diff --git a/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py b/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
index 50af5ed..c06a60d 100644
--- a/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
+++ b/advlabdb/adminModelViews.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from flask_security import admin_change_password, current_user, hash_password
 from sqlalchemy import func, or_
 from wtforms import BooleanField, Form, RadioField, SelectField, TextField
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import DateField
-from wtforms.validators import URL, DataRequired, Email, Optional, NumberRange
+from wtforms.validators import URL, DataRequired, Email, NumberRange, Optional
 
-from advlabdb import adminSpace, app, db, user_datastore
+from advlabdb import adminSpace, app, assistantSpace, db, user_datastore
 from advlabdb.configUtils import getConfig
 from advlabdb.customClasses import SecureAdminModelView
 from advlabdb.exceptions import DataBaseException, ModelViewException
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ from advlabdb.models import (
     Student,
     User,
 )
-from advlabdb.utils import randomPassword, setUserActiveSemester, userActiveSemester
+from advlabdb.utils import (
+    initActiveSemesterMenuLinks,
+    randomPassword,
+    setUserActiveSemester,
+    userActiveSemester,
+)
 
 
 class UserView(SecureAdminModelView):
@@ -184,17 +189,21 @@ class SemesterView(SecureAdminModelView):
             transferAssistants=form.transfer_assistants.data,
         )
 
-    def after_model_change(self, form, model, is_created):
-        setUserActiveSemester(model.id)
-
-        adminSpace.add_link(
+    def addMenuLink(space, newSemester):
+        space.add_link(
             MenuLink(
-                name=model.repr(),
-                url=url_for("set_semester") + "?semester_id=" + str(model.id),
+                name=newSemester.repr(),
+                url=url_for("set_semester") + "?semester_id=" + str(newSemester.id),
                 category="Active semester",
             )
         )
 
+    def after_model_change(self, form, model, is_created):
+        setUserActiveSemester(model.id)
+
+        SemesterView.addMenuLink(adminSpace, model)
+        SemesterView.addMenuLink(assistantSpace, model)
+
 
 def programQueryFactory():
     return Program.query
@@ -701,15 +710,4 @@ adminSpace.add_view(SemesterView(Semester, db.session))
 adminSpace.add_view(UserView(User, db.session))
 adminSpace.add_view(RoleView(Role, db.session))
 
-with app.app_context():
-    semesters = Semester.query.order_by(Semester.id)
-    for semester in semesters:
-        adminSpace.add_link(
-            MenuLink(
-                name=semester.repr(),
-                url=url_for("set_semester") + "?semester_id=" + str(semester.id),
-                category="Active semester",
-            )
-        )
-
-    adminSpace.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url=url_for("security.logout")))
+initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(adminSpace)
diff --git a/advlabdb/assistantModelViews.py b/advlabdb/assistantModelViews.py
index e00b443..d0f7050 100644
--- a/advlabdb/assistantModelViews.py
+++ b/advlabdb/assistantModelViews.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from flask import flash
+from flask_admin.contrib.sqla.fields import QuerySelectField, QuerySelectMultipleField
 from flask_security import current_user
+from sqlalchemy import and_
 from wtforms import BooleanField, Form, RadioField, SelectField, TextField
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import DateField
-from flask_admin.contrib.sqla.fields import QuerySelectField, QuerySelectMultipleField
-from sqlalchemy import and_
 from wtforms.validators import NumberRange
 
 from advlabdb import assistantSpace, db
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from advlabdb.models import (
     Student,
     User,
 )
-from advlabdb.utils import userActiveSemester
+from advlabdb.utils import initActiveSemesterMenuLinks, userActiveSemester
 
 
 class AssistantAppointmentView(SecureAssistantModelView):
@@ -94,3 +94,5 @@ assistantSpace.add_view(
 assistantSpace.add_view(
     AssistantExperimentMarkView(ExperimentMark, db.session, endpoint="assistant_experimentmark", url="experimentmark")
 )
+
+initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(assistantSpace)
diff --git a/advlabdb/utils.py b/advlabdb/utils.py
index 969b7e4..0a31115 100644
--- a/advlabdb/utils.py
+++ b/advlabdb/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from random import choice
 from string import ascii_letters, digits
 
-from flask import flash
+from flask import flash, url_for
+from flask_admin.menu import MenuLink
 from flask_security import current_user
 
-from advlabdb import db
+from advlabdb import app, db
 from advlabdb.models import Semester
 
 
@@ -47,3 +48,18 @@ def setUserActiveSemester(semesterId):
                 flash(f"Active semester changed to {semester.repr()}!", "warning")
         else:
             flash(f"No semester with ID {semesterId}!", "error")
+
+
+def initActiveSemesterMenuLinks(space):
+    with app.app_context():
+        semesters = Semester.query.order_by(Semester.id)
+        for semester in semesters:
+            space.add_link(
+                MenuLink(
+                    name=semester.repr(),
+                    url=url_for("set_semester") + "?semester_id=" + str(semester.id),
+                    category="Active semester",
+                )
+            )
+
+        space.add_link(MenuLink(name="Logout", url=url_for("security.logout")))