STUDY

Term dates and deadlines

Academic year 2025/26
Academic year 2026/27
Graduation ceremonies
Examination dates

Please note that application periods differ for degree programmes with special admission procedures.

Academic year 2025/2026

Winter semester 2025/2026

Semester starts	1 October 2025
Semester ends	28 February 2026
Courses start	1 October 2025
Courses end	31 January 2026
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	7 July to 5 September 2025*
General admission period for all other study programmes	7 July to 31 October 2025
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	7 July to 31 October 2025

Summer semester 2026

Semester starts	1 March 2026
Semester ends	30 September 2026
Courses start	1 March 2026
Courses end	30 June 2026
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	8 January to 5 February 2026*
General admission period for all other study programmes	8 January to 31 March 2026
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	8 January to 31 March 2026

* In exceptional cases, admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme may be permitted in the winter semester by 31 October at the latest and in the summer semester by 31 March at the latest, pursuant to Article 61 (2) of the Universities Act.

Days on which courses are not held

Austrian national Day	26 October 2025
All Saints’ & All Souls’ Day	1 to 2 November 2025
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	8 December 2025
Christmas holidays	22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026
dies academicus	21 January 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Semester break	1 February to 28 February 2026
Easter holidays	30 March to 12 April 2026
National holiday	1 May 2026
Ascencion Day	14 May 2026
Whitsun holidays	23 May to 25 May 2026
Feast of Corpus Christi	4 June 2026
Summer holidays	1 July bis 30 September 2026

Academic Year 2026/2027

Winter semester 2026/2027

Semester starts	1 October 2026
Semester ends	28 February 2027
Courses start	1 October 2026
Courses end	31 January 2027
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	6 July to 5 September 2026*
General admission period for all other study programmes	6 July to 31 October 2026
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	6 July to 31 October 2026

Summer semester 2027

Semester starts	1 March 2027
Semester ends	30 September 2027
Courses start	1 March 2027
Courses end	30 June 2027
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	8 January to 5 February 2027*
General admission period for all other study programmes	8 January to 31 March 2027
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	8 January to 31 March 2027

Course-free periods in the winter semester 2026/27

Austrian National Day	26 October 2026
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2026
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	8 December 2026
Christmas holidays	21 December 2026 to 6 January 2027
dies academicus	21 January 2027, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Semester break	1 February 2027 to 28 February 2027

Course-free periods in the summer semester 2027

Easter holidays	22 March 2027 to 4 April 2027
Public holiday	1 May 2027
Ascension Day	6 May 2027
Whitsun holidays	15 May 2027 to 17 May 2027
Feast of Corpus Christi	27 May 2027
Summer holidays	1 July 2027 to 30 September 2027

Graduation ceremonies

Academic Year 2025/26

Dates for Graduation ceremonies 2025/2026
DATES	DEADLINE FOR Graduation REGISTRATION	DEADLINE FOR ORDERING Your Degree Certificate
Friday, 21 October 2025	Wednesday, 17 September 2025	Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Friday, 20 March 2026	Wednesday, 18 February 2026	Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Friday, 19 June 2026	Wednesday, 20 May 2026	Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Examination dates

Final examinations

Due to the statutory public nature of examinations, the University of Klagenfurt publishes its confirmed examination dates. A summary of scheduled final examinations can be found in the Student Portal under Links > Final examinations (Studienabschließende Prüfungen).

Modular examinations (Fachprüfungen)