Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar includes dates for the lecture periods, exam weeks, non-teaching days and the registration deadlines for courses. Dates for the different rotation periods and other general dates are also found below.
Semester structure
The academic year is divided into two full semesters: Fall and Spring. Each full semester is 12 weeks long, and courses that run throughout the full semester typically carry 6 ECTS credits. The Fall semester runs from early October to end of January, while the Spring semester runs from early March to end of June.
Fall and Spring semesters are further subdivided into 1st and 2nd half semesters, each of which is 6 weeks long. Courses that are half-semester-long typically carry 3 ECTS credits.
Academic Calendar
Past Academic Calendars
2023/24
Fall 2023
You can find the Academic Calendar for the academic year 2023-24 below
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Lecture period
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Exam week
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Non-teaching days
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Registration deadline
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Pre-semester
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Sep 15 – Oct 6, 2023 |
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1st half semester
(Fall 1)
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Oct 9 – Nov 17, 2023
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Nov 20 – Nov 24, 2023 |
Oct 26, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 |
Oct 13, 2023 |
2nd half semester
(Fall 2)
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Nov 27 – Dec 15, 2023
& Jan 8 – Jan 26, 2024
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Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2024 |
Dec 8, 2023
Dec 18, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024 |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Full semester
(Fall 1 + 2)
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Oct 9 – Dec 15, 2023
& Jan 8 – Jan 26, 2024
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Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2024 |
Oct 26, 2023
Nov 1, 2023
Dec 8, 2023
Dec 18, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024 |
Oct 13, 2023 |
Spring 2024
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Lecture period
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Exam week
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Non-teaching days
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Registration deadline
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Pre-semester
(semester break)
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Feb 5 – Feb 23, 2024 |
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1st half semester
(Spring 1)
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Feb 26 – Mar 22 & Apr 2 – 12, 2024
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Apr 15 – 19, 2024 |
Mar 25 – Apr 1, 2024 |
Mar 1, 2024 |
2nd half semester
(Spring 2)
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Apr 22 – Jun 7, 2024
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Jun 10 – Jun 14, 2024 |
May 1, 2024
May 9, 2024
May 20, 2024
May 30, 2024 |
Apr 26, 2024 |
Full semester
(Spring 1 + 2)
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Feb 26 – Mar 22 & Apr 2 – Jun 7, 2024
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Jun 10 – Jun 14, 2024 |
Mar 25 – Apr 1, 2024
May 1, 2024
May 9, 2024
May 20, 2024
May 30, 2024 |
Mar 1, 2024 |
Non-teaching periods
Christmas break
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Dec 18, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024 |
Semester break
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Feb 5 – 23, 2024 |
Easter break
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Mar 25 – Apr 1, 2024 |
Rotations (200 h each)
Rotation 1
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Oct 16 – Dec 15, 2023 |
Rotation 2
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Jan 8 – Mar 8, 2024 |
Rotation 3
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Mar 18 – May 10, 2024 |
Rotation 4
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May 21 – Jul 19, 2024 |
General dates
September
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15 |
Start of PhD program; Orientation Day; Qualifying Exam deadline (long route, Year 3) |
October
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15 |
Progress Reviews (Fall) due (Phase 2) |
November
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16 |
Student Open Day |
December
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February
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15 |
Deadline to apply for changing route (Phase 1) |
March
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18 |
Student call: onsite interview |
April
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15
19
tbd |
Progress reviews (Spring) due (Phase 2)
Student call: visit of candidates with offers
General Grad School meeting + Progress Review meeting |
May
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1 |
Affiliation window opens (Phase 1) |
June
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30
30 |
Graduation Ceremony
Affiliation window closes (Phase 1 |
Public holidays
October
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26 |
Austrian National Holiday |
November
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1 |
All Saints’ Day |
December
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8
25
26 |
Immaculate Conception
Christmas Day
St. Stephen’s |
January
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1
6 |
New Year’s Day
Epiphany |
March
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31 |
Easter Sunday |
Apr
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1 |
Easter Monday |
May
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1
9
19
20
30 |
Labor Day
Ascension Day
Whit Sunday
Whit Monday
Corpus Christi |
Last Updated on November 17, 2023 by
Ulrike Seiss
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