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Term dates and deadlines

Academic Year 2016/17 | Academic Year 2017/18 | Graduation ceremonies | Examination dates

Academic Year 2016/2017

Please note that application periods differ for degree programmes with entrance examinations.

Winter semester 2016/2017

Start of semester	1 October 2016
End of semester	31 January 2017
General admission period	11 July to 5 September 2016
Extended admission period	6 September to 30 November 2016

Summer semester 2017

Start of semester	1 March 2017
End of semester	30 June 2017
General admission period	9 January to 5 February 2017
Extended admission period	6 February bis 30 April 2017

Holidays

Christmas holidays	22 December 2016 to 7 January 2017
Semester holidays	1 February to 28 February 2017
Easter holidays	10 to 22 April 2017
Main summer holidays	1 July bis 30 September 2017

Days on which courses and exams are not held

Sundays and all public holidays
National holiday	10 October 2016 (Carinthia only)
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2016
The Saturday before and the Tuesday after Whitsun	3 June 2017 6 June 2017

Academic Year 2017/2018

Please note that application periods differ for degree programmes with entrance examinations.

Winter semester 2017/2018

Start of semester	1 October 2017
End of semester	31 January 2018
General admission period	7 July to 5 September 2017
Extended admission period	6 September to 30 November 2017

Summer semester 2018

Start of semester	1 March 2018
End of semester	30 June 2018
General admission period	9 January to 5 February 2018
Extended admission period	6 February bis 30 April 2018

Holidays

Christmas holidays	22 December 2017 to 7 January 2018
Semester holidays	1 February to 28 February 2018
Easter holidays
Main summer holidays	1 July bis 30 September 2018

Days on which courses and exams are not held

Sundays and all public holidays
National holiday	10 October 2017 (Carinthia only)
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2017
The Saturday before and the Tuesday after Whitsun	19 May 2018 and 22 May 2018

Graduation ceremonies 2016/2017

DATES	DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION
Friday, 18 November 2016	Friday, 21 October 2016
Friday, 10 March 2017	Friday, 10 February 2017
Friday, 19 May 2017	Friday, 21 April 2017
Friday, 30 June 2017	Friday, 2 June 2017

Examination dates

Examinations which mark the culmination of studies

Approved examinations have to be announced. A list of all examinations is available in your Studierenden-Portal under “Links > Studienabschließende Prüfungen”.

Modular examinations