STUDY

Term dates and deadlines

Academic Year 2020/21
Graduation ceremonies
Academic Year 2021/22
Examination dates

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

Academic Year 2020/2021

Winter semester 2020/2021

Start of semester	1 October 2020
End of semester	28 February 2021
Beginning of courses	1 October 2020
End of courses	31 January 2021
General admission period	13 July to 30 September 2020
Extended admission period	1 October to 30 November 2020

Summer semester 2021

Start of semester	1 March 2021
End of semester	30 September 2021
Beginning of courses	1 March 20219
End of courses	30 June 2021
General admission period	11 January to 5 February 2021
Extended admission period	6 February bis 30 April 2021

The Admissions and Examinations Office can be visited by appointment. Appointments can be made for students via the student portal (campus.aau.at) via the menu on the left under Services and the button “Appointment bookings”. Appointments for applicants without access to the student portal can be made by telephone at +43 463 2700 9111.

Holidays

Christmas holidays	21 December 2020 to 6 January 2021
Semester holidays	1 February to 28 February 2021
Easter holidays	29 March to 10 April 2021
Main summer holidays	1 July bis 30 September 2021

Days on which courses and exams are not held

Sundays and all public holidays
National holiday	10 October 2020 (Carinthia only)
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2020
Day of the patron saint of Carinthia	19 March 2021 (Carinthia only)
The Saturday before and the Tuesday after Whitsun	22 May 2021 and 25 May 2021

Graduation ceremonies 2020/21

Dates for Graduation ceremonies 2020/2021
DATES	DEADLINE FOR Graduation REGISTRATION	DEADLINE FOR ORDERING Your Degree Certificate
Friday, 12 February 2021	This graduation ceremony will not take place.
Friday, 12 March 2021	This graduation ceremony will not take place.
Friday, 7 May 2021	This graduation ceremony will not take place.	Friday, 9 April 2021
Friday, 25 June 2021	This graduation ceremony will not take place.	Friday, 28 May 2021

Academic Year 2021/2022

Winter semester 2021/2022

Start of semester	1 October 2021
End of semester	28 February 2022
Beginning of courses	1 October 2021
End of courses	31 January 2022
General admission period	12 July to 5 September 2021
Extended admission period	6 September to 30 November 2021

Summer semester 2022

Start of semester	1 March 2022
End of semester	30 September 2022
Beginning of courses	1 March 2022
End of courses	30 June 2022
General admission period	10 January to 5 February 2022
Extended admission period	6 February to 30 April 2022

Holidays

Christmas holidays	22 December 2021 to 6 January 2022
Semester holidays	1 February to 28 February 2022
Easter holidays	11 April to 23 April 2022
Whitsun holidays	4 June to 7 June 2022
Main summer holidays	1 July bis 30 September 2022

Days on which courses and exams are not held

Sundays and all public holidays
All Souls’ Day	2 November 2021
Dies Academicus	21 January 2022
Day of the patron saint of Carinthia	19 March 2022

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)