Academic Year and Application

Academic Year

The academic year is split into a winter semester and a summer semester. Lectures will start later in the semester.

• Winter semester: 01.10. - 31.03.
• Summer semester: 01.04. - 30.09.

You can find the semester dates here: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/semesterzeiten

Application

After you applied at your home university, you will get nominated at the JLU by your home university. You will then receive an email from the international office with further information regarding your online application at the JLU. Please note that the application deadline for the winter semester is 15.06. and for the summer semester 15.12. Further information on the application process, how to get to Giessen etc. can be found here: https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/international-pages/erasmus/europe/in/application

JLU allso offers language courses for Erasmus+ students in advance of the lecture start and during the semester (https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/international-pages/erasmus/europe/in/language-courses)