Information for new students

Semester dates (winter semester 2026/2027)

Start of semester
01 October 2026

Start of lectures
01 October 2026

End of lecture period
22 January 2027

Examination period
from 23 January to 13 February 2027

End of semester
15 March 2027

Further important dates and deadlines during the semester are listed in the current version of the academic calendar available from the pages of our Department of Student Affairs (HSST).

Important information

Everything about accepting your study place and enrolling at THWS is available from the pages of our Department of Student Affairs (HSST). The online application portal APPLY offers additional important information.

You are starting your studies at THWS in a higher semester? No problem! If you have any questions, please contact the programme advisor responsible for your degree programme.

Additional information about starting your student life can be found in our tips on getting started!

Welcome events for first-year students (winter semester 2026/2027)

In time for the start of the semester, you will find information and links to introductory or welcome events for your degree programme on this page. We are continuously updating this section until the start of the semester.

The English website only contains information on English-taught degree programmes. For events of the German-taught degree programmes, please refer to the German version of this website.

Würzburg location

Information is continuously updated

International students

Our International Office offers a comprehensive (virtual) orientation programme. Registration is required.

For further information and the detailed programme, please see the website.

Bachelor's degree programmes

International Management

For more information, please see the information page for first-semester students at the THWS Business School.

Applied Polymer Engineering / Kunststoff- und Elastomertechnik

Thursday, 1 October:

  • 10:00: Official welcome of first-semester students by the THWS president on Röntgenring campus (room E.1.20)
  • 10:30: Introductory event for first-semester students on Röntgenring campus (room B.1.09)

For more detailled information, please see the website of the degree programme Applied Polymer Engineering.

Master's degree programmes

Managing Global Dynamics (M. A.)

Thurssay, October 1 2026, 9:00:
Faculty welcome event for first-year students 
 
Tuesday, October 6 2026, 9:00:
Welcome by the MGD Program Director integrated into the Kick-Off lecture "Sustainability Competence and Ethical Reflections" on 6.10.2026, starting at 9 o´clock.

For more information, please see the information page for first-semester students at the THWS Business School.

Schweinfurt location

Information is continuously updated

International students

Our International Office offers a comprehensive (virtual) orientation programme. Registration is required.

For further information and the detailed programme, please see the website.

Bachelor's degree programmes

Applied Mathematics / Angewandte Mathematik

After the official welcome by the THWS president on 1 October in the aula:

  • in two adjacent rooms
    • from about 13:15 for BAMD Hörsaal 5.1.04 (in German) and
    • from about 14:15 for BAME Hörsaal 5.1.05 (in English)
  • Subsequent get-together in one of the two rooms.

Current information on the first-semester events are published online

Logistics /
Logistik

For information on the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor's degree programme in Logistics (English-taught) or Logistik (German-taught), please see the homepage of the Faculty of Business and Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering

Wednesday, 1st October, 09:15 - 14:15:
Campus Ignaz Schön, Room 5.1.07

At the start of the winter semester 2025/2026, we would like to warmly invite you to spend a day with us and your future fellow students on Wednesday, 1st October 2025. Further information can be found on our website.

Mechatronics

Wednesday, 1 October, 10:00:
Campus Ignaz-Schön, Room 5.1.01

Information about the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor’s degree programme in Mechatronics can be found on the homepage of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

Robotics

Wednesday, 1 October, 09:00:
Campus Konrad-Geiger, Room 9.E.24

 

Information about the start of the semester for first-year students of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme "Robotics" can be found on the homepage of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen / Business and Engineering

For information on the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor's degree programme in Business and Engineering (English-taught) or Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (German-taught), please see the homepage of the Faculty of Business and Engineering.

Master's degree programmes

Business and Engineering (M. Eng.)

In the first class of the Research Seminar.