Course registration
for Research Master students, PhD students and external participants
All regular courses are taught in blocks of eight weeks, with lectures during the first six (core courses) or seven weeks; the eighth week of each block typically serves as an exam week. In addition, first-year (core) courses have weekly one-hour classes, taught by a teaching assistant, in which students work on and discuss homework assignments.
The academic calendar for 2023-2024 is:
| Block 0 | Aug 28-Sept 1 | Lectures |
| Block I | Sept 4 –Oct 20 | Lectures |
| Oct 23-27 | Exams | |
| Block II | Oct 30-Dec 15 | Lectures |
| Dec 18-22 | Exams | |
| Dec 25 - Jan 5 | Christmas Holidays | |
| Block III | Jan 8 -Feb 23 | Lectures |
| Feb 26 - Mar 1 | Exams | |
| Block IV | Mar 4 -Apr 19 | Lectures |
| Apr 22-26 | Exams | |
| Block V | Apr 29 - May 3 | Spring Break |
| May 6 - Jul 12 | Lectures and Exams |
Deadline for course registration for external participants is three weeks before the start of the block in which the course is scheduled. Deadline for courses scheduled in block I: August 15.