Christmas holidays are: 24 December (Christmas Eve), 25 December, 26 December Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the [...]
Research and teaching in Oldenburg
Research and teaching in Oldenburg
Office Hours at the turn of the year
Division 3 services will be available up to and including Thursday, 18 December 2025.
From 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, SSC / A12 including the InfoLine will be closed. Division 3 services will be available again as normal from 5 January 2026.
Submitting documents within deadlines (e.g. thesis)
Use the post box:
Building V01, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118
Hand it in personally:
Central info desk library Haarentor
22/ 23 December 2025, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
29/ 30 December 2025/ 2 January 2026, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Central post office – Building V01 (Entry via the car park behind V01)
23/ 30 December 2025 9 am to 12 noon.
The International Office informs and assists international researchers, postdocs, doctoral candidates/ PhD students, and international staff in all matters concerning their stay at the University of Oldenburg.
Make sure to register with our web portal for international researchers to benefit from our services and stay up to date with our calendar of events. The data will be used for internal purposes only!
Calendar of events for int.l doctoral candidates and researchers
24.12.2025
– 26.12.2025
All day
01.01.2026
All day
New Year's Day
National holidays, closing days
First of January, New Year's Day, is a public holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
07.01.2026
19:00
–
21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 7th January 2026, 7 pm Where? “Papa Rossi” [...]
15.01.2026
18:15
–
Open End
New Year's reception University and UGO
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
On behalf of the Vice President for Academic Career Paths, Equal Opportunities and International Affairs, Prof. Katharina Al-Shamery, we warmly invite you to the annual New Year’s reception hosted by [...]
03.04.2026
All day
Good Friday: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Good Friday is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
06.04.2026
All day
Easter Monday: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Easter Monday is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
01.05.2026
All day
Labor Day: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Labor Day: National holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
14.05.2026
All day
Ascension Day: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Ascension Day is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
25.05.2026
All day
Whit Monday: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Whit Monday is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
03.10.2026
All day
German Unity Day: national holiday
National holidays, closing days
German Unity Day (03 October) is a national holiday. Many institutions and most shops (and of course the university!) are closed.
31.10.2026
All day
National holiday: Reformation Day
National holidays, closing days
Reformation Day on 31 October is a public holiday in Lower Saxony. Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the university, [...]