Important dates and premises

Let's start a new semester

Dates for the start of the 2026 summer semester

When do I start? When do I have to be where? To make sure you don't miss anything and get your studies at Coburg University of Applied Sciences off to the best possible start, we have compiled all the important dates for your degree program here.

Official semester opening and course introductions

We would like to officially welcome you on March 16, 2026 and start the new semester with you! You will also get to know your fellow students and your lecturers. You will also receive your timetable by now at the latest.

Please note that all study programs meet at the Friedrich Streib Campus!

Campus Friedrich Streib
8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium: Official opening of the semester Welcome by the university management, the Lord Mayor of Coburg and the student representatives with musical accompaniment by the combo of the university big band

Afterwards: Get to know each other at “study program tables” with snacks and drinks in the pillared hall and in the city foyers – look out for the sign with your study program!
From 9:15 a.m. Introductions to the degree programs with “pick-up service” from the Säulenhalle or the city foyers

So that you have an overview of all your study start dates – from the first semester days to the first course – here is an overview by degree program. Simply click on your Bachelor's or Master's degree program!

Bachelor degree programs

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • 16 March: Official opening of the semester at 08:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 09:15 a.m. in the HUK-COBURG Audimax
  • Afterwards: Start of courses (according to timetable)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program: information to follow.
  • Afterwards: Start of courses (according to timetable)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • The semester starts on 16.03.2026 at 08:15 a.m. at the LCC Campus Kronach in room #120. Courses start at 08:30 a.m. (according to the timetable)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | General welcome of the faculty at 9:30 a.m. in room 2-214. Introduction to the degree program at 10:30 a.m. in room 2-204
  • March 17: Start of courses (according to timetable)

Orientation semester

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official opening of the semester at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus
  • March 16: Introduction from 9:15 a.m. to your anchor study program: You will be picked up at your study program table in the Columned Hall.
  • After the introduction to your anchor course: start of the courses (according to the timetable). Please note that the modules you have chosen may start on different days depending on your degree program.

Introduction to your anchor study program:
Business
– Business Administration/Industrial Economics/Insurance Management: 9:15 a.m., course-specific introductory event in the HUK-COBURG Audimax
– Business Informatics 2.0: information to follow

Social & Health division
– Social Work: 9:30 am, Room: 10-112: Info event
– Integrative Health Promotion: 9:30 am, Pillar Hall: general introduction to the faculty | March 17, 10:30 am, Meeting point: Foyer of the main entrance (Building 5): course-specific introductory event

Technology, information technology, natural sciences
– Bioanalytics: 9:30 a.m., course-specific introductory event in room 2-214
– Automotive Engineering/Mechanical Engineering: 9:30 a.m., course-specific introductory event in room 2-018
– Electrical Engineering and Information Technology/Energy Technology and Renewable Energies/Automation Technology and Robotics: 9:30 a.m., course-specific introductory event in room 4-210
– Computer Science/Visual Computing: 9:30 a.m., course-specific introductory event in room 4-110
– Engineering Physics/Future Technologies: 9:30 a.m., course-specific introductory event in room 2-214

Building sector
– Civil Engineering: 10:00 a.m., Campus Design: info to follow

If you have chosen modules from different degree programs, please note that you must independently obtain the important information on the modules outside your anchor degree program. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Advisory Service(studienberatung@hs-coburg.de).

Our new English-language Bachelor's degree programs

  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Welcome Breakfast & Enrollment at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria | Filling in Forms and Housing Information at 11:00 a.m. in room 2-003

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards will be sent out by the Student Affairs Department. Students residing abroad will receive their student ID directly at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
  • 16 March: Official opening of the semester at 08:15 in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Introduction to the degree program at 10:00 a.m.

  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Welcome Breakfast & Enrollment at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria | Filling in Forms and Housing Information at 11:00 a.m. in room 2-003

  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Welcome Breakfast & Enrollment at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria | Filling in Forms and Housing Information at 11:00 a.m. in room 2-003

  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Welcome Breakfast & Enrollment at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria | Filling in Forms and Housing Information at 11:00 a.m. in room 2-003
A modern, spacious atrium with high concrete walls, geometric skylights, and minimalist décor. Red modular seating sits on a shiny black floor; wide gray staircases zigzag up the walls. at Hochschule Coburg
A statue stands in a cobblestone town square surrounded by colorful historic buildings, with people walking and flowers in the foreground on a sunny day. at Hochschule Coburg
A lively courtyard gathering at Hochschule Coburg with people socializing and a small stage setup. Red fabric is suspended overhead, and buildings with a mix of modern and historic architecture surround the area. Evening lighting highlights the vibrant scene.

Master's degree programs in building and design

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program: information to follow.
  • Further dates will follow.

Master's degree programs in the field of social affairs and health

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 10:00 a.m. in room 10-013

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official opening of the semester at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus
  • March 19: Introduction to the degree program at 11:00 a.m. in room 10-135

Master's degree programs in engineering, computer science and natural sciences

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 9:30 a.m. in room 2-U50.
  • March 17: Start of lectures from 8:15 a.m. according to the timetable

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards will be sent out by the Student Affairs Department. Students residing abroad will receive their student ID directly at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Introduction to the degree program at 10:10 a.m. on the Lucas Cranach Campus in room K1-103

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | General welcome of the faculty at 9:30 a.m. in room 2-214. Introduction to the degree program at 10:10 a.m. in room 2-214
  • March 17: Start of courses (according to timetable)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • 16 March: Official opening of the semester at 08:15 in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 09:30 in room 2-231

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official opening of the semester at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus
  • March 24: Introduction to the degree program at 1:30 p.m. in room 6-118 (ZME – Foyer 1st floor)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official opening of the semester at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Introduction to the degree program at 9:30 a.m. in room 2-017.
  • March 16: 10:30 a.m. tour of laboratories and important facilities of the faculty, from 2:30 p.m. online presentations of the individual elective modules of the summer semester by the respective lecturers
  • March 17: Official start of lectures from 08:15 according to the timetable

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | General welcome of the faculty at 9:30 a.m. in room 2-214. Introduction to the degree program at 10:10 a.m. in room 2-008
  • March 17: Start of courses (according to timetable)

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • 16 March: Official opening of the semester at 08:15 in the Brose-Aula on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 09:30 in room 4-119

Master's programs in the field of economics

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose Auditorium on the Friedrich Streib Campus | Introduction to the degree program at 9:15 a.m. in the HUK-COBURG Audimax.

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official semester opening at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program: information to follow.
  • Further dates will follow.

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • 16 March: Official opening of the semester at 08:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus | Introduction to the degree program at 09:15 a.m. in the HUK-COBURG Audimax

  • From the end of February: Student ID cards sent out by the Student Affairs Department
  • March 16: Official opening of the semester at 8:15 a.m. in the Brose auditorium on the Friedrich Streib campus
  • March 17: Introduction to the degree program from 9:00 a.m. to approx. 12:00 p.m. in room 5-003.

Eine Studi-Gruppe von drei Personen schaut sich gemeinsam ein Modell an und lächelt dabei.
Mehrere Studierende in einem Seminarraum, die sich gegenseitig anlachen, im Vordergrund der Dozent der sie anlächelt

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