Academic Calendar | Central European University

Academic Calendar 2018/2019

Please note: the calendars for AY 2018/19 and AY 2019/20 are also attached in .pdf format at the bottom of this page.

Students should consult their department/school/program academic calendar for special dates and exam periods.

August 1, Wednesday	Academic Year begins
August 20, Monday	Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed
September 1/2, Sat/Sun	1st year students arrive for pre-session
September 3, Monday	Pre-session begins (until September 7, Friday) Visiting and Exchange Students Welcome Event
September 7, Friday	Pre-session ends Welcome afternoon for all students
September 8/9, Sat/Sun	2nd year master’s students arrive for Zero Week
September 10, Monday	Zero Week begins (until September 14, Friday) Registration for Fall Term begins (until September 30, Sunday)
September 10-21	Student Union elections in departments and schools
September 14, Friday	15:00 Opening ceremony Zero Week ends
September 17, Monday	Fall Term begins (until December 7, Friday)
September 27, Thursday	First Student Union Assembly meeting
September 30, Sunday	Registration for Fall Term ends
October 2, Tuesday	Department/School Heads meeting
October 4, Thursday	Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
October 5, Friday	SENATE meeting
October 20/21, Sat/Sun	Board of Trustees Meeting in New York
October 22, Monday	Special day off, CEU is officially closed
October 23, Tuesday	Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed
October 25, Thursday	ACADEMIC FORUM
November 1, Thursday	All Saints’ Day, CEU is officially closed
November 2, Friday	Special day off, CEU is officially closed
November 5, Monday	Departments/schools submit updated schedule and cross-listed courses for Winter Term to the Students Record Office
November 23, Friday	SENATE meeting
December 3, Monday	Registration for Winter Term begins (until January 13, Sunday)
December 6, Thursday	CEU Open House
December 7, Friday	Fall Term ends
December 14, Friday	SENATE meeting
December 17-23	Offices with skeleton team, Library and Labs on weekend schedule
December 24, Monday	Christmas Eve, CEU is officially closed
December 25, Tuesday	Christmas Day, CEU is officially closed
December 26, Wednesday	Christmas Day, CEU is officially closed
December 27-30	Offices with skeleton team, Library and Labs on weekend schedule
December 31, Monday	New Year’s Eve, CEU is officially closed
January 1, Tuesday	New Year’s Day, CEU is officially closed
January 7, Monday	Winter Term begins (until March 29, Friday) Visiting and Exchange Students Welcome Event Deadline for submission of Fall Term grades
January 10, Thursday	Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
January 13, Sunday	Registration for Winter Term ends
February 5, Tuesday	Department/School Heads meeting
February 21, Thursday	ACADEMIC FORUM
February 25, Monday	Departments/schools submit updated schedule and cross-listed courses for Spring Term to the Student Records Office
March 7, Thursday	Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
March 8, Friday	SENATE meeting
March 15, Friday	Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed
March 18, Monday	Registration for Spring Term begins (until April 7, Sunday)
March 29, Friday	Winter Term ends
March 30/31, Sat/Sun	Board of Trustees Meeting in New York
April 1, Monday	Spring Term begins (until June 14, Friday)
April 2, Tuesday	Department/School Heads meeting
April 7, Sunday	Registration for Spring Term ends
April 19, Friday	Good Friday, CEU is officially closed
April 21, Sunday	Easter Sunday, CEU is officially closed
April 22, Monday	Easter Monday, CEU is officially closed
April 24, Wednesday	SENATE meeting
April 26, Friday	Departments/schools submit the list of their own courses for the AY 2019-20 to the Student Records Office Departments and schools start negotiations on cross listing agreements (until May 10, Friday)
May 1, Wednesday	Labor day, CEU is officially closed
May 2, Thursday	ACADEMIC FORUM
May 6, Monday	Deadline for submission of the Winter Term grades
May 10, Friday	Departments/schools submit the final list of courses including cross-listed courses for the AY 2019-20 to the Student Records Office Departments/schools start scheduling courses for Fall Term 2019-20
May 15, Wednesday	SENATE meeting
May 28, Tuesday	ACADEMIC FORUM
May 31, Friday	Deadline for submission of the Spring Term grades of graduating students
June 6, Thursday	Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
June 9, Sunday	Pentecost Sunday, CEU is officially closed
June 10, Monday	Pentecost Monday, CEU is officially closed
June 13, Thursday	SENATE meeting
June 14, Friday	Spring Term ends
June 22/23,Sat/Sun	Board of Trustees Meeting in Budapest
June 24, Monday	COMMENCEMENT
July 1, Monday	Summer University begins
July 12, Friday	Final deadline for all course grades for AY 2018-19
July 26, Friday	Summer University ends
July 31, Wednesday	Academic Year ends

Most important dates 2019-20

September 13, Friday. Opening ceremony
September 16, Monday. Fall Term begins
December 6, Friday. Fall Term ends
January 6, Monday. Winter Term begins
March 27, Friday. Winter Term ends
March 30, Monday. Spring Term begins
June 12, Friday. Spring Term ends

Attachment:

Academic Calendar 2018-19

Academic Calendar 2019-20

Senate Elections 2018-19

Please find the elections calendar here.