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GLC
Global Challenges - Final State Examinations