Academic calendar
Sommersemester 2026 runs Apr 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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- Sommersemester 2027
Campus language
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A
- AStA
- Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss; the executive student government body that represents student interests.
B
- Bornstraße
- The student residence located on Bornstraße, often used as a shorthand for the building itself.
C
- Campus-Shop
- Small convenience stores run by the Studierendenwerk for snacks and coffee.
E
- Ersti
- A first-semester student (freshman).
- Exma
- Exmatrikulation; the process of officially de-registering from the university.
F
- FSR
- Fachschaftsrat; the student council for a specific department or field of study.
G
- GRH
- Gustav-Radbruch-Haus, a large student residence located near the Hamburg central station.
- Gustav
- The Gustav-Radbruch-Haus, a large student dormitory located near the Berliner Tor station.
H
- Hausarbeit
- A written term paper required to pass a module.
- HiWi
- Hilfswissenschaftler; a student research or teaching assistant.
K
- Kiwi
- The Kiwittsmoor student residence, located in the north of Hamburg.
- Klausurenphase
- The high-stress period at the end of the semester when most final exams take place.
M
- Mensa Philo
- The cafeteria located in the Philosophie-Turm (Humanities tower).
- Mensa Studierendenhaus
- The main and largest cafeteria on the Von-Melle-Park campus.
- Mensa VMP
- The largest central cafeteria on campus, located at Von-Melle-Park 5.
- Mensa Wiwi
- The cafeteria located in the WiWi-Bunker (Economics/Social Sciences building).
- Mensieren
- A common verb used by students meaning 'to go eat at the cafeteria'.
O
- OE
- Orientierungseinheit; the orientation week organized by students for new arrivals.
P
- Paul-Sudeck
- The Paul-Sudeck-Haus student residence located in the Eppendorf district.
- PIASt
- Program for International Student Guests; provides support and cultural activities for international students.
R
- RRZ
- Regional Computing Center; the department responsible for campus IT, WiFi, and student email accounts.
S
- STiNE
- Studien-Infonetz; the central online portal for course registration, exam sign-ups, and grades.
- Studierendenwerk
- The public service organization (often 'StW') that operates all campus dining halls and student housing.
- Studiwerk
- Shorthand for Studierendenwerk Hamburg, the organization managing housing and dining.
- StuPa
- Studierendenparlament; the student parliament that elects and monitors the AStA.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- c.t.
- Cum tempore; a convention where a lecture starts 15 minutes after the listed time (the 'academic quarter').
- Chipkarte
- The multi-functional student ID card used for library services and Mensa payments.
- ESA
- Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1; the historic main building of the university.
- Geomatikum
- The tall building at Bundesstraße 55 housing Mathematics and Earth Sciences.
- KUS
- Kardinal-von-Galen-Haus; the location of the central Service Center for student inquiries.
- Matrikelnummer
- The unique 7-digit student identification number used for all official university business.
- Pferdestall
- The 'Stables' building at Allende-Platz 1, used by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
- Philo-Turm
- The Philosophie-Turm; a high-rise building at Von-Melle-Park 6 housing the Faculty of Humanities.
- Philturm
- Philosophenturm; the high-rise building at Von-Melle-Park 6 housing the Faculty of Humanities.
- RRZ
- Regionales Rechenzentrum; the regional computing center providing IT support and Wi-Fi access.
- s.t.
- Sine tempore; a convention where a lecture starts exactly at the listed time.
- Semesterticket
- The student transit pass, now typically integrated with the Deutschlandticket for nationwide travel.
- STiNE
- Studien-Infonetz; the central online portal for course registration, schedules, and exam results.
- VMP
- Von-Melle-Park; the main central campus square and address for many university buildings.
- WiWi-Bunker
- The brutalist, windowless-looking building at Von-Melle-Park 5 housing Economics and Social Sciences.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Sommersemester 2026 runs Apr 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 25 approved campus terms and 15 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.