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12/10/2025 | Campus News

University closes over Christmas and New Year

Once again this year, the University of Kassel and its facilities will be closed from Christmas until the new year. The last day of opening is December 23, 2025, and the university will be open again from January 5, 2026. Courses will start again on Monday, January 12. The security service will be on site during the closure to monitor the locations, while the IT Service Center will ensure digital security.

View of the campusImage: University of Kassel.

In addition, the following closing times apply:

 

UNI:Lokal

UNI:Lokal will be closed from December 21, 2025 up to and including January 5, 2026. From Tuesday, January 6, the regular opening hours will apply again for the event venue and exhibition space.

 

Library

All University Library locations will be closed over the Christmas holidays and the turn of the year. The last day of opening this year at all locations is Tuesday, 23.12.2025.

Opening hours of the library locations on 23.12.:

HoPla until 11:00 pm
KHS: until 4:00 pm
WIZ: 4:00 pm / open library access until 10:00 pm
WA: 4:00 pm / open library access until 8:00 pm
OZW: 4:00 pm
BGP: 6:00 pm

 

The Studierendenwerk Kassel is also taking a break.

 

Counseling areas, housing and administration

From 23.12.2025 to 03.01.2026 all contact and advice centers of the Studierendenwerk are closed. Regular opening hours will apply from 05.01.2026.

 

Dining halls, cafeterias and Moritz

Last day of opening is 18.12.2025. From 19.12.2025 to 03.01.2026 all catering facilities will be closed.

Open from 05.01.2026: Central Canteen, LernBar, Pavilion, Heinrich-Plett-Straße Canteen, Canteen 71, Wilhelmshöher Allee Campus, Steinstraße Canteen, Witzenhausen

From 12.01.2026, the regular opening hours will apply everywhere again

 

Daycare centers

HoPla-Kinderhaus: last opening day is 18.12.2025, reopening is from January 5.

Die Frechdachse and studykidscare: last opening day is 19.12.2025, reopening from January 5.

 

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