Academic Calendar 2019/2020
Please note: the academic calendars for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are also attached in .pdf format at the bottom of this page.
*Students should consult their department/school/program academic calendar for location of studies in each term, as well as special dates and exam periods.
2019 Fall Term
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Academic Year begins |
Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Assumption Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed |
Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
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Special Day Off, CEU Budapest is officially closed |
Monday, August 19, 2019 |
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Hungarian National Holiday, CEU Budapest is officially closed |
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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First-year master’s and doctoral students arrive in Budapest |
Saturday, Aug 31 & Sunday, Sept 1, 2019 |
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Pre-session for first-year master’s and doctoral students, Budapest |
Monday, Sept 2 – Friday, Sept 13, 2019 |
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Continuing master’s students arrive in Budapest |
Saturday, Sept 7 & Sunday, Sept 8, 2019 |
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Zero week |
Monday, Sept 9 – Friday, Sept 13, 2019 |
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- SENATE MEETING - Department/School Heads meeting |
Thursday, September 12, 2019 |
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Opening ceremony in Budapest |
5 pm, Friday, September 13, 2019 |
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- Fall term begins in Budapest* - Registration for Fall Term begins |
Monday, September 16, 2019 |
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Student Union elections in departments and schools |
Monday, Sept 16 – Tuesday, Sept 24, 2019 |
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First-year students from departments/schools with fall term in Vienna depart for Vienna |
Saturday, Sept 28 & Sunday, Sept 29, 2019 |
| Registration for Fall Term ends | Sunday, September 29, 2019 |
| SENATE MEETING | Friday, October 4, 2019 |
| Department/School Heads meeting | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
| First Student Union Assembly meeting | Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
| Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students) | Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
| Hungarian National Holiday, CEU Budapest is officially closed | Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
| Austrian National Holiday, CEU Vienna is officially closed | Saturday, October 26, 2019 |
| ACADEMIC FORUM | Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
| All Saints’ Day, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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- SENATE MEETING - Department/School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
| Vienna Campus Opening | Friday, November 15, 2019 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING | Saturday, Nov 16 & Sunday, Nov 17, 2019 |
| SENATE MEETING | Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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Fall Term ends |
Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Immaculate Conception Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed |
Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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Registration for Winter Term begins |
Monday, December 9, 2019 |
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Offices with skeleton team, Library and Labs on weekend schedule |
Monday, Dec 16 – Friday, Dec 20, 2019 |
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Offices with skeleton team, Library and Labs on weekend schedule |
Monday, December 23, 2019 |
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Christmas Eve, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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Christmas, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
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Christmas, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Thursday, December 26, 2019 |
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Special Day Off, CEU Budapest is officially closed |
Friday, December 27, 2019 |
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Library in CEU Vienna is closed |
Saturday, Dec 28 – Monday Dec 30, 2019 |
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Offices with skeleton team in Vienna and Budapest, Library and Labs on weekend schedule in Budapest |
Monday, December 30, 2019 |
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New Year’s Eve, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
2020 Winter Term
| New Year’s Day, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
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CEU Vienna is officially closed |
Tuesday, January 2 – Sunday January 5, 2020 |
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Epiphany Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed |
Monday, January 6, 2020 |
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- Winter Term begins in Vienna and Budapest*
- Deadline for submission of Fall Term grades |
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 |
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Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
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Thursday, January 9, 2020 |
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Registration for Winter Term ends
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Sunday, January 12, 2020 |
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SENATE MEETING
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Friday, January 17, 2020 |
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Department/School Heads meeting
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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SENATE MEETING
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Department/School Heads meeting
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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ACADEMIC FORUM
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Thursday, February 20, 2020 |
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Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
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Thursday, March 5, 2020 |
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Hungarian National Holiday, CEU Budapest is officially closed
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Sunday, March 15, 2020 |
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Registration for Spring Term begins
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Monday, March 16, 2020 |
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SENATE MEETING
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Friday, March 13, 2020 |
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Department/School Heads meeting
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
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Winter Term ends
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Friday, March 27, 2020 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
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Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2020 |
2020 Spring Term
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Spring Term begins in Vienna and Budapest* |
Monday, March 30, 2020 |
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Registration for Spring Term ends |
Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
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TOWN HALL MEETING |
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 |
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Good Friday, CEU Budapest is officially closed |
Friday, April 10, 2020 |
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Easter Sunday, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
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Easter Monday, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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SENATE MEETING |
Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Department/School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Deadline for submission of the Winter Term grades |
Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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Departments/schools start negotiations on cross listing agreements |
Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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ACADEMIC FORUM |
Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Labor Day, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed |
Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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- Departments/schools submit the final list of courses including cross-listed courses for the AY 2020-21 to the Student Records Office - Departments/schools start scheduling courses for Fall Term 2020-21 |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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SENATE MEETING |
Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| Department/School Heads meeting | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Ascension Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed | Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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Deadline for submission of the Spring Term grades of graduating students |
Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Pentecost Sunday, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed | Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
| Pentecost Monday, CEU Budapest and CEU Vienna are officially closed | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students) | Thursday, June 4, 2020 |
| Corpus Christi Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed | Thursday, June 11, 2020 |
| Spring Term ends | Friday, June 12, 2020 |
| COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY in Budapest | Friday, June 19, 2020 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING | Saturday, June 20 & Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY in Vienna | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| Summer University in Budapest begins | Monday, June 29, 2020 |
| Final deadline for all course grades for AY 2019-20 | Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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- Summer University in Budapest ends - Academic Year ends |
Friday, July 31, 2020 |
Most important dates 2020-21
- September 11, Friday. Opening ceremony
- September 14, Monday. Fall Term begins
- December 4, Friday. Fall Term ends
- January 11, Monday. Winter Term begins
- April 2, Friday. Winter Term ends
- April 5, Tuesday. Spring Term begins
- June 18, Friday. Spring Term ends
- June 18, Friday. Commencement ceremony
