Dates and Events
Events only for students in a BA or MA program
Introductory Events
Workshops & Guided Tours
Departmental Student Representatives Committees
Events for international exchange students
| Datum/Uhrzeit | Veranstaltung/Ort | Gruppe |
|---|---|---|
| 17.03.2026 Only with appointment! | Start of the German Course "Willkommen" | Only relates to exchange students |
26.03.2026 4 p.m. | Museum Visit (ESN) Museum Barberini in Potsdam (Registration necessary/limited amount of tickets) | |
31.03.2026 8 p.m. | Bar Evening (ESN) Waschbar | |
| 01.04.2026 | Arrival Day Campus Neues Palais, Building 8 | Only relates to exchange students |
01.04.2026 10 a.m.
| Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Julien Guillemoteau (Department Geosciences) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/66902957477, Kenncode: 84165297 | Only relates to exchange students |
| 01.04.2026 | Start of the Registration period for courses via PULS | |
01.04.2026
| Online-application form for A1 - German language courses (Zessko) You can find more information here | |
01.04.2026
| Placement and Registration for German language courses (Zessko) You can find more information here | |
01.04.2026 7 p.m. | Welcome Evening (ESN) Student Dormitory Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße | |
02.04.2026 10 a.m. | Info session on course registration via PULS via ZOOM - https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/63683948026 Kenncode: 56509267 | |
02.04.2026 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Lisa van Hoof Maurer (Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences) Campus Griebnitzsee, Building 6 , Room 3.06.S28 | Only relates to exchange students |
02.04.2026 2 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Lamprecht (Department of Computer Science) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/63651567581, Kenncode: 49395787 | Only relates to exchange students |
02.04.2026 2 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Christian Kliesch (Department of Psychologie) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/61873903535 , Kenncode: 87009049 | Only relates to exchange students |
02.04.2026 2 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Prof. Dr. Joerg Fettke (Department Biochemistry and Biology) Campus Golm, Buildiing 32, Room 01.01.13 | Only relates to exchange students |
| 03.04.2026 | Holiday: Karfreitag / Good Friday Shops, banks, universities, etc. closed | |
04.04.2026 12:30 p.m. | Easter picnic (ESN) Freundschaftsinsel | |
| 05.04.2026 | Holiday: Ostersonntag / Easter Sunday Shops, banks, universities, etc. closed | |
| 06.04.2026 | Holiday: Ostermontag / Easter Monday Shops, banks, universities, etc. closed | |
06.04.2026 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Berlin Sightseeing 1 (ESN) Platz der Republik | |
07.04.2026 10 a.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Judith Heide (Linguistics Department ) Campus Golm, Building 14, Room 1.04 | Only relates to exchange students |
07.04.2026 10 a.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Shihao Du (on behalf of Prof. Adamantios I. Gafos) (Linguistics Department ) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/8605178008, Kenncode: none | |
07.04.2026 11 a.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Thorsten Andreas (Department of German Studies) Campus Neues Palais, Building 12, Room 0.05 | Only relates to exchange students |
07.04.2026 11 a.m. | Enrollment and Consultation for German Studies and Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Torsten Andreas and Dr. Livia Schanze (Department for German Studies) Campus Neues Palais, Building 9, Room 2.13 | Only relates to exchange students |
07.04.2026 12:00 / noon | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Dr. Antonella Ippolito (Institut für Romanistik) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/69459825717, Kenncode: 22729704 | Only relates to exchange students |
07.04.2026 7:30 p.m. | Bar night at "11-line" (ESN) | |
08.04.2026 11 a.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Lina Berger (Juristische Fakultät) Campus Griebnitzsee, Building 1, Room 03.47 | Only relates to exchange students |
08.04.2026 12:00 / noon | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Michael K. Schulz (Department für Geschichte) Campus Neues Palais, Building 11, Room 01.18 | Only relates to exchange students |
08.04.2026 1 p.m. | PULS-consultation hours with tutors via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/61054162510 Meeting ID: 610 5416 2510, Kenncode: 64483739 | |
08.04.2026 3 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Doris Dlugos (Department Erziehungswissenschaft / Bildungswissenschaften Lehramt Sek. I + II) via ZOOM: https://uni-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/69868631012, Meeting-ID: 698 6863 1012, Kenncode: 79453496 | Only relates to exchange students |
08.04.2026 4 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Hannes Matuschek (Department Mathematics) Campus Golm, Building 9, Room 01.22 | Only relates to exchange students |
| 08.04.2026 | Last day for placement tests for German courses at the Language Center (ZESSKO) Online via Zessko-Webseite | |
08.04.2026 5 p.m. | Speed friending (ESN) Campus Griebnitzsee | |
| - | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Stefan Pfeil (Department Grundschulpädagogik) Please make an individual appointment! | Only relates to exchange students |
| - | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Denisa Latić (Department of English and American Studies) Please make an individual appointment! | Only relates to exchange students |
| - | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Malgorzata Pilitsidou (Department of Slavic Studies) Please make an individual appointment! | Only relates to exchange students |
| - | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Isabel Sickenberger (Department of Philosophy) Please make an individual appointment! | Only relates to exchange students |
| - | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart (Institute of Environmental Science and Geography) Please make an individual appointment! | Only relates to exchange students |
| 08.04.2026 | Last day to register for courses via PULS | |
09.04.2026 expected 11 a.m. | Campus Tour Golm Train station Golm | |
09.04.2026 expected 2 p.m. | Meeting with departmental exchange coordinator Dr. Stefan Katholy (on behalf of Prof. Dr. Carsten Beta) (Institute of Physics and Astronomy) Campus Golm, Building 28, Room 01.001 | Only relates to exchange students |
09.04.2026 4 p.m. | Welcome Introduction (ESN) Campus Griebnitzsee | |
10.04.2026 10:00 Uhr | Introduction to the library for international students Campus Neues Palais, Haus 9, Raum 1.12 | |
10.04.2026 12:00 / noon | Campus Tour Neues Palais Bus Stop “Campus Universität” | |
10.04.2026 8 p.m. | Circle Line Tour (ESN) Train Station S Westkreuz | |
| 10.04.2026 | Online preview sports courses | |
12.04.2026 2 p.m. | Potsdam Entdecken 1 (ESN) Train station S Potsdam Hbf | |
| 13.04.2026 | START OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD | |
13.04.2026 19:00-20:00 | Berlin Sightseeing 2 (ESN) Platz der Republik | |
14.04.2026 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. | PERSONAL BOOKING OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS COUSRES WITH CONSULTATION AND CASH PAYMENT Campus Am Neuen Palais, Building 13, Room 20 (Sekretariat) | |
14.04.2026 7 p.m. | Pub Crawl (ESN) registration necessary! | |
15.04.2026 from 2:00 p.m. | REGISTRATION FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS COURSES via Uni Potsdam / Hochschulsport https://buchung.hochschulsport-potsdam.de/angebote/aktueller_zeitraum/index.html | |
16.04.2026 12:00 / noon | Campus Tour Griebnitzsee Train station Griebnitzsee | |
17.04.2026 6 p.m. | Board game night (ESN) Campus Griebnitzsee | |
18.04.2026 1 p.m. | Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen (ESN) | |
19.04.2026 2 p.m. | Potsdam Entdecken 2 (ESN) Train station S Potsdam Hbf | |
22.04.2026 3 p.m.-5 p.m. | Buddy International Welcome Picnic - Summer Semester Campus Neues Palais, Central Grass Area in front of the "Kolonaden" - All Welcome! | |
24.04.2026 7 p.m. | International Dinner (ESN) Campus Griebnitzsee | |
25.04.2026 8 p.m. | Berlin Späti Tour (with ESN Berlin) World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr), Alexanderplatz | |
| 24.07.2026 | END OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD |