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Term dates and deadlines

Academic year 2024/25
Academic year 2025/26
Graduation ceremonies
Examination dates

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

Academic Year 2024/2025

Winter semester 2024/2025

Semester starts	1 October 2024
Semester ends	28 February 2025
Courses start	1 October 2024
Courses end	31 January 2025
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	8 July to 05 September 2024*
General admission period for all other study programmes	8 July to 31 October 2024
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	8 July to 31 October 2024

Summer semester 2025

Semester starts	1 March 2025
Semester ends	30 September 2025
Courses start	1 March 2025
Courses end	30 June 2025
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	7 January to 5 February 2025*
General admission period for all other study programmes	7 January to 31 March 2025
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	7 January to 31 March 2025

* 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.

Course-free periods in the winter semester 2024/25

Austrian National Day	26 October 2024
All Saints’ Day	1 November 2024
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2024
Christmas holidays	16 December 2024 to 6 January 2025
dies academicus	21 January 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Semester break	1 February 2025 to 28 February 2025

Course-free periods in the summer semester 2025

Easter holidays	14 April 2025 to 27 April 2025
Public holiday	1 May 2025
Ascension Day	29 May 2025
Whitsun holidays	7 June 2025 to 9 June 2025
Feast of Corpus Christi	19 June 2025
Summer holidays	1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025

Academic year 2025/2026

Winter semester 2025/2026

Semester starts	01 October 2025
Semester ends	28 February 2026
Courses start	01 October 2025
Courses end	31 January 2026
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	07 July to 05 September 2025*
General admission period for all other study programmes	07 July to 31 October 2025
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	07 July to 31 October 2025

Summer semester 2026

Semester starts	01 March 2026
Semester ends	30 September 2026
Courses start	01 March 2026
Courses end	30 June 2026
General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes	08 January to 05 February 2026*
General admission period for all other study programmes	08 January to 31 March 2026
Deadline for the registration for the continuation of studies	08 January to 31 March 2026

Days on which courses are not held

Austrian national Day	26 October 2025
All Saints’ & All Souls’ Day	01 to 02 November 2025
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	08 December 2025
Christmas holidays	22 December 2025 to 06 January 2026
dies academicus	21 January 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Semester break	01 February to 28 February 2026
Easter holidays	30 March to 12 April 2026
National holiday	01 May 2026
Ascencion Day	14 May 2026
Whitsun holidays	23 May to 25 May 2026
Feast of Corpus Christi	04 June 2026
Summer holidays	01 July bis 30 September 2026

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)