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 circa 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
2027-28 Academic Calendar and Past Academic Calendars
2026/27
See the Academic Calendar for the Academic Year 2026-27 below or download as a PDF.
Fall 2026
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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
(Orientation)
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Sep 15 – Oct 9, 2026 |
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1st Half Semester
(Fall 1)
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Oct 12 – Nov 20, 2026
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Nov 23 – Nov 27, 2026 |
Oct 13, 2026
Oct 26, 2026 |
Oct 16, 2026 |
2nd Half Semester
(Fall 2)
|
Nov 30 – Dec 18, 2026
& Jan 11 – Jan 29, 2027
|
Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2027 |
Dec 8, 2026
Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 |
Dec 4, 2026 |
Full Semester
(Fall 1 + 2)
|
Oct 12 – Dec 18, 2026
& Jan 11 – Jan 29, 2027
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Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2027 |
Oct 13, 2026
Oct 26, 2026
Dec 8, 2026
Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 |
Oct 16, 2026 |
Spring 2027
|
Lecture period
|
Exam week
|
Non-teaching days
|
Registration deadline
|
Pre-Semester
(Semester Break)
|
Feb 8 – Feb 26, 2027 |
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1st Half Semester
(Spring 1)
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Mar 1 – Apr 16, 2027
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Apr 19 – Apr 23, 2027 |
Mar 22 – 29, 2027 |
Mar 5, 2027 |
2nd Half Semester
(Spring 2)
|
Apr 26 – Jun 11, 2027
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Jun 14 – Jun 18, 2027 |
May 6, 2027
May 17, 2027
May 27, 2027 |
Apr 30, 2027 |
Full Semester
(Spring 1 + 2)
|
Mar 1 – Jun 11, 2027
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Jun 14 – Jun 18, 2027 |
Mar 22 – 29, 2027
May 6, 2027
May 17, 2027
May 27, 2027 |
Mar 5, 2027 |
Non-teaching periods
Winter Break
|
Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 |
Semester Break
|
Feb 8 – Feb 26, 2027 |
Spring Break
|
Mar 22 – Mar 29, 2027 |
Rotations (200 h each)
Rotation 1
|
Oct 19 – Dec 18, 2026 |
Rotation 2
|
Jan 11 – Mar 12, 2027 |
Rotation 3
|
Mar 22 – May 21, 2027 |
Rotation 4
|
May 24 – Jul 23, 2027 |
General dates
September
|
15
15 |
Qualifying Exam deadline (long route, Year 3)
Start of the PhD program; Orientation Day |
October
|
15 |
Progress Reviews (Fall) due (Phase 2) |
November
|
18 |
Student Open Day |
February
|
15 |
Deadline to apply for changing route (Phase 1) |
April
|
15 |
Progress reviews (Spring) due (Phase 2) |
May
|
1 |
Affiliation window opens (Phase 1) |
June
|
24
30 |
Graduation Ceremony
Affiliation window closes (Phase 1) |
Public holidays
October
|
26 |
Austrian National Holiday |
November
|
1 |
All Saints’ Day |
December
|
8
25
26 |
Immaculate Conception
Christmas Day
St. Stephen’s Day |
January
|
1
6 |
New Year’s Day
Epiphany |
March
|
28
29 |
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday |
May
|
1
6
16
17
27 |
Labour Day
Ascension Day
Whit Sunday
Whit Monday
Corpus Christi |
June
|
15 |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
Last Updated on August 28, 2026 by
Eszter Fügedi
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