Division of the Academic Year (Dates)

Academic Year 2026/27

Winter semester 2026/27
Tue, 01.09.2026 - Sun, 14.02.2027

Admission period:Tue, 01.09.2026 - Fri, 25.09.2026
Period of grace*:Mon, 28.09.2026 - Fri, 23.10.2026
Deadline for degree thesis
(summer semester 2026):
at the latest by Fri, 18.09.2026
Beginning of the lecture period:Mon, 21.09.2026
Ending of the lecture period:Fri, 25.01.2027
Final date of payment**:Fri, 25.09.2026


Summer semester 2027
Mon, 15.02.2027 - Tue, 31.08.2027

Admission period:Mon, 25.01.2027- Fri, 12.02.2027
Period of grace:Mon, 15.02.2027 - Fri, 12.03.2027
Deadline for degree thesis
(winter semester 2026/27):
at the latest by Fri, 29.01.2027
Beginning of the lecture period:Mon, 15.02.2027
Ending of the lecture period:Fri, 02.07.2027
Final date of payment**:Fr, 12.02.2027

 

Free periods
Summer holidays 2026:until Sun, 06.09.2026
National Day:Mon, 26.10.2026
Autumn holidays:Tue, 27.10.2026 - Sat, 31.10.2026
All Saints Day:Sun, 01.11.2026 - Mon, 02.11.2026
St. Leopold:Sun, 15.11.2026
Feast of the Immaculate Conception:Tue, 08.12.2026
Christmas holidays:Thu, 24.12.2026 - Wed, 06.01.2027
Semester break:Sat, 30.01.2027 - Sun, 14.02.2027
Easter holidays:Sat, 20.03.2027 - Sun, 04.04.2027
National holiday:Sat, 01.05.2027
Feast of the Ascension:Thu, 06.05.2027
Pentecost:Sat, 15.05.2027 - Mon, 17.05.2027
Feast of Corpus Christi:Thu, 27.05.2027
Summer holidays 2027:Sat, 03.07.2027 - Sun, 05.09.2027


Entrance examinations for the academic year 2027/28
From January 2027, dates to be determined depending on the field of study (for further information please see entrance examination dates here)


* Registration during the period of grace is only possible for students beginning their first semester. Graduations until the end of the respective period of grace are attributed to the previous semester.

** Applies to students of the university, not students beginning their first semester. The first tuition fee is paid during enrolment. For payments made after the deadline, the fee increases by 20%! Failure to pay the tuition and student union fee will result in automatic deregistration!