Academic calendar
Winter semester 2026/27 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Winter semester 2026/27Relevant now
- Summer semester 2027
- Winter semester 2027/28
- Summer semester 2028
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- AStA
- Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss; the executive body of the student government representing student interests.
B
- Bistro Lichtwiese
- The smaller dining outlet located at the Lichtwiese campus.
- Bistro Stadtmitte
- A smaller dining option in the city center campus offering snacks and lighter meals.
F
- FS
- Fachschaft; the student representative body for a specific department (e.g., FS Informatik).
H
- HRZ
- Hochschulrechenzentrum; the central IT service provider responsible for university accounts and networks.
K
- Karlshof
- The largest and most well-known student residential complex in Darmstadt, managed by the Studierendenwerk.
L
- Laborschule
- A student residence located at the site of the former laboratory school.
- Lichtwiesebahn
- The tram line (Line 2) that specifically connects the city center to the Lichtwiese campus.
M
- Mensa Lichtwiese
- The primary cafeteria for students at the Lichtwiese campus.
- Mensa Stadtmitte
- The main cafeteria serving the city center campus, located near the ULB.
N
- Nieder-Ramstädter
- Common shorthand for the student residence located on Nieder-Ramstädter Straße.
S
- Studierendenwerk
- The organization responsible for student housing, dining, and social services in Darmstadt.
T
- TUCaN
- The central campus management portal, often used by students to refer to the entire administrative process of registration and exams.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Athene Karte
- The multi-functional student ID card used for library services, printing, and electronic payment in cafeterias.
- bistro_lesbar
- Bistro LesBAR
- Eduroam
- The worldwide roaming access service used for Wi-Fi across all campus locations.
- Karo 5
- The central welcome and service center building located at Karolinenplatz 5.
- Lichtwiese
- The secondary campus location housing engineering, architecture, and natural science departments.
- mensa_lichtwiese
- Mensa Lichtwiese
- mensa_stadtmitte
- Mensa Stadtmitte
- S1|03
- An example of the university's alphanumeric building coding system (S for Stadtmitte, L for Lichtwiese).
- Semesterticket
- The transit pass included in the semester fee, allowing unlimited travel on regional public transport (RMV).
- Stadtmitte
- The primary campus location situated in the center of Darmstadt.
- TUCaN-ID
- The digital identity/username (TU-ID) required to log into all university online services and Wi-Fi.
- ULB
- Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek; the main university library and primary study space.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Winter semester 2026/27 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.