Welcome to the summer semester 2026 at TU Dresden!
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Prof. Niels Modler, Prorektor Bildung und lebensbegleitendes Studieren
Welcome to TU Dresden! With the start of your studies, you are opening a new chapter - full of opportunities, ideas and encounters that will shape your path. Our university thrives on cooperation: on the exchange between disciplines, cultures and personalities. Dare to ask questions, change perspectives and set your own impulses. Here you will not only find excellent teaching and research, but also a lively campus life that offers space for commitment, creativity and personal development. Together we are shaping an open and future-oriented university where every voice counts.
Your studies are more than just an education - they are an invitation to stay curious, push boundaries and create something new together. We look forward to you becoming part of our community!
Important dates for the start of studies
16 degree programs start at TU Dresden in the summer semester. The respective faculties, departments and student councils will welcome you individually, provide information on the timetable and study schedule and give you important information about your studies.
Please select your desired degree and degree program to access the relevant pages of your faculty:
| Degree you are aiming for | Degree program | Your information on the first semester week (ESE) |
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| Bachelor's degree |
Civil Engineering distance learning |
You are studying at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
| Diploma |
Civil Engineering postgraduate distance learning course |
You are studying at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
| Master |
Business Administration |
You are studying at the Faculty of Business and Economics. You can find all information about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Chemistry |
You are studying at the Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Computer Science |
You are studying at the Faculty of Computer Science. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Advisory Service: |
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Geodesy |
You are studying at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. On the pages of the Department of Geosciences you will find all the information you need to start your studies. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Geoinformatics |
You are studying at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. On the pages of the Department of Geosciences you will find all the information you need to start your studies. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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History |
You are studying at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. You can find all information about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law |
You are studying at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. You can find all information about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Mathematics |
You are studying at the Faculty of Mathematics. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Mathematics in Business and Economics |
You are studying at the Faculty of Mathematics. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Media Computer Science |
You are studying at the Faculty of Computer Science. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Advisory Service: |
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Molecular Biosciences and Productive Biosystems |
You are studying at the Faculty of Biology. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Physics |
You are studying at the Faculty of Physics. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Technomathematics |
You are studying at the Faculty of Mathematics. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
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Business Education and Management Training |
You are studying at the Faculty of Business and Economics. You can find all the information you need about starting your studies on the Faculty's website. If you have any questions, please contact the student advisor: |
Official start of lectures in the summer semester 2026 is April 13, 2026
Offers for study preparation
Preparatory courses
TU Dresden offers the opportunity to participate in preparatory courses. These courses serve as immediate preparation for your studies and are designed to refresh your high school knowledge. Please note that the range of courses on offer is somewhat limited in the summer semester. Website preparation courses
International Tutorial Program
For international first-year students: the International Tutoring Program provides support at the start of your studies. The kick-off meeting offers lots of information about organizing your studies and the campus.
Website International Tutorial Program
Checklist
Students report on their start to their studies
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Contact us
Any questions? The ServiceCenterStudium is the first point of contact for all information relating to studying at TU Dresden and will refer you to the right contact person.
ServiceCenterStudies
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
SCS-Servicepoint
im Foyer des Fritz-Foerster-Baus
Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dezernat 8
ServiceCenterStudies
01062 Dresden
Office hours:
- Monday:
- 08:30 - 16:00
- Tuesday:
- 08:30 - 18:00
- Wednesday:
- 08:30 - 16:00
- Thursday:
- 08:30 - 18:00
- Friday:
- 08:30 - 13:00
The service point will be closed from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026, due to the TU Dresden holiday closure.
Office hours by phone:
- Monday:
- 09:00 - 15:00
- Tuesday:
- 09:00 - 18:00
- Wednesday:
- 09:00 - 15:00
- Thursday:
- 09:00 - 18:00
- Friday:
- 09:00 - 13:00
The service hotline will be closed from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026, due to the TU Dresden holiday closure.