Summer Term

Summer semester 2026 (01.04.2026 bis 30.09.2026)

Course period

Mo, 13.04.2026 until Sa 25.07.2026

Lecture-free times / holidays

Easter: Fr, 03.04.2026 until Mo, 06.04.2026
1^stMay: Thursday, 01.05.2026
Ascension Day: Thursday, 14.05.2026
Pentecost: Monday, 25.05.2026
Dies Academicus: Wednesday, 17.06.2026
Lecture-free period: Monday, 27.07.2026 until Wednesday, 30.09.2026
Main exam period: Monday, 27.07.2026 until Saturday, 22.08.2026

Block courses

Module MHB02, Biodiversity
Responsible: M.Sc. T. Hose, Dr. U. Klümper, Dr. M. De La Cruz Barron, Prof. T. Berendonk
Target group: M.Sc. Hydrobiologie
Date: 13.04. - 24.04.2026
Location: DRU 72 + S2 Laboratories, more in the OPAL-course MHB02

Module MHB11, Hydrobiological field course
Responsible: Dr. A. Wagner, Dr. Sara Schubert, Prof. T. Berendonk
Target group: M.Sc.Hydrobiologie + other M.Sc.
Date: 27.04. - 12.05.2026
Location: DRU 72 (+ multi-day field excursions)

Course on module MHB01, Hydrobiology and water quality
Responsible: Dr. D. Kneis, Prof. T. Berendonk and others
Target group: M.Sc. Hydrobiologie + other M.Sc.
Time and location: 15.06.-19.06.2026 (Geierswalde, Lausitz) and
22.06.-26.06.2026. (DRU/72/U) more in the OPAL-course MHB01

Module MHB09, Ecology and Water Quality Management "Bode Course"
Responsible: Prof. Dietrich Borchardt, UFZ
Target group: M.Sc.Hydrobiologie + other M.Sc.
Time: 08.06. - 12.06.2026 (1st week) and 29.06.-03.07.2026 (2nd week)
Location: UFZ Magdeburg
more in the OPAL-course MHB09

Module MHB10, Specialisation in biodiversity
Responsible: Prof. Markus Weitere
Target group: M.Sc.Hydrobiologie + other M.Sc.
Date: 06.07. - 10.07.2026
Location: UFZ Magdeburg
more in the OPAL-course MHB10

Module BIO-MBBT-32W14 Aquatic Ecology
Responsible: Dr. D. Kneis, Dr. S. Schubert, Dr. U. Klümper, Prof. T. Berendonk, ...
Target group: Ba.Sc. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Date: 15.06. - 10.07.2026
Location: DRU/72/U and field excursions more in OPAL

Seminar for module MYB05, professional practice and seminar
Department of hydrosciences (Dresdner Wasserseminar)
Target group: all M.Sc. of hydrosciences and guests
Date: 25.06.2026, 8:00 - 18:00

Course on module BHW321, Practice hydrobiology and applied limnology / MHSE16 Limnology
Responsible: Dr. Annekatrin Wagner (BHW321) and Dr. Sara Schubert (MHSE16)
Target group: B.Sc. Hydrosciences, M.Sc. Hydroscience and Engineering
Date: 18.06.-20.06.2026
(2 days per round, number of rounds according to the number of participants)

more in the OPAL courses BHW321 and MHSE16

Notes

Students from Hydroscience and Engineering: the Limnology module MHSE16 starts in the summer semester with a short, two day field and laboratory course. The lecture will then follow in the winter semester.
Interested students from a Master's degree of the Faculty Biology: please contact us directly. Participation in MHB09, MHB10 or MHB11 is possible, for example.
Please refer to the common daily schedule for block courses or find an agreement with the respective teachers.
The courses belonging to the modules BHW321, MHB01 and MHB02 are part of multi-semester modules that started in the winter semester .
Please also note the complete module list, offered by the Institute of Hydrobiology.

Further recommended elective courses (especially lectures) can be found on the websites of the Department of Hydrosciences