Schedule

for the General Introductions 

to the course offerings for the 2026 summer semester

at the Department of Design, semester orientation week.

Course registration period: April 1 – June 1, 2026

Lecture period: April 6 – July 31, 2026

Registration period for exams: April 20 – July 20, 2026

PODEST Exhibition: April 23 – April 25, 2026

End-of-semester celebration with a farewell ceremony for graduates hosted by the Dean’s Office on Thursday, July 23, 2026, MOP2, Design Auditorium, starting at 2 p.m. (planned)

SCHAURAUM exhibition: July 24 – July 30, 2026, opening reception on July 24, 2026 (planned)

You may remain informed regarding all scheduled dates for the 2026 summer semester by visiting the following URL: https://fhdo-design.de/de.

Additionally, you have the option to subscribe to our Facebook calendar within your calendar application (such as iCal) via this link: https://fhdo-design.de/de/fbdesign-termine.ICS.

Furthermore, the program for our dESIGN12+ lecture series is available at https://design.fh-dortmund.de/de/meldungen/ringvorlesung-design12 .

Below is a concise summary of the key dates for the lecture period of the summer semester 2026:

Examination periods are scheduled as follows: from April 13, 2026, to April 24, 2026 (or weeks 1–2), and from July 27, 2026, to July 31, 2026 (the final week of the 2026 summer semester).

All seminars and courses shall be held at MOP2 and ATD, commencing no later than April 27, 2026.

The general semester introductions for the summer semester of 2026 are anticipated to be conducted in person at MOP2 or, in exceptional circumstances, through Webex/MS Teams.

Kindly refer to the provided links where applicable (as of April 2026).

Monday, April 13, 2026:

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Introduction to Humanities/ all Theory Classes (Moderated by Prof. Dr. Marcel R. Marburger) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

1:00–2:00 PM: Introductions to contact persons for academic matters (Moderated by QM Jennifer Bühsing) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

2:00–3:00 PM: Introductions to Key Competencies SK I (StgO 2013) and 9 SK (StgO 2020) (Moderated by LfbA Meike Noster) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Introductions to Key Competencies SK II (StgO 2013) and 18 SK (StgO 2020) (Moderated by LfbA Meike Noster) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026:

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Introduction to B.A. Film & Sound (Moderated by SGL LfbA Astrid Busch) – Link: https://fhdortmund.webex.com/meet/astrid.busch

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Introduction to M.A. Film (Moderated by SGL Prof. Sandra Hacker) – MOP2, Cinema

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Introduction to B.A. Object and Spatial Design (Moderated by SGL LfbA Geert Schüttler) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Introduction to M.A. Scenography & Communication (Moderated by SGL Prof. Oliver Langbein) – MOP2, Design Auditorium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026:

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Introduction to B.A. Serious Games & Digital Knowledge (Moderated by SGL Prof. Daniel Heßler) – MOP2, Room 305

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Introduction to B.A. Communication Design (Moderated by SGL Prof. Roger Walk) – MOP2, Design Auditorium (hybrid)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Introduction to M.A. Theater and Digitality (Moderated by SGL Prof. Anne-Kathrin Schulz) – Link: MA THEAD Spring Semester Introduction of Classes | Join Meeting | Microsoft Teams

Starting at 2:00 PM: *1st FBR Meeting in Spring Semester 26*

Thursday, April 16, 2026:

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: B.A. Photography for second-semester students (Moderated by LfbA Werner Thiel & colleagues) – Link: https://fhdortmund.webex.com/meet/thiel

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: B.A. Photography starting in the fourth semester (Moderated by LfbA Werner Thiel & colleagues) – Link: https://fhdortmund.webex.com/meet/thiel

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Introduction to M.A. Editorial Design (Moderated by SGL Prof. Sabine an Huef) – Link: https://fhdortmund.webex.com/meet/an.huef

Introduction to M.A. Photographic Studies – by appointment / Contact: SGL Prof. Kai Jünemann

Friday, 17 April 2026:

Department Meeting scheduled at MOP2, Room 134 (Chessboard Room), from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

*StgO (Studiengangprüfungsordnung) = Program Examination Regulations

*SGL (Studiengangleitung) = Program Director