Aim

Students can be released from their studies for good cause.
The prerequisite is the submission of a request for leave of absence from your studies.


The leave of absence from your studies is usually granted for one specific semester and applies to all degree programs in which you are enrolled at the same university. Leave of absence can generally be granted for two semesters per degree program.

Deadlines and contact

Please note the semester-related deadline for submitting an application for leave of absence. After the deadline, it is no longer possible to apply for a leave of absence.

Leave of absence is a student administration process. The contact person is the Student Office.

Procedure

 

Leave of absence and semester contribution

Depending on when the request for leave of absence is submitted, an exemption or a refund of the semester contribution is possible.

Please submit requests for refund of the pro rata semester contribution to the pro rata payee.

For the student union contribution this is the Studierendenwerk Thüringen and for the student council contribution the StuRa.

Leave of absence and Deutschland semester ticket

If you apply for a leave of absence during the re-registration period and wish to use the Deutschland semester ticket at the same time, please pay the full semester contribution.

Please submit requests for refund of the pro rata semester contribution to the pro rata payee.

This is the Studierendenwerk Thüringen for the student union contribution (contribution in addition to the Deutschland semester ticket) and the StuRa for the student council contribution.

Leave of absence and Uni-Account

Your Uni-Account remains active during your leave of absence.

This means that you can continue to use all the IT applications of the University Computer Center that you can access with your Uni-Account (Campus Portal, Web Mail, Moodle etc.).

Leave of absence and thoska

When a student on leave of absence has his card validated, the words “beurlaubt bis 31.03.2026.” are printed on it.

Payments made with the card that evaluate card status (e.g., in the cafeteria) are charged at the guest rate.

It is still possible to use thoska as a library card.