Timing in a Nutshell
For the 2025 summer semester
Dates may differ for students outside the regular timeline (e.g. with extension)
| 17 Oct | Thesis introduction & research workshop | |
| 1 Dec | Thesis topics published on website [LINK]. |  |
| 12+13 Dec | Topic selection & formulation workshop + consultations [LINK]. | |
| 1 January | Deadline topic selection by students. Use this form to list your preferences for topics | |
| halfway January | Approval of thesis topics, main supervisors and location for thesis writing. | |
| ... | Students start work on ERP in contact with their supervisors. What is an ERP, actually? See some explanation and examples of last year here... | |
| 1 April | Official start of semester 4 |  |
| 25 Apr | Deadline for Extended Research Proposal (ERP). | |
| Begin May | ERP defenses: 5 May:TUD+TUM, 6 May: TUM, 7 May: TUW, 8 May: TUW, 9 May: UT | |
| 23 - 27 June | NOTE; because of the large amount of TUW theses there has been a change: The Midterm presentations will be June 23 @ TUW, 24 @ TUD (morning) + TUW (afternoon), 26 @ TUM, 27 @ UT. | |
| 5 Sep | Deadline for submitting final thesis |  |
| End Sep | Thesis defences & assessment:
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