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
2025-26 Academic Calendar and Past Academic Calendars
2025/26
See the Academic Calendar for the Academic Year 2025-26 below.
Download as a PDF, view in Outlook, or add to your own calendar.
Fall 2025
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Lecture period
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Exam week
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Non-teaching days
|
Registration deadline
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Pre-Semester
(Orientation)
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Sep 15 – Oct 5, 2025 |
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1st Half Semester
(Fall 1)
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Oct 6 – Nov 16, 2025
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Nov 17 – Nov 21, 2025 |
Nov 1, 2025 |
Oct 10, 2025 |
2nd Half Semester
(Fall 2)
|
Nov 24 – Dec 12, 2025
& Jan 5 – Jan 25, 2026
|
Jan 26 – Jan 30, 2026 |
Dec 8, 2025
Dec 16, 2025 – Jan 6, 2026 |
Nov 28, 2025 |
Full Semester
(Fall 1 + 2)
|
Oct 6 – Dec 12, 2025
& Jan 5 – Jan 25, 2026
|
Jan 26 – Jan 30, 2026 |
Nov 1, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
Dec 16, 2025 – Jan 6, 2026 |
Oct 10, 2025 |
Spring 2026
|
Lecture period
|
Exam week
|
Non-teaching days
|
Registration deadline
|
Pre-Semester
(Semester Break)
|
Feb 2 – Feb 22, 2026 |
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1st Half Semester
(Spring 1)
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Feb 23 – Apr 12, 2026
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Apr 13 – Apr 17, 2026 |
Mar 30 – Apr 6, 2026 |
Feb 27, 2026 |
2nd Half Semester
(Spring 2)
|
Apr 20 – Jun 7, 2026
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Jun 8 – Jun 12, 2026 |
May 1, 2026
May 14, 2026
May 25, 2026
Jun 4, 2026 |
Apr 24, 2026 |
Full Semester
(Spring 1 + 2)
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Feb 23 – Apr 12 & Apr 20 – Jun 7, 2026
|
Jun 8 – Jun 12, 2026 |
Mar 30 – Apr 6, 2026
May 1, 2026
May 14, 2026
May 25, 2026
Jun 4, 2026 |
Feb 27, 2026 |
Non-teaching periods
Winter Break
|
Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 9, 2026 |
Semester Break
|
Feb 2 – Feb 20, 2026 |
Spring Break
|
Mar 30 – Apr 6, 2026 |
Rotations (200 h each)
Rotation 1
|
Oct 13 – Dec 12, 2025 |
Rotation 2
|
Jan 12 – Mar 13, 2026 |
Rotation 3
|
Mar 23 – May 22, 2026 |
Rotation 4
|
May 26 – Jul 24, 2026 |
General dates
September
|
15
15
27 |
Qualifying Exam deadline (long route, Year 3)
Start of the PhD program; Orientation Day
Graduate School Open Meeting |
October
|
13 |
Progress Reviews (Fall) due (Phase 2) |
November
|
25 |
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
|
26
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 |
January
|
1
6 |
New Year’s Day
Epiphany |
April
|
5
6 |
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday |
May
|
1
14 |
Labour Day
Ascension Day |
June
|
24
25
4 |
Whit Sunday
Whit Monday
Corpus Christi |
Last Updated on August 18, 2025 by
Eszter FÜGEDI
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