Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
Search the full glossary. Nothing is sampled or hidden when the search field is empty.
Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- Am Campus
- The student dormitory located directly on the university grounds.
- AStA
- Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss; the executive body of the student government.
E
- Ersti
- A first-semester student (freshman).
- Erstiwoche
- Orientation week for new students.
H
- Hausarbeit
- The standard term for a written academic term paper.
K
- Klausur
- A formal written final examination.
M
- Mensa
- The main university cafeteria located in the central campus area.
- Mensateria
- The smaller dining facility and cafe located within the Helsinki (HEL) building.
S
- Sandberg
- The primary student residence complex located on the hill near the campus.
- StuPa
- Studierendenparlament; the student parliament that makes legislative decisions for the student body.
Z
- ZfW
- Zentrum für Weiterbildung; the center for continuing education.
- ZIMT
- Zentrum für Informations- und Medientechnologien; the central IT and media services department.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- campus_canteen
- Campus Canteen
- Campus-Card
- The multi-functional student ID used for the library, printing, and cafeteria payments.
- HEL
- Helsinki; a major lecture and seminar building on campus.
- HG
- Hauptgebäude; the main historic building of the university.
- HIS-LSF
- The legacy system often referred to for course catalogs and room schedules.
- MAD
- Madrid; one of the designated campus buildings named after European cities.
- Moodle
- The primary learning management system used for course materials and assignments.
- OSL
- Oslo; a campus building primarily used for seminars and offices.
- Semesterticket
- The digital transit pass allowing students to use regional trains and local buses.
- Studiport
- The online portal used for course registration, exam sign-ups, and viewing grades.
- university_dormitory_cafeteria
- University Dormitory Cafeteria
- ZHB
- Zentrale Hochschulbibliothek; the central library shared with the University of Applied Sciences Flensburg.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.